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  • A Cable Car (railway) , a street railway system using a cable under the road to pull the cars along.

  • Aerial Tramway s, consisting of a cabin suspended from a cable, pulled by another cable.

  • Funicular s, consisting of a pair of railway cars that alternately ascend and descend an inclined right-of-way, attached to a common cable.

  • Gondola Lift s, consisting of a loop of cable that is strung between two stations, usually over intermedate supporting towers, from which cars are suspended.

  • Ropeway Conveyor s, essentially a subtype of gondola lift, from which containers for Goods rather than passenger cars are suspended, .