The Past, Present, and Future of Urban Cable Propelled People Movers

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 1999

Publication Title

Journal of Advanced Transportation

Volume

33

Issue

1

First page number:

51

Last page number:

82

Abstract

The evolution of urban cable propelled people mover technology from the early 1800′s through the 1990′s is reviewed, with emphasis on systems developed since 1980. Technologies can be classified by the means of vehicle support and the type of service provided. The simplest systems serve as shuttles moving back-and-forth between a pair of terminal stations; more complex systems feature vehicles which are launched continuously at short headways. Advances have occurred in the design and aesthetics of guideways, vehicle operating speed, the spectrum of capacities available, and automated features. The characteristics of the individual systems in urban environments throughout the world are described.

Keywords

Cable cars (Streetcars); Local transit; Railroads; Cable; Urban transportation; Wire-rope transportation

Disciplines

Civil and Environmental Engineering | Civil Engineering | Transportation | Urban Studies and Planning

Language

English

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