Cable car
device · 1866 · Industrial Revolution
Cabins on a suspended cable.
What it is made of
- Wire rope — has part. A cable.
- Electric motor — has part. The drive.
- Pulley — has part. Pulleys.
Principles and materials it uses
- Steel — is made of. The cable is steel.
- Rope — uses. A steel rope pulls and holds a cable car's cabins.
Things built in a similar way
- Ski lift — works like. Cable transport.