cable railway
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cable railway
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Portugal is in mourning after at least 17 people died and some 20 more were injured when Lisbon's famous funicular cable railway derailed on Wednesday evening.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
A family in the U.K. has one of the country’s smallest funicular railways – a type of cable railway system on an incline – at their home.
From Fox News ● Jan. 8, 2022
The funicular, or cable railway built on an incline, has a storied past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2017
It’s also home to the Duquesne Incline, a red cable railway that dates to the late 19th century and still transports people up and down the craggy hillside of Mount Washington for $5 round-trip.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2016
In the distance they could see the lights of the little cable railway that carried passengers to the heights from which they could obtain a magnificent view of the harbor and the surrounding country.
From Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator by J. W. Duffield
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