The year was 1966. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, which carries passengers from Palm Springs up to the San Jacinto Mountains nearly 6,000 feet above, had opened a few years prior to great fanfare.

At Cannon Mountain, a chairlift malfunction led to an hours-spanning evacuation.

San Jacinto State Park and Wilderness Area. To reach the park, you'll take a 10-minute ride on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in tram cars that rotate slowly, offering 360-degree views of Chino ...

Luis Barron / Eyepix Group/Future Publishing via Getty Images It takes just five minutes to ride the Portland Aerial Tram between the South Waterfront downtown and Marquam Hill. Posnov/Getty ...

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will operate on an extended schedule for Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, tramway officials announced today. The first tramway up from Saturday to Monday will ...

“In a rare showing of unanimity among local governments, elected officials in an informal vote on Tuesday agreed to join the Aspen Skiing Co. in an effort to study the feasibility of an aerial tramway ...