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.

ROMANIA: Tenders worth €250m are scheduled to be called in the coming weeks covering work to build a 32 km tram-train network ...

Map of a proposed tramway line in eastern Montreal and Repentigny, proposed by the ARTM. ARTM REPENTIGNY — A first project has been entrusted to the new agency of the Ministry of Transport ...