Switzerland, already renowned for its engineering marvels, has unveiled the world’s steepest cable car in the Bernese Alps. The Schilthorn Cableway, an architectural and technological feat, scales a ...

Cable cars have come a long way since their invention in the 19th century. The first cable cars were introduced in San Francisco in the 1870s, powered by a gripping mechanism and underground cables.

An electric compact excavator was airlifted to a summit in the Swiss Alps to help rebuild one of the world’s most iconic cable car routes – because diesel machines aren’t up to the job. Volvo ...