At least 17 people have died and 18 more were injured after one of Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway cars derailed and crashed into a building. Funiculars like the Elevador da Glória are specifically ...

Walk? Like up that giant hill? Yeah, no. This ain’t the 15th century, we have funiculars for that now. In fact, here are seven of the swankiest ground-based gondolas to ever put the “fun” in “climbing ...

Some 15 people have died after the Gloria funicular railway car in Lisbon, Portugal, derailed and crashed on Wednesday local time. Emergency services have also confirmed that more than 18 people were ...

Centennial glory: An old postcard featuring the early Penang Hill funicular train. GEORGE TOWN: Since 1923, the funicular train has transported millions of people to the top of Penang Hill to take in ...

A close up of the functionally integrated funicular floor system being developed at ETH Zurich (Andrei Jipa/Courtesy Block Research Group ETH Zurich) However, despite its significantly decreased use ...

A Portuguese official inquiry has found that a funicular railcar that crashed in Lisbon killing 16 people last month had a faulty cable and recommended that the city’s other funiculars remain closed ...