How to Use tramway in a Sentence

tramway

noun
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  • Michelle took Rick up on a tramway through the mountains for her final date of the week.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Also, there is a tramway to take you up into the mountains for a great view.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2018
  • For the ultimate fall view, hit the aerial tramway to see the stunning landscape from above.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Some of the riders posted video and photos of icy conditions on the tramway.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Pretty girls pilot the tramways to the main entrance, where guest then select from a monorail, steamboat or tramway for the trip to the theme park.
    — Roger Simmons, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The gun battles halted the iconic tramway in Alemão yet again this week, stranding people on their way to work.
    — Simon Romero, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2016
  • Tickets are available at the tramway or for purchase in advance.
    — Charlotte Chilton, Town & Country, 5 Mar. 2019
  • On Saturday Sandia Peak closed the tram and its restaurant, Ten 3, at the top of the tramway, due to weather conditions.
    — NBC News, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The idea of an aerial tramway has been proposed several times over the years but has never taken off.
    — Chris Irvine, Fox News, 10 July 2018
  • But from the expansive rooftop garden, the only sounds are birds chirping, boats plying the waters below, and the tramway gliding by on the banks of the Seine.
    — Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2017
  • The man who was rescued was accompanied by another person, and the two guests rode the tramway back down to the base, Purdy said.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The boy clearly remembers a sausage in a bun, eaten while perched in a tramway shelter, watching the trams go past in Düsseldorf.
    — Frances Leech, Longreads, 3 May 2018
  • The tramway would have taken visitors on a six-minute ride more than 1 mile up the back of Mt. Lee to a new visitors center near the sign, with pathways to a viewing area.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2021
  • During the latter bit of those eleven weeks, the tramway became a bit of a hero among a number of public transportation advocates.
    — Casey Newton, The Verge, 27 July 2018
  • In 2005, McFetridge visited friends in Bordeaux, France, and rode on the city’s recently constructed tramway.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2021
  • Ride an aerial tramway, called a teleférico, into the mountains to photograph a panorama of the city below.
    — National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Along with his lodge at the top, Losee wants to build an aerial tramway up the falls and associated base station, parking and helicopter pad.
    — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The other tram car had one tramway employee who was headed up the mountain for an overnight security shift.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2022
  • The mudflows temporarily stranded more than 200 people on the tramway, the weather service said.
    — Gregory Yee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Don't miss the Mt. Pilatus (via a nerve-racking aerial tramway) and the Rigi for nature trails and a famous viewpoint overlooking three lakes.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2021
  • The tramway project was championed by Jon Gilbert, the Warner Bros. facilities head who retired early last year.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Franklin, who worked in the mental health department and provided art as therapy to patients, said she’s long wanted a large mural to be painted in the tramway.
    — Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 14 Oct. 2020
  • His father, Jean, a veteran of World War I, led a team in charge of upkeep of the local tramway and made extra money delivering telegrams.
    — Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Roosevelt Island has for too long been an outlier in the East River with its rickety aerial tramway and skinny subway platform.
    — WSJ, 16 Sep. 2017
  • In Palm Springs, the landmark aerial tramway closed indefinitely.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2020
  • The annual licensing inspection report by the tramway safety board did not require the area to close, but deficiencies needed to be fixed in less than four weeks.
    — Jason Blevins, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2017
  • The tramway opened in 1963, offering spectacular views of the Southern California mountains and desert.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Sandia Peak Tramway is 2.7 miles in diagonal length and is a bi-cable double reversible aerial passenger tramway.
    — NBC News, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Citing extended cleanup efforts, officials said the tramway is scheduled to reopen next Monday.
    — Gregory Yee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The tramway transports visitors 2.7 miles up the Sandia Mountains, according to its official website.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 1 Jan. 2022

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