a passenger vehicle that is pulled by a constantly moving wire cable
Streetcar type of passenger vehicle operating by means of an attachment to a moving cable located below the street surface and powered by engines or motors at a central location not on board the vehicle.
Vehicle operating on fixed rails, powered by cables or catenaries linked to centrally-located generating engines. Cable cars usually operate with mixed street traffic.
A cable car or cable railway is a mass transit system using rail cars that are propelled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. Individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping this cable as required. Cable cars are distinct from funiculars, where the cars are permanently attached to the cable.