In the fall of 1966, two episodes of I Spy were filmed in Palm Springs, one of which included footage of the tramway (Season 2, Episode 1), and the other included a brief discussion of the tramway (Season 2, Episode 8). On October 2, 1971, an episode of Mission: Impossible (Season 6, Episode 3: "The Tram"), filmed at the tramway, first aired.
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On September 16, 1967, the first episode of the TV show Mannix was broadcast with the tramway as a scene in the show. In 1963, a tram car became stuck for 13½ hours because of an electrical problem in the control room. The unprecedented use of helicopters in the construction of four of the aerial tram's five towers helped the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway earn a reputation as a great engineering feat. Palm Springs, the San Andreas Fault, and Interstate 10 are visible.īoth World War II and the Korean War shelved the project. Supplies are loaded into the passenger area before the attraction's opening while fresh water is pumped into storage tanks in the car's underbelly.Ī view of the Coachella Valley from a tramway car. California's Salton Sea is plainly visible to the southeast.Īs it was in 1963, the only way up the mountain to deliver supplies and water is via the aerial tram cars themselves. Views to the east and west can stretch as far as 75 mi (121 km). The view at the top can stretch northward for more than 200 mi (320 km) on a clear day, all the way to Mount Charleston north of Las Vegas, Nevada. It was produced by Palm Springs television station KESQ-TV with voiceovers provided by Palm Springs radio personalities. A video presentation of the history of the attraction plays continuously in a theater at the Mountain Station. Both stations have gift shops specializing in Aerial Tramway-related merchandise as well as educational toys. There are two restaurants at the summit, one of which specializes in fine dining.
Back-country hiking can be done with a permit from the U.S. Visitors can walk along nature trails or play in the snow in the winter months. The air can be as much as 40 ☏ (22 ☌) cooler at the top than in the desert. Mountain Station in the alpine wilderness of Long Valley and Mount San Jacinto State Park. The other "Rotair" aerial trams are located in Cape Town, South Africa, Titlis, Switzerland and Sky Way, Courmayeur, Italy. With a maximum capacity of 80 passengers, it is the largest of the three rotating aerial trams in the world. The floor of the 18-foot-diameter (5.5 m) aerial tram cars rotates constantly, making two complete revolutions throughout the duration of the journey so that the passengers can see in all directions without moving. Travelers start in the Sonoran Desert and arrive at an alpine forest.
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