Palisades Tahoe Aerial Tram

At its opening, it was the largest tramway in the world, built by the Swiss company Garaventa.

[2] During a blizzard in 1978 a tram car carrying 44 passengers became dislodged from one of the two cables.

It fell 75 feet (23 m) before the second cable halted its fall, causing the car to bounce back up.

The cable that had become disconnected sprung upwards and broke its connection to the tower.

The 17-ton cable fell downwards slicing into the rebounding car, instantly killing three passengers.