1
a
: a railway for trams
b
British
: a streetcar line
2
: an overhead cable for trams
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Phillips’ family trust also owns the real estate for Wyatt Academy, a public charter school that leases the building immediately north of the tramway building.
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
The property has a private tramway to transport guests 300 feet almost straight down the bluff from the main house at 9044 La Jolla Shores Lane.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Panorama Room at Graduate New York Hop aboard the scenic aerial tramway (opened in 1976) to Roosevelt Island for an afternoon of atmospheric cocktails.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
Travelers can also see shrines and temples, enjoy miles of hiking trails, and ride an aerial tramway.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
The property has a private tramway to transport guests 300 feet almost straight down the bluff from the main house at 9044 La Jolla Shores Lane.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Panorama Room at Graduate New York Hop aboard the scenic aerial tramway (opened in 1976) to Roosevelt Island for an afternoon of atmospheric cocktails.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
Travelers can also see shrines and temples, enjoy miles of hiking trails, and ride an aerial tramway.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Tramway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tramway. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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