Sandia Peak Tramway

Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway
Sandia Peak Ski Area
New 2016 tram car
Map
Overview
StatusOperational
CharacterRecreational
LocationAlbuquerque, New Mexico
CountryUnited States
Coordinates35°11′26″N 106°28′46″W / 35.19056°N 106.47944°W / 35.19056; -106.47944
TerminiAlbuquerque
Sandia Peak
No. of stations2
OpenMay 7, 1966; 58 years ago (1966-05-07)
Websitesandiapeak.com
Operation
OwnerSandia Peak Ski Co.
OperatorSandia Peak Ski Co.
Trips daily10,050 tram trips/year
Fare$33 Adult roundtrip
Technical features
Aerial lift typeDouble Reversible Jigback Aerial Tramway
Manufactured byBell Engineering
Line length2.7 miles (4.3 km)
No. of support towers2
No. of cables7
Cable diameterCable diameter 4 x 40mm lock coil track cables, 2 x 32 mm stranded haul cable , 1x 18 mm stranded Emergency Cable
Installed power600 HP DC electric winch; Ford industrial engine (evacuation drive)
Operating speed20 ft/s (13.6 mph; 21.9 km/h)

The Sandia Peak Tramway is an aerial tramway, adjacent to Albuquerque, New Mexico. It stretches from the northeast edge of the city to Sandia Peak, on the ridge line of the Sandia Mountains[1] and has the world's third longest single span.[2] It is the longest aerial tram in the Americas, and was the longest in the world from 1966 until being surpassed in 2010 by the Wings of Tatev in Armenia.[citation needed]

  1. ^ The upper station of the tramway is at a point on the main crest of the Sandia Mountains at elevation 10,378 feet (3,163 m), about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) south of Sandia Crest, the high point of the range. The operators of the Tramway term this point "Sandia Peak"; but this is not an official name, and it is not a "peak" in the sense of having any topographic prominence.
  2. ^ "Sandia Peak Tramway factsheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2016.