Tramway Reopened After Maintenance

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway was open for business this weekend, after being closed the past two weeks for its annual maintenance hiatus.

“We are now ready and excited to begin our 52nd season,” said Nancy Nichols, the tram’s vice president of sales and marketing.

This year’s repairs included rebuilding the main gearbox, changing counterweight sheave bearings at the Mountain Station, shortening the upper haul rope, construction of a water storage tank and cleaning and refurbishing at both tram stations.

Trams depart every 30 minutes on the hour and half-hour, with the last tram down scheduled for 9:45 p.m.

The tramway is billed as the world’s largest rotating tram car, carrying 80 passengers along the cliffs of Chino Canyon in about 10 minutes.

For more information, call 888-515-TRAM or visit pstramway.com.

--City News Service, photo courtesy of Palm Springs AerialTramway