Next, an ascender clamped to the haul rope is used to pull the haul line through the pulley.

Both cabins are coupled to a common haul rope and they move in unison, one up and one down.

The haul rope is 7,875 feet (2400m) of 35mm solid core cable.

They are often considered continuous systems since they feature a haul rope which continuously moves and circulates around two terminal stations.

The haul rope and its counter rope are tensioned by a counterweight of 3.5 tons, also in the lower terminal.

The use of a detachable chairlift significantly reduces maintenance needed to clear the haul rope.

There is a single haul rope which moves in a continuous loop and pulls the cabins.

The train cars are firmly attached to a haul rope and run on pneumatic tires to ensure extremely quiet operation.

There is a multi-core communications cable which runs in the middle of the towers, between the two lines of haul rope.

In this configuration, two trains run side by side on a double guideway track, each with its own haul rope and drive machinery.