carble cars carry people from place to place and are pulled along by a moving cable is a strong, thick rope made f wires that are twisted together. Most cable cars ride on the ground on rails, like trains. In this type of cable car, the cable runs in a groove beneath the street. An engine in a central station moves the cable at about 9 miles (14 kilometers) per hour. the car has a special piece on the bottom that grips, or latches on to, the moving cable. The cable car's operator presses a special lever that causes the car to grip the cable. Other cable cars, such as ski lifts, move through the air. This type of cable car runs on cables that hang between tall towers