View Albuquerque's Melon Sunsets from Sandia Peak Tramway
Monday, February 9th, 2009View Albuquerque’s Melon Sunsets from Sandia Peak Tramway
Albuquerque, New Mexico, is an oft cited city in American popular culture, probably more widely known as the point at which Bugs Bunny often lost his way (”I must Faber MILLENNIO 1M W A50 have taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque”), than the location of one of the first Microsoft offices in 1977 or the crash site of TWA flight 206 in 1955. However, Albuquerque is home to a large variety of American historic landmarks and institutions - including the famous Rio Grande Zoo and the First National Bank Toshiba Satellite L300-11E Building. Yet towering above all these landmarks is the Sandia Peak Tramway, the world’s longest single span aerial tramway, and an essential stop-off point for any visitor to the region.
First entering service in May 1966, the Sandia Peak Tramway is now over forty years old. When it was first constructed by slv8-ca Swiss company Bell Engineering, it was considered one of the most difficult tramway construction projects ever embarked upon, primarily due to the steep and rocky terrain of the Sandia Mountains. Located to the northeast of Albuquerque, the San
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