ADVISORY/Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Media Day August 18.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Friday (Aug. 18) --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHAT: The world-famous Palm Springs Aerial Tramway The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs, California opened in September 1963 as a way of getting from the floor of the Coachella Valley to near the top of San Jacinto Peak. invites you to a special re-opening media day when the attraction's new 80-passenger Rotair tram cars a car made to run on a tramway, especially a street railway car. See also: Tram will be unveiled. You will have the opportunity to ride the new cars -- the world's largest and the only ones of their type operating in the Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Part of Earth comprising North and South America and the surrounding waters. Longitudes 20° W and 160° E are often considered its boundaries. . A unique feature of the Rotairs is their floors that will rotate slowly -- twice per trip -- as the cars ascend and descend, providing a full 360-degree viewing experience. WHEN: Friday, Aug. 18, 2000, 10:30 a.m. WHERE: The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway: take Tramway Road off Highway 111 north of downtown Palm Springs. The Valley Station is about 3-1/2 miles up Tramway Road. Media representatives will have the opportunity to ride the new Rotair cars to the Tram's Mountain Station that is at an elevation of 8,516 ft. A buffet luncheon will be served at the Top of the Tram restaurant. You will witness flora and fauna changes equivalent to those seen on a motor trip from Sonora, Mexico, to the Arctic Circle Arctic Circle, imaginary circle on the surface of the earth at 66 1-2°N latitude, i.e., 23 1-2° south of the North Pole. It marks the northernmost point at which the sun can be seen at the winter solstice (about Dec. in Alaska. The new cars are the focal point focal point n. See focus. of the Tram's $12 million renovation. The Rotairs replace the original cars that operated since 1963. |
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