Funiculars like the Elevador da Glória are specifically designed to travel up and down a steep slope — and that novelty factor makes them popular with tourists.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People gather near the site of the accident after the Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed in Lisbon. (Pedro ...

Some 15 people have died after the Gloria funicular railway car in Lisbon, Portugal, derailed and crashed on Wednesday local time. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.

São Pedro de Alcântara St. Upper stop BAIRRO ALTO Glória walk Where carriage crashed Lower stop Restauradores Sq. The vintage Lisbon funicular that crashed on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At least 16 people were killed and several injured after the carriage of a funicular – a type of railway that travels up and down ...

At least 16 people have died and 23 are injured after a funicular derailed and crashed into a building in Lisbon on Wednesday evening. Authorities are working to identify the victims after the ...

LISBON — Portuguese authorities were investigating on Thursday what caused a Lisbon funicular railway popular with tourists to hurtle down a hill, killing at least 16 people and injuring 22 when it ...

The crash, at a popular tourist site, killed at least 16 people. The authorities were working to identify the victims, who included an American citizen. By Emma Bubola and Daniela Ferreira Pinto ...

Some 15 people have died after the Gloria funicular railway car in Lisbon, Portugal, derailed and crashed on Wednesday local time. Emergency services have also confirmed that more than 18 people were ...

At least 16 people were killed and several injured after the carriage of a funicular – a type of railway that travels up and down steep slopes – derailed in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon on ...