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 ...

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.

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 ...

Lisbon has transformed itself in recent years into a destination for international investors. A funicular crash that killed 16 people has prompted soul-searching about the changes in the city. Lisbon ...

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(CNN) — 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 ...