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by volkl47 3360 days ago
They're not really comparable, rail offers far higher passenger capacities and multiple stops are much more practical.

While you can make a multiple stage detachable gondola, every detach point/stage is adding significantly more points of failure and complexity. There is a reason you don't see more than ~3-4 stages and that's it.

They are also very maintenance intensive and not all that reliable.