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The smoothest,
quietest, most enjoyable cable ride in the world....and it's FREE! From the METRO station you can see the cable cars going up and down the mountain.
Getting on and off the cars is easy with attendants to help the timid.
Those who have been up and down get off the cars and their all smiles
The views are interesting both in the daytime, and at night.
Approaching the METRO CABLE STATION: Santa Domingo. Get off or get on, it's your choice, as another car will arrive in a minute.
“Take our picture please, please, please?” Three of the four girls liked the idea, but the hold-out hid!
Check out this roof top painting of the logo of the national football (soccer) team.
The barrios served by the METRO CABLE are no longer remote from the city, enabling all to commute quickly, safely and economically.
NOTE: In our opinion, the city of Medellin is missing out on a great promotional opportunity? Here’s the idea: currently, each cable car has a roof mounted solar cell and battery, which at night, powers a small dome light in the car. It should not be a problem to install a second battery that would power a string of outside LED lights which would outline the shape of the each car? Use solid color lights, or perhaps the colors of the Colombia Flag? If all of the cars were lighted at night, moving up and down the mountain, you would be able to see them from miles around, promoting METRO, METRO CABLE and MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA. One more idea from a guy who's been in the promotion business for 40 years...........the METRO provides brief recorded announcements as the train approaches each station. In our opinion, the small cost of adding an English version of the announcement, would quickly be offset through the creation of a POSITIVE LOCAL and INTERNATIONAL IMAGE for The City of Medellin. Plus, this simple addition to the tape would encourage passengers and students in particular, to learn English as they rode the METRO!
Acevedo Station: Acevedo is the base station and is known as the "motor station", since it contains the electrical system that powers the entire Metrocable system.
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