Telpher /(?)/

Tel·pher

Telpher

n.
  1. A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. (Elec.)
  2. Specif., the equipment or apparatus used in a system of electric transportation by means of carriages which are suspended on an overhead conductor, as of wire. (Elec.)

Phrases & Compounds
Telpher line
an electric line or road over which vehicles for carrying loads are moved by electric engines actuated by a current conveyed by the line.