telpher

n. [ Gr. &unr_; far, far off + fe`rein to bear. ] 1. (Elec.) A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. Fleeming Jenkin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Elec.) 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Telpher line, or
Telpher road, an electric line or road over which vehicles for carrying loads are moved by electric engines actuated by a current conveyed by the line. [ 1913 Webster ]