Carlsbad Caverns’ primary elevators take visitors about 750 feet below the surface to enjoy the cave system, and have traveled almost 30,000 miles since they were rebuilt in July 2018.

The primary elevator system at the Carlsbad Caverns went back into service Monday afternoon, as park officials plan to decommission the back-up system for its own modernization project next year.

It took a rescue team more than three hours to hoist up three visitors who were stranded after one of the elevators at Carlsbad Caverns National Park malfunctioned.Park officials provided details ...

Three tourists visiting New Mexico’s famed Carlsbad Caverns National Park were trapped in an elevator 740 feet (226 meters) underground for three hours after the elevator broke down, officials ...

After years of problems and setbacks, the main elevators at Carlsbad Caverns are finally back in service and better than ever. In just a little over a minute, the new and improved elevators at ...

SANDRA: WE'RE EXPECTING TO LEARN THAT TONIGHT DURING A MEETING IN CARLSBAD. THE PARK SUPERINTENDENT WILL ADDRESS THE PUBLIC WITH AN UPDATE ON REPAIRING THOSE TWO ELEVATORS. TWO PASSENGER ELEVATORS ...

Three visitors at the Carlsbad Caverns were rescued after being stranded in an elevator about 740 feet underground Monday, after a mechanical failure left one car suspended in the shaft.

Three tourists visiting New Mexico’s famed Carlsbad Caverns National Park were trapped in an elevator 740 feet (226 meters) underground for three hours after the elevator broke down, officials ...