San Francisco cable car

The San Francisco cable car is the last hand-operated cable car system that is still in use and is now a symbol for the city of San Francisco California . The cable cars of San Francisco are the only moving National Historic Landmarks. [1] .



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == The transport of people and goods across the steep hills of San Francisco happened in much of the 19th century still via horse trams. Certainly in bad weather, as happened in the streets there wet layers, there are serious accidents. When Andrew Smith Hallidie witnessed at one of them, he began to think about a better transport system. He made use of an invention in which his father was concerned: the steel cable. On 2 August 1873 drove the first cable tram on Nob Hill. A month later started the first regular service, the Clay Street Line that gave rise to the hype in San Francisco around cable cars was born. ==The cable car system in the 21st century[ Edit] == The cable car system is part of the San Francisco Municipal Railway, or Muni including the better known. The tram rides two routes from the city centre, of Market Street (near Union Square), to fisherman's Wharfand a third route along California Street. The tram is only partially used by commuters and is due to low speed, the small catchment area and the fares above all an attraction for tourists.
 * 2 the cable car system in the 21st century
 * 3 Routes
 * 3.1 Powell-Hyde
 * 3.2 Powell-Mason
 * 3.3 California Street
 * 4 see also
 * 5 external links

On the corner of Washington Street and Mason Street is the ' Cable Car Museum ' where it in the machine building to see the large wheels are those for the drive from the cable car system concerns. There is also much to see about the development and history of the cable car system.

The driver of a cable car system is called a gripman. Annually on the second and third Thursday of July held a belwedstrijd on Union Square between the crews of the cable cars. They started with this live show in 1962. [2] ==Routes<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Cable Car SystemMachine Room===Powell-Hyde<span class="mw-editsection" len="345" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Powell-Hyde cable car route of San Francisco begins on a turntable near the intersection of Powell and Market Streets. From there the route along Powell Street Union Square and then goes further on Jackson Street (way there) or via Washington Street (way back) to Hyde Street. Via Hyde Street cable car runs along the highest point of the famous Lombard Street, and then to come out on a turntable near the intersection of Hyde and Beach Streets in fisherman's Wharf. ===Powell-Mason<span class="mw-editsection" len="346" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Also the route Powell-Mason on the Potter's wheel begins near the intersection of Powell and Market Streets, and also along this route leads through Powell Street Union Square. The route then passes through Jackson Street (way) of Washington Street (way back) to Mason Street. Then rides the tram through the neighborhood,North Beachwhere Columbus Avenue via the diagonal offset is to be moved a block to the West, to come out in Taylor Street. There is the end point of this line on a turntable at the intersection of Taylor and Bay Streets. ===California Street<span class="mw-editsection" len="351" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The route through California Street knows no curves and is the only one of the three routes that is ridden with cable cars that are suitable to be operated in two directions. For this reason, it is there for the route through California Street not used turntables. The Eastern terminus is located near the intersection of California and Drumm Streets, near Market Street. Through the gates of Chinatown and the Grace Cathedral, the route leads to the western terminus at the intersection of California Street and Van Ness Avenue.