Seventy-five years ago, San Francisco’s cable cars were viewed as more of a costly nuisance. A few city leaders wanted to tear out the 1870s-era transit system of wooden vehicles towed by an ...

August 2, 2023, marks the 150th anniversary of the world’s first successful cable railway, born right here in San Francisco. To celebrate the occasion, we bring you the story of Andrew Hallidie and ...

The most extensive system was operated by the Market Street Cable Railway Co. Its cars ran from the Ferry Building out Market, branching off at Haight and McAllister to run out to Golden Gate Park ...

In 1887, businessman Henry Martin, who had a number of properties in Mount Auburn, built and promoted his own cable car line — the Mount Auburn Cable Railway — to connect downtown to Avondale.

San Francisco's charming cable cars are turning 150 years old this year. To commemorate the city's iconic symbol, public transit officials are kicking off a six-month celebration -- starting with ...

The San Francisco Municipal Railway maintains the current fleet of 40 cars. Not all are in service at the same time. The cable cars travel on steel tracks set above a channel enclosing the cable.

They are wood," said Rick Laubscher, president of the Market Street Railway. Cable cars can last on average 60 years. Every car has four wooden brakes that are changed every three-to-four days.

After 77 years in storage collecting dust and rumors about its fitness, San Francisco’s oldest cable car is heading back to the streets following restoration by a band of devoted Muni workers.

San Francisco's charming cable cars are turning 150 years old this year. To commemorate the city's iconic symbol, public transit officials are kicking off a six-month celebration -- starting with ...