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Cable car - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • . These include: A, a street railway system using a cable under the road to pull the cars along.
  • . , consisting of a pair of railway cars that alternately ascend and descend an inclined right-of-way, attached to a common cable.
  • . , consisting of a loop of cable that is strung between two stations, usually over intermedate supporting towers, from which cars are suspended.
  • . , essentially a subtype of gondola lift, from which containers for rather than passenger cars are suspended.



    Cable car (railway) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • . Cable Car in San Francisco A San Francisco cable car A cable car or cable railway is a system using rail cars that are propelled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed.
  • . Individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping this cable as required.
  • . Cable cars are sometimes confused with, where the cars are permanently attached to the cable.
  • . One claimed advantage of the cable car is its relative energy efficiency, because of the economy of centrally-located power stations, and the ability for cars going down hill to transfer energy to cars going up.
  • . However this advantage is not unique to cable cars, as electric cars fitted with offer the same advantages, and in any case they must be offset against the cost of moving the cable.
  • . Because of the constant and relatively low speed, cable cars can be underestimated in an accident.
  • . Though there may have been earlier attempts to pull cars by endless ropes, the first cable car installation in operation was the in, which ran from to .



    Wellington Cable Car Museum
  • . Climb on board one of the old grip cars, marvel at the machinery of the historic winding room and catch up on early Wellington history.



    Wellington Cable Car Museum - What's On Display
  • .   Timetable Cars run every 10 minutes between the following hours: Monday-Friday 7.00am to 10.00pm Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 8.30am to 10.00pm.

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  • by Joe Thompson I want to use this site to share my knowledge about and interest in cable cars (also known as cable tramways).
  • . I welcome input from any source, especially about cable cars in cities other than San Francisco.
  • . Contest: San Francisco Without Cable Cars See the winning entries in our, conceived by Walter Rice, who has generously provided the prizes.
  • . Of Cables and Grips: The Cable Cars of San Francisco Second Edition by Robert Callwell & Walter E.
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    Artcom Museums Tour: San Francisco Cable Car Museum
  • . Highlights: Exhibits: Power center for world's only remaining cable cars.
  • . The cable cars grip cable turned by giant sheaves, powered by 510 horsepower engines found at the Museum.
  • . Cable cars are the best way to see the world's most beautiful city.


    San Francisco-Cable Cars
  • Cable Cars Phone: 415-673-MUNI CABLE CAR HOURS-6am to Midnight FARE- $2.00 two hours PASSES 1 day $6.00 3 day $10.00 7 day $15.00 *** Each year, 19 million people ride the cars, which move along a continuous loop of steel cable running in a slot under the street.


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  • . San Francisco Cable Cars are a Piece of History For the visitor, San Francisco cable cars are not a means of transportation but a destination, one of the things one has to "see" if they go to the City by the Bay.
  • . The Routes The San Francisco cable cars run on .
  • . Use the to find what attractions the San Francisco cable cars go near.
  • . Fares Buy tickets for the San Francisco cable cars at the turnarounds or from the conductor as you board.
  • . The PASSPORT is good for the San Francisco cable cars, Market Street streetcar and all the buses.
  • . The cable cars look like they don't hold very many people, but in fact they hold about sixty when they're completely packed, so the lines go faster than you might expect.

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  • . Other displays at the Cable Car Museum include antique cable cars and photographs taken during the sytem's reconstruction from 1982 to 1984.