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Photos of A Cable Car Close Up (2)
There are (2) photos of the keyword,
A Cable Car Close Up
, available on our website. They are pictured below.The pictures are organized by category.
Color
B & W
Painting
Tr
a
vel Loc
a
tions
:
C
a
liforni
a
:
S
a
n Fr
a
ncisco
#985 &md
a
sh;
A
scenic vertic
a
l picture t
a
ken
close
up
of
a
S
a
n Fr
a
ncisco c
a
ble c
a
r. From the street sign in the b
a
ck ground you c
a
n see th
a
t this c
a
ble c
a
r is just p
a
ssing the f
a
mous Lomb
a
rd Street. This c
a
ble c
a
r is m
a
king its w
a
y
up
Powell to Hyde St. S
a
n Fr
a
ncisco's c
a
ble c
a
rs
a
re unique in th
a
t they
a
re the only street r
a
ilw
a
y in which the c
a
rs do not oper
a
te under their own power. Inste
a
d, the c
a
rs
a
re propelled mech
a
nic
a
lly, by "gripping"
a
continuously moving steel c
a
ble which runs in
a
conduit underne
a
th
a
slot between the r
a
ils.
C
a
ble C
a
r in S
a
n Fr
a
ncisco
#487 &md
a
sh;
A
close
up
picture t
a
ken of
a
S
a
n Fr
a
ncisco C
a
ble C
a
r which m
a
kes its w
a
y
up
Powell
a
nd Hyde St. S
a
n Fr
a
ncisco's c
a
ble c
a
rs
a
re unique in th
a
t they
a
re the only street r
a
ilw
a
y in which the c
a
rs do not oper
a
te under their own power. Inste
a
d, the c
a
rs
a
re propelled mech
a
nic
a
lly, by "gripping"
a
continuously moving steel c
a
ble which runs in
a
conduit underne
a
th
a
slot between the r
a
ils. The c
a
ble is kept in motion by
a
n engine in
a
centr
a
lly-loc
a
ted powerhouse. The c
a
ble c
a
r system w
a
s developed in S
a
n Fr
a
ncisco bec
a
use of
a
guy n
a
med
A
ndrew H
a
llidie whom in 1869 witnessed
a
horse-c
a
r
a
ccident
a
nd w
a
nted to develop
a
c
a
ble r
a
ilw
a
y to stop such
a
ccidents. In 1873 HG
a
llidie tested the first c
a
ble c
a
r system ne
a
r the top of Nob HIll
a
t Cl
a
y
a
nd Jones Streets. Ever since this d
a
te the C
a
ble C
a
r system kept growing
a
nd bec
a
me one of the symbols of S
a
n Fr
a
ncisco.
C
a
ble C
a
r, Powell & Hyde Sts.