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     • cable-car (n.) "car on a cable railroad," 1879, from cable (n.) + car. A streetcar moved by an endless cable which is cased in a small tunnel under the railway and kept in motion by a remote stationary engine.
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   Can a cable car be used as a railway?

   • Elaborate railways are possible when the cable is placed between and below the running rails. Such cable systems enjoyed brief popularity for street railways before they were electrified. The San Francisco cable car lines were the first, and have long been the most famous, grip-type railways.

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   How did a cable car work?

   • The cars were drawn by an endless cable running in a slot between the rails and passing over a steam-driven shaft in the powerhouse. The system… The cable car, a rail vehicle dragged by a long cable pulled by steam power from a central station, was invented in 1873 to master the steep hills of San Francisco.

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   What is a railway cable system?

   • Railways on which the cable remains permanently attached to the rolling stock are the most common of the cable systems. Conceptually, they consist of a cable looped around a pulley at the top of an incline, with a rail car attached to each end of the cable. This system is used widely on short, steep railways.

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   How did cable trains work?

   • Most early operations used two-car cable trains, with an open car, known as a “dummy”, containing the grip and outward facing seats, towing an enclosed trailer, similar or identical to the railcars pulled by horses in the same era. SFMTA Archive

   Cable Car history - Market Street Railway

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   When was the cable car invented?

   • The cable car, the invention of Andrew Hallidie, was introduced in San Francisco on Sacramento and Clay streets in 1873. The cars were drawn by an endless cable running in a slot between the rails and passing over a steam-driven shaft in the powerhouse. The system…

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   What is a cable car in San Francisco?

   • The latter term applies to all the cable cars currently operating in San Francisco and is a historical term distinguishing this style of car from an earlier style where the open grip section and the enclosed section were separate four-wheel cars (known as the grip car and trailer).

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3. www.streetcar.org › cablecarCable Car history - Market Street Railway

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   Most early operations used two-car cable trains, with an open car, known as a “dummy”, containing the grip and outward facing seats, towing an enclosed trailer, similar or identical to the railcars pulled by horses in the same era.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Passenger_rail_terminologyPassenger rail terminology - Wikipedia

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   Cable car is an American word for a passenger rail vehicle attached to a moving cable located below the street surface and powered by engines or motors at a central location, not on board the vehicle.

   • Average speed (km/h): 10-20
   • Power supply: Battery

   • Passengers per train: 35-70
   • Rail tracks: At grade -in mixed traffic

5. www.trains.com › rack-and-cable-railwaysRack and cable railways | Trains Magazine

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   May 1, 2006 · Cable railways. Cable systems use ground-based power sources to draw rail vehicles along tracks with cables. There are three basic types. Grip systems employ a cable which is continuously moving at a constant speed.

6. sfcablecars.org › learnLearn — 150 Years of Cable Cars

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   Stories of each cable car, including their historic paint schemes. What you’ll see on each line as you ride. How our current cable car system came to be. What’s the difference between cable cars and streetcars?

7. sfcablecars.org › ride-history-to-see-historyRide History to See History — 150 Years of Cable Cars

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   Modern ferries to the East Bay and Marin counties leave from here, providing an inexpensive way to see the Bay. San Francisco Railway Museum, a free attraction, celebrates the history of cable cars as well as electric streetcars, which have been an important part of San Francisco since 1892.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › San_Francisco_cable_car_systemSan Francisco cable car system - Wikipedia

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   The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system and an icon of the city of San Francisco. The system forms part of the intermodal urban transport network operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, which also includes the separate E Embarcadero and F Market & Wharves heritage streetcar lines, and ...

9. www.britannica.com › technology › cable-carCable car | transportation | Britannica

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   The cable car, a rail vehicle dragged by a long cable pulled by steam power from a central station, was invented in 1873 to master the steep hills of San Francisco. This idea spread to Chicago and other cities in order to avoid the unpleasant side…