A cable car (usually known as a cable tram outside North America) is a type of cable railway used for mass transit in which rail cars are hauled by a continuously moving cable running at a …

Riding Cable Cars. It's easy to find and board a cable car. Choose from three cable car lines - two start at Powell and Market and continue to the Fisherman's Wharf area; one starts at California …

Cable Car Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. every day of the week (7 days a week) – Updated August 2022. You can download our printable cable car map, with all of the stops and top …

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.

Mar 20, 2024 · From which routes to take, where to get on, and where to sit for the best views, this article has everything you need to know to ride cable cars in San Francisco. San …

Cable car most commonly refers to the following cable transportation systems: Cable railway, in which the vehicle rests on rails or a road. Cable car may also refer to: Songs. Wikimedia …

There are actually four cables, one for the California line, one for Powell Street, and one each for the outer ends of the two Powell lines (Mason and Hyde). Here’s a map. Each cable has its …

Cable cars operate through a combination of cables, gripping mechanisms, and tensioning systems to provide efficient transportation. These systems come in various types, such as …

Learn about San Francisco's cable cars before you ride! Inside you can find: interactive demos on how cable cars work, cable car route maps with popular destinations, cable car fares and …

The history of cable cars, both here and around the world. How they work. Stories of each cable car, including their historic paint schemes. What you’ll see on each line as you ride. How our …