Cable Cars

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CABLE CARS- Cable car with family
San Francisco’s cable cars, the nation’s only moving national historical landmarks, run on 9 miles of track along three of their original routes. Average speed: 9.5 miles per hour. Picture at left is Coit Tower atop Telegraph Hill.
SFCVB photo by Jerry Lee Hayes.

CABLE CARS — Cable car with visitors
An average of 13 million people travel on the cable car's 9 miles of track a year. This unusual mode of transportation is popular with tourists and is also used by locals to get around San Francisco.
SFCVB photo by Phillip H. Coblentz.

CABLE CARS — Cable car in Chinatown
Two landmarks coalesce at the corner of Grant Avenue and California Street in San Francisco's historic Chinatown — the circa 1908 Sing Chong Building and a cable car bound for the waterfront. The cable cars (in fact the entire system — cars, tracks, turntables and car barn) were declared a National Historic Landmark on October 1, 1964.
SFCVB photo by Seth Affoumado.

CABLE CARS — Cable Car silhouette
An orange-yellow glow is cast upon a cable car as passengers hang on for an exciting ride through San Francisco.
SFCVB photo by Mark Gibson.

BUILDINGS — Cable Car with Bay Bridge at sunset
Reaching a top speed of 9.5 miles per hour, a cable car crests a hill on its way down California Street. In the background, a sun-touched tower of the Bay Bridge is centered between buildings.
SFCVB photo by Mark Gibson.

CABLE CARS — Cable car, piers, Alcatraz
San Francisco's cable cars are ridden by 10 million people a year.
SFCVB photo.

CABLE CARS — Cable cars side by side
The first San Francisco cable car ride was in 1873. By 1906, cable cars were very popular means of transportation, with 600 cars on a 110 mile route.
SFCVB photo.

CABLE CARS — California Street cable car
The only vehicles of their kind in the world today, cable cars are over a century old. This nationally designated moving landmark climbs Nob Hill at a steady 9 1/2 miles per hour, pulled by underground cables 1 3/8 inches in diameter. The silver tower of the two-level San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge looms in the background.
SFCVB photo by Mark Snyder.

CABLE CARS — Hyde Street cable car
Passengers on San Francisco's Powell/Hyde cable car line are confronted by a sparkling seascape. The turn-of-the-century ferryboat moored at the foot of Russian Hill (left) is a floating museum. The islands in the background are Angel and Alcatraz.
SFCVB photo by Mike Yuschenkoff.

CABLE CARS — Standing room only on cable cars
Bound for Union Square and the Powell Street turnaround, a Powell Street cable car descends Nob Hill; in the background another San Francisco landmark, the 853-foot Transamerica Pyramid. The official capacity of these maroon-blue-and-gold single-enders is 30 seated, but the numbers can swell to two or three times that in busy periods.
SFCVB photo by Kerrick James.

CABLE CARS — Vintage rides on F-Line
Vintage trolley cars collected from throughout the United States carry visitors and local residents down San Francisco’s Market Street and along the Embarcadero to Fisherman's Wharf.
SFCVB photo by Tom Bross.

CABLE CARS — Colorful car
San Francisco’s popular cable cars are a good place to hear languages from around the world.
SFCVB photo by Jack Hollingsworth.

CABLE CARS — Climbing Hyde
Cable cars climb Hyde Street and the hills of San Francisco.
SFCVB photo by Lewis Sommer.

CABLE CARS — Hyde Street Turnaround
A cable car is turned at the base of Hyde Street in San Francisco, preparing for the next trip over Nob Hill to Union Square and Powell Street.
SFCVB photo by Rick Gerharter.

CABLE CARS — California Street at night
The California line of San Francisco's cable cars climbs from the Embarcadero, over Nob Hill, to Van Ness Avenue and back.
SFCVB photo by Jerry Lee Hayes.

CABLE CARS — California Street at sunset
The Bay Bridge provides a background for a San Francisco cable car climbing Nob Hill on the California Street line.
SFCVB photo by Jerry Lee Hayes.

CABLE CARS — Boarding the F-Line
The renovated streetcars of San Francisco’s F-line travel from the Castro District to Fisherman’s Wharf, through the Financial District.
SFCVB photo by Tom Bross.

CABLE CARS — Red F-Line on Market Street
The streetcars of San Francisco’s F-line have been collected from around the world, renovated and put to work transporting visitors and locals in style.
SFCVB photo by Tom Bross.

CABLE CARS — Green and white F-Line
On San Francisco’s Market Street, travelers have a choice between the vintage streetcars of the F-line and more traditional buses.
SFCVB photo by Tom Bross.

CABLE CARS — F-Line car from Milan
Some of the streetcars on San Francisco’s F-line have been imported from Milan, Italy.
SFCVB photo by Tom Bross.

CABLE CARS — F-Line at Castro
San Francisco’s F-line picks up riders at the intersection of Market and Castro streets and heads toward the Ferry Building.
SFCVB photo by Garrett Culhane.

CABLE CARS — F Line at Fishermans Wharf
San Francisco’s newest trolley car line, the F-line, has been expanded to run from Fisherman’s Wharf to Castro Street. Service began in January 2000 and allows riders to see the newly remodeled Ferry Building as well as the recently revived Embarcadero.
SFCVB photo by Jerry Lee Hayes.

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	CABLE CARS- Cable car with family San Francisco’s cable cars, the nation’s only moving national historical landmarks, run on 9 miles of track along three of their original routes. Average speed: 9.5 miles per hour. Picture at left is Coit Tower atop Telegraph Hill. SFCVB photo by Jerry Lee Hayes.
	CABLE CARS — Cable car with visitors An average of 13 million people travel on the cable car's 9 miles of track a year. This unusual mode of transportation is popular with tourists and is also used by locals to get around San Francisco. SFCVB photo by Phillip H. Coblentz.
	CABLE CARS — Cable car in Chinatown Two landmarks coalesce at the corner of Grant Avenue and California Street in San Francisco's historic Chinatown — the circa 1908 Sing Chong Building and a cable car bound for the waterfront. The cable cars (in fact the entire system — cars, tracks, turntables and car barn) were declared a National Historic Landmark on October 1, 1964. SFCVB photo by Seth Affoumado.
	CABLE CARS — Cable Car silhouette An orange-yellow glow is cast upon a cable car as passengers hang on for an exciting ride through San Francisco. SFCVB photo by Mark Gibson.
	BUILDINGS — Cable Car with Bay Bridge at sunset Reaching a top speed of 9.5 miles per hour, a cable car crests a hill on its way down California Street. In the background, a sun-touched tower of the Bay Bridge is centered between buildings. SFCVB photo by Mark Gibson.
	CABLE CARS — Cable car, piers, Alcatraz San Francisco's cable cars are ridden by 10 million people a year. SFCVB photo.
	CABLE CARS — Cable cars side by side The first San Francisco cable car ride was in 1873. By 1906, cable cars were very popular means of transportation, with 600 cars on a 110 mile route. SFCVB photo.
	CABLE CARS — California Street cable car The only vehicles of their kind in the world today, cable cars are over a century old. This nationally designated moving landmark climbs Nob Hill at a steady 9 1/2 miles per hour, pulled by underground cables 1 3/8 inches in diameter. The silver tower of the two-level San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge looms in the background. SFCVB photo by Mark Snyder.
	CABLE CARS — Hyde Street cable car Passengers on San Francisco's Powell/Hyde cable car line are confronted by a sparkling seascape. The turn-of-the-century ferryboat moored at the foot of Russian Hill (left) is a floating museum. The islands in the background are Angel and Alcatraz. SFCVB photo by Mike Yuschenkoff.
	CABLE CARS — Standing room only on cable cars Bound for Union Square and the Powell Street turnaround, a Powell Street cable car descends Nob Hill; in the background another San Francisco landmark, the 853-foot Transamerica Pyramid. The official capacity of these maroon-blue-and-gold single-enders is 30 seated, but the numbers can swell to two or three times that in busy periods. SFCVB photo by Kerrick James.
	CABLE CARS — Vintage rides on F-Line Vintage trolley cars collected from throughout the United States carry visitors and local residents down San Francisco’s Market Street and along the Embarcadero to Fisherman's Wharf. SFCVB photo by Tom Bross.
	CABLE CARS — Colorful car San Francisco’s popular cable cars are a good place to hear languages from around the world. SFCVB photo by Jack Hollingsworth.
	CABLE CARS — Climbing Hyde Cable cars climb Hyde Street and the hills of San Francisco. SFCVB photo by Lewis Sommer.
	CABLE CARS — Hyde Street Turnaround A cable car is turned at the base of Hyde Street in San Francisco, preparing for the next trip over Nob Hill to Union Square and Powell Street. SFCVB photo by Rick Gerharter.
	CABLE CARS — California Street at night The California line of San Francisco's cable cars climbs from the Embarcadero, over Nob Hill, to Van Ness Avenue and back. SFCVB photo by Jerry Lee Hayes.
	CABLE CARS — California Street at sunset The Bay Bridge provides a background for a San Francisco cable car climbing Nob Hill on the California Street line. SFCVB photo by Jerry Lee Hayes.
	CABLE CARS — Boarding the F-Line The renovated streetcars of San Francisco’s F-line travel from the Castro District to Fisherman’s Wharf, through the Financial District. SFCVB photo by Tom Bross.
	CABLE CARS — Red F-Line on Market Street The streetcars of San Francisco’s F-line have been collected from around the world, renovated and put to work transporting visitors and locals in style. SFCVB photo by Tom Bross.
	CABLE CARS — Green and white F-Line On San Francisco’s Market Street, travelers have a choice between the vintage streetcars of the F-line and more traditional buses. SFCVB photo by Tom Bross.
	CABLE CARS — F-Line car from Milan Some of the streetcars on San Francisco’s F-line have been imported from Milan, Italy. SFCVB photo by Tom Bross.
	CABLE CARS — F-Line at Castro San Francisco’s F-line picks up riders at the intersection of Market and Castro streets and heads toward the Ferry Building. SFCVB photo by Garrett Culhane.
	CABLE CARS — F Line at Fishermans Wharf San Francisco’s newest trolley car line, the F-line, has been expanded to run from Fisherman’s Wharf to Castro Street. Service began in January 2000 and allows riders to see the newly remodeled Ferry Building as well as the recently revived Embarcadero. SFCVB photo by Jerry Lee Hayes.

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