Photo Gallery - Prototypes

Pictures:
Fred
George Stephensen
Gord MacBride
Jim Burchell
Mike Z.
Stacy
Unknown

Jim Burchell

For $5.00 you can travel the steepest streets in San Francisco at 9.5 mph while standing on a running board and holding on with only one hand. The hundred year old cable cars are great and very popular. Be sure to visit the Cable Car Museum on Washington St. to learn the history and technology of the cable cars. You will also see the motors
and cables that run the 4 cable car lines. There are two styles of cable cars. The single ended cars require a turntable at the end of each line and the double enders use a crossover switch to change tracks to complete their journeys. You'll be amazed how important free-wheeling using gravity is used to switch cable cars from track to track. Fascinating!


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