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A San Francisco cable car on the Powell & Hyde line. 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 constant speed. Individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping this cable as required.
This is a route-map template for the San Francisco cable car system, a United States cable car network.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
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 the Muni Metro modern light rail system.
Cable railway, in which the vehicle rests on rails or a road. Cable car (railway), a type of cable transportation used for mass transit; Funicular, a type of cable transportation on a slope, which is referred to in Japan as "cable car" (ケーブルカー, kēburukā) Cable car may also refer to: Cable Car (cocktail), a modern variant on the ...
Cable April 10, 1878: July 31, 1951: Purchased by the city of San Francisco in 1952, with one line of the system reopened, and still in service. Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railway: Cable February 16, 1880: May 6, 1912 San Francisco cable car system [32] San Francisco: Cable 1878 Muni Metro: Electric Light rail (after 1980s upgrades) c. July ...
Hanging by a Thread is a 1979 television disaster movie starring Sam Groom about friends stranded in a disabled cable-car above a ravine. The occupants of the cable car reflect on the past as the film flashes back and forth to show each of the character's lives. It was written by Adrian Spies, directed by Georg Fenady and produced by Irwin Allen.
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