San Francisco cable car system

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The San Francisco cable car system is a historic manually operated streetcar network and iconic symbol of the city, known for its steep routes and status as the world’s last permanently operational cable car system.

Aliases (7)
  • San Francisco cable cars ×6
  • San Francisco cable car network ×3
  • San Francisco Cable Cars ×1
  • San Francisco Municipal Railway ×1
  • San Francisco cable car ×1
  • San Francisco cable car lines ×1
  • Washington-Mason cable car barn and powerhouse ×1

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cable car system
historic transportation system
public transit system
tourist attraction
country United States
designer Andrew Smith Hallidie
environment urban
fareSystem flat fare
gauge 1067 mm
3 ft 6 in
hasLine California Street line
Powell–Hyde line
Powell–Mason line
hasVehicleType grip car
trailer car
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
heritageDesignationDate 1964
locatedIn California
San Francisco
maintenanceFacility Washington-Mason cable car barn and powerhouse
museumAt San Francisco Cable Car Museum
notableFor being the world’s last permanently operational cable car system
historic manually operated streetcars
steep routes
notableStreetServed California Street
Hyde Street
Mason Street
Powell Street
numberOfLines 3
openedBy Andrew Smith Hallidie
openingDate 1873-08-02
operator Muni
San Francisco Municipal Railway
ownedBy City and County of San Francisco
powerSource central power house
primaryUse tourism
propulsionSystem cable-driven
safetyFeature manual brakes
safetyIncidentHistory has experienced accidents and safety concerns over time
secondaryUse local transportation
status operational
symbolOf San Francisco
touristAreaServed Financial District
Fisherman’s Wharf
Union Square
trackType street-running
traction underground moving cable
transitType cable car

Referenced by (32)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mason Street ("San Francisco cable car network")
Powell–Hyde cable car line
Powell–Mason line
partOf
Hallidie
San Francisco Cable Car Museum ("San Francisco cable cars")
associatedWith
Mason Street
Powell Street
hasPublicTransit
Nob Hill ("San Francisco cable cars")
Powell Street ("San Francisco cable cars")
knownFor
Grip car 8
San Francisco cable car system ("San Francisco Municipal Railway")
operator
Hyde Street terminal
Powell Street terminal
partOfSystem
Muni bus network
connectsWith
San Francisco Cable Car Museum
exhibitFocus
Hyde Street ("San Francisco cable cars")
famousFor
California Street
hasTransportation
San Francisco
hasTransportationSystem
Andrew Smith Hallidie ("San Francisco cable car network")
implementedIn
F Market & Wharves
isDistinctFrom
San Francisco cable car system ("Washington-Mason cable car barn and powerhouse")
maintenanceFacility
Andrew Smith Hallidie
notableInvention
Andrew Smith Hallidie ("San Francisco cable car lines")
notableWorkLocation
San Francisco Muni
operatesNetwork
Northeast San Francisco ("San Francisco Cable Cars")
servedBy
Grip car 8 ("San Francisco cable car network")
significantPlace
Powell–Hyde line
system
California Street line
transitSystem
Fisherman’s Wharf ("San Francisco cable cars")
transportConnection
Powell Street terminal ("San Francisco cable car")
transportMode
Hyde Street
usedBy
Muni Passport ("San Francisco cable cars")
validOn

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