The heart of San Francisco Cable-Car
by RicardMN Photography
Title
The heart of San Francisco Cable-Car
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RicardMN Photography
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Photograph
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Photograh of sheaves and mechanism that actually run the cable system of Cable-Car under San Francisco streets. Cable Car Barn and Museum. San Francisco, California, USA.
The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system. An icon of San Francisco, California, the cable car system forms part of the intermodal urban transport network operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, or "Muni" as it is better known. Of the twenty-three lines established between 1873 and 1890,three remain (one of which combines parts of two earlier lines): two routes from downtown near Union Square to Fisherman's Wharf, and a third route along California Street. While the cable cars are used to a certain extent by commuters, the vast majority of their 7 million annual passengers are tourists. They are among the most significant tourist attractions in the city, along with Alcatraz Island, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Fisherman's Wharf. The cable cars are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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October 19th, 2011
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