The Cable Car Home Page

by Joe Thompson

A site about cable cars (also known as cable tramways) all over the world.

October, 2024 Picture of the Month: This portion of an ad for the Kelley Steiger and Company clothing store at Dodge and Fourteenth Steets, says that "Parties from out of town will find it convenient to take the Dodge Street line of cable cars, wich run directly by our store, stopping at the post office." (source: Omaha Daily Bee, 08-January-1888). New in October, 2024: On the Other Cities page: A ten year update about the Cable Tramway Company of Omaha, including several contemporary newspaper items Coming in November, 2024: On the Cable Car Businesses page: More items about businesses named after cable cars Enter Copyright 1996-2024 by Joe Thompson. All rights reserved.

The Birth of the Cable Car - 150 Years August and September 2023 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of cable traction on the Clay Street Hill Railroad. One part of a stereoscope view.. (Image Source: OpenSFHistory / wnp24.224a.jpg).

1996 -- The Cable Car Home Page - 25 Years -- 2021 November, 2021 was the 25th anniversary of this website. I wish I had written down the date I started it.

Please visit my site about San Francisco Bay Ferryboats (new url)

Please visit my page about Park Trains and Tourist Trains

As if I didn't have enough websites to keep track of, I now have a blog: The Pneumatic Rolling-Sphere Carrier Delusion

And now I now have another blog, mostly about movies: The Big V Riot Squad

Joe Thompson

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