The Cable Car Home Page

by Joe Thompson

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

July, 2026 Picture of the Month: A cable car appears with the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay Stadium (Levi's Stadium) in this wonderful coloring page commemorating the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Thanks to colorko.com for letting me use this image. (Source: www.colorko.com All Rights Reserved but free to use for any non-commercial purpose)

New for July, 2026:
On the Cable Car Lines in Colorado page: A ten year update about the Denver City Cable Railway and updates on other Colorado articles.

Also New for July, 2026:
A news item about cable cars and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Coming in August, 2026: On the Other Cities page: A ten year update about the Sioux City Cable Railway

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Copyright 1996-2026 by Joe Thompson. All rights reserved.

1996 -- The Cable Car Home Page - 30 Years -- 2026 November, 2026 will be the 30th anniversary of this website. I wish I had written down the date I started it. That is pretty darn old for a website.

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).

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