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- Beebe, Lucius and Clegg, Charles. Cable Car Carnival.
Grahame Hardy, Oakland, CA. 1951. Beebe's unique descriptions of
San Francisco transit.
- Blanchard, Leslie. The Street Railway Era in Seattle.
Harold E Cox, Forty Fort, PA. 1968. An excellent survey of
Seattle's rail transit history.
- Burden, Maria Schell. Professor TSC Lowe and his Mountain Railway.
Borden Publishing Co, Los Angeles, CA. 1993.
About the Mount Lowe Funicular and the remarkable Professor Lowe.
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- Burrows, Edwin G and Wallace, Mike. Gotham/A History of New York City to 1898.
Oxford University Press, New York, NY. March, 1999.
A good general history of the city.
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- Burton, Virginia Lee. Maybelle the Cable Car.
Houghton Mifflin Co, New York, NY. March, 1997.
A good children's book.
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- Cable, Clark (pseud), Halfway to the Stars/Memoirs of a Cable
Car Gripman. 1stBooks, CA. 2001.
A variety of anecdotes.
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- Cable Railway Company, Cable Railway Company's System of Traction
Rail Ways for Cities and Towns. San Francisco, CA. 1880.
What the Trust had to offer.
- Caen, Herb. The Cable Car & the Dragon.
Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA. March, 1986.
A good children's book.
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- Callwell, Robert and Rice, Walter.
Of Cables and Grips: The Cable Cars of San Francisco.
Friends of the Cable Car Museum, San Francisco, CA. 2000.
An excellent book about cable cars, with many wonderful illustrations.
Read the text of the second edition on this site.
- Campbell, Joseph. Funicular Railways/From Angel's Flight to Shasta Springs.
Borden Publishing Co, Los Angeles, CA. 1993.
California funiculars.
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- Demoro, Harre W. The Key Route, Part 1: Transbay Commuting by Train and Ferry (Interurbans Special, 95).
Interurban Press, Glendale, CA. 1985.
- Demoro, Harre W. The Key Route, Part 2: Transbay Commuting by Train and Ferry (Interurbans Special, 97).
Interurban Press, Glendale, CA. 1985.
Good books by a guy who died too young.
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- Fairchild, Charles Bryant. Street Railways: Their Construction, Operation and Maintenance.
Street Railway Publishing Company, New York, NY. 1892.
To quote the subtitle: "A Practical Handbook for Street Railway Men".
Available at
Google Books
- Fickeworth, Alvin A. California Railroads.
Golden West Books, San Marino, CA. 1992.
To quote the subtitle: "An Encyclopedia of Cable Car, Common Carrier,
Horsecar, Industrial, Interurban, Logging, Monorail, Motor Road, Short Lines,
Streetcar, Switching and Terminal Railroads in California (1851-1992)"
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- Francis, Ric, and Ganley, Colin. Penang Trams, Trolleybuses and Railways.
Areca Books, Penang, Malaysia. 2006.
A detailed history of public transit in Penang.
- Guido, Francis A, ed. San Francisco Municipal Railway 5-Year Plan 1979-1984.
The Western Railroader Vol 42, San Mateo, CA. March, 1979.
Not much of it happened.
- Hilton, George, The Cable Car in America.
Howell-North Books, San Diego, CA. 1982.
The one indispensable book. New edition is here!
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- Holtzer, Susan, Cable Car Confidential.
Caddo Gap Press, San Francisco, CA. 20022.
An enjoyable collection of stories from gripmen and conductors
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- Jansen, Joyce,
San Francisco's Cable Cars. Woodford Press,
San Francisco, CA. 1995. Good pictures. A few inaccuracies (nobody's perfect).
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- Kahn, Edgar M., Cable Car Days in San Francisco.
The Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA. 1976.
A reprint of an enjoyable 1940 book which fell into disfavor because its
author did not oppose city plans to get rid of the surviving cable cars.
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- Keating, John D, Mind the curve!/A History of the Cable Trams.
Melbourne University Press, Kingsgrove. 1970.
A thorough history of cable trams in Melbourne.
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- LaBounty, Woody, Carville-by-the-Sea, San Francisco's Streetcar Suburb.
Outside Lands Media, San Francisco, CA. 2009.
A history of the lost San Francisco neighborhood.
Order the book using the supporting website:
http://www.carville-book.com/
- McKane, John, Inside Muni.
Interurban Press, Glendale, CA. 1982.
Description of current operations.
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- Neubauer, Eric, Early Pullman Car Freight and Passenger Car Production.
Eric A Neubauer, Glendale, CA. 2010.
Pullman passenger and freight car production from the 1860s to 1911.
Eric's Railroad Car History (to order, follow the Eric's Books link)
- Parker, Frank, Anatomy of the San Francisco Cable Car.
James Ladd Delkin, Stanford University, CA. 1946.
Beautiful diagrams and explanations
- Perles, Anthony, The People's Railway.
Interurban Press, Glendale, CA. 1981.
Interesting stories about attempts to get rid of cable cars.
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- Phipps, Mike and Holmgren, Don, Watermusic in the Tracks.
Friends of the Cable Car Museum, San Francisco, CA. 2012.
A new book with lots of details on the history and workings of
San Francisco's cable cars.
Order from the Friends site
- Post, Robert C, Street Railways and the Growth of Los Angeles.
Golden West Books, San Marino, CA. 1989.
A neat book about the development of transit in Los Angeles.
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- Rice, Walter, and Echeverria, Emiliano.
San Francisco's Cablfornia Street Cable Car/Celebrating
a Century and a Quarter of Service.
Harold E Cox, Forty Fort, PA. 2003.
A good history of Cal Cable.
Order from the Western Railway Museum
- Rice, Walter, and Echeverria, Emiliano.
San Francisco's Powell Street Cable Cars.
Arcadia Publishing, San Francisco, CA. 2005.
The first history of the Powell Street lines.
Order from the Western Railway Museum
- Siever, Wald. Steam Dummies of San Francisco.
The Western Railroader, San Mateo, CA. 1960.
An important source.
- Smallwood, Charles, Miller, De Nevi, The Cable Car Book.
Celestial Arts, Millbrae, CA. 1980.
A good book by a good man.
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- Smallwood, Charles, The White Front Cars of San Francisco (Interurbans Special #44).
Interurbans, Glendale, CA. 1978.
A good source about the later days of San Francisco lines.
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- Smith, J. Bucknall, Hilton, A Treatise Upon Cable or Rope Traction.
Owlswick Press, King of Prussia, PA. 1976.
A reprint of and commentary upon an 1887 book. As of August, 2000, this
book is still available from: Owlswick Press, 123 Crooked Lane,
King of Prussia PA 19406-2570. Price as of August, 2000: $14.50.
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- Stewart, Graham, The end of the penny section: A history of urban transport in New Zealand.
AH and AW Reed, Wellington, NZ. 1973.
An enjoyable study of New Zealand history.
- Stindt, Fred A, San Francisco's Century of Street Cars.
Fred A Stindt, Kelseyville, Ca. 1990.
A good overview.
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- White Jr, John H, Horsecars, Cable Cars and Omnibuses.
Dover Publications, Inc, New York, NY. 1974.
Builder photos from John Stevenson.
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- Clark, Kim,
"A premium cable car ride".
US News & World Report, July4-11, 2005.
The virtues of the California Street line.
- De Burgraff, G, "Tramway Funiculaire De Belleville".
Le Magasin Pittoresque, 1890.
A description of a cable car line in Paris.
- Evans, Charles M, "Air War Over Virginia". Civil War Times, October 1996.
Professor Lowe's Civil War service.
- Fanton, Ben, "View From Above the Battlefield". America's Civil War, September 2001.
More about Professor Lowe's Civil War service.
- Greene, Charles S,
"The Parks of San Francisco".
Overland monthly and Out West Magazine, Volume 17, Issue 99 - March, 1891.
Parks and public transit.
- Hall, C C, "The Matlock Cable Tramway". Scientific American Supplement, September 1881.
Cable cars by the original promoter.
- Hallidie, Andrew S, "The Wire Rope Street Railways of San Francisco,
California". Scientific American Supplement, September 1881.
Cable cars by the original promoter.
- Hogg, Tony,
"San Francisco Cable Car -- the gripping tale of an aged compact".
Road & Track Magazine, April 1962.
A road test of a Powell Street cable car.
- Hubert Jr, Philip G,
"The Cable Street-Railway".
Scribner's Magazine, Volume 15, Issue 3, March, 1894.
A good overview of cable railway technology.
- Labourdette, Christina, "Drawing the Line: Streetcars Find New Quarters". New Orleans
Magazine, September 1998, volume 32, number 12, page 31. Details the controversy in New
Orleans over the exchange of California Street cable number 59 for New Orleans RTA 952.
- Lanagran, David; Young, Bilione W, "How the Trolleys Came...and Went".
MPLS-St Paul Magazine, June 1996, volume 24, number 6, page 58. The history of rail
transit in St Paul, Minnesota.
- Life Magazine staff,
"San Franciscans Fight to Keep Historic Cable Cars".
Life Magazine, February 24, 1947.
The fight to save the cable cars begins.
- National Geographic staff, "Geographica/Cable Carville Lives On in Memory".
National Geographic Magazine, November 1999, volume 196, number 5. A brief item
about San Francisco's Carville.
- San Francisco News-Letter staff,
"Market Street Railway Company, Past, Present and Future".
San Francisco News-Letter, September 1925.
A nice overview of the second Market Street Railway Company.
- Schwartz, Frederic D, "The Streetcars of San Francisco". American Heritage,
September 1998, volume 49, number 5, page 109. A brief description of the beginning of
cable car service in 1873.
- Scientific American staff,
"The Los Angeles Cable Railway".
Scientific American Supplement,
No. 823 -- October 10, 1891.
An illustrated description of a large system.
- Time Magazine staff,
"City I Love".
Time Magazine, July 15, 1946.
Profile of Mayor Roger Lapham.
- Chamberlin, W D, "Market Street Railway/Notes 1903-1944".
Unpublished notes about a long career in engineering and
construction for the United Railroads of San Francisco and its
successor, the second Market Street Railway.
- Colam, William Newby, "Cable Tramways",
presented on 04-May-1885 before the Society of Engineers. Published in
Transactions for 1885, Society of Engineers (London, England).
- Colam, William Newby, "Edinburgh Northern Cable Tramways",
presented on 26-September-1890 before the Incorporated Association of Municipal and County Engineers. Published in
The Proceedings of the Incorporated Association of Municipal and County Engineers, Volume XVII, 1890-91.
- San Franicsco, California
- Accidents
- Associated Press,
"Cable car service resumed on Powell Sunday morning".
San Francisco Chronicle, 22-Nov-2009.
A cable problem caused a car to stop suddenly, injuring four.
- Bay City News Staff,
"9 slightly injured in cable car accident".
San Francisco Chronicle, 04-Jun-2003.
Cable car/auto collision at Powell and Pine. Some news reports said only
seven were injured.
- Bay City News Staff,
"Seven hurt in cable car accident".
San Francisco Chronicle, 16-Aug-2004.
California Street "hit something that was in one of the tracks" and came
to a sudden stop.
- Bowman, Catherine,
"Tourist's Leg Amputated After Cable Car Crash/Vancouver man, 21, was trapped for 90 minutes".
San Francisco Chronicle, 19-Aug-1995.
Tourist loses leg after July runaway.
- Bowman, Catherine,
"Cable Car Probe Shifts To Human Error/Mechanical failure ruled out in collision that pinned tourist".
San Francisco Chronicle, 26-Aug-1995.
Nothing mechanically wrong with runaway car.
- Buchanan, Wyatt,
"SAN FRANCISCO/5 hurt as cable car makes sudden stop".
San Francisco Chronicle, 20-Aug-2005.
Sudden stop at at California and Powell Streets injures riders.
- Cabanatuan, Michael,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Cable cars shut down again due to same glitch/Friday's snag back -- Hyde Street line closed for 10 hours".
San Francisco Chronicle, 24-Oct-2006.
Grips jammed when slots were too narrow.
- Cabanatuan, Michael,
"4 hurt when cable car collides with city van".
San Francisco Chronicle, 08-Sep-2009.
Collision at Washington and Mason.
- Delgado, Ray,
"Cable car's sudden stop injures 10".
San Francisco Examiner, 04-Jul-1995.
A car had to make a sudden stop on the Hyde Street hill and then rolled
backwards.
- Delgado, Ray,
"Wreck traps tourist".
San Francisco Examiner, 18-Aug-1995.
Tourist gravely injured by runaway car.
- Delgado, Ray,
"Errant bolt halts cable car, injuring ten".
San Francisco Examiner, 15-Dec-1995.
A bolt that had fallen into the slot caused a car to come to a sudden stop.
- Dietz, David,
"Muni Blames Cable Car Crew For Accident".
San Francisco Chronicle, 30-Aug-1995.
Muni accuses crew of violating rules.
- Doyle, Jim and Fagin, Kevin,
"A scary S.F. blast under streets".
San Francisco Chronicle, 25-Jun-2008.
Manhole covers fly through the air at California and Drumm.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Cable car, SUV collide - 2 sent to hospital".
San Francisco Chronicle, 18-Dec-2008.
An SUV hit a cable car near the end of the Hyde Street line.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"Cable car service halted on Powell, four injured".
San Francisco Chronicle, 22-Nov-2009.
A cable problem caused a car to stop suddenly, injuring four.
- Ho, Vivian,
"Cable car struck minivan in Oct. 6 collision".
San Francisco Chronicle, 17-Nov-2011.
Muni had originally reported that the van struck the cable car.
- Lagos, Marisa,
"Cable car lines back after daylong delay".
San Francisco Chronicle, 23-Oct-2006.
Car jammed in slot near car barn.
- Lee, Henry K,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Cable car runs into woman on Mason St.".
San Francisco Chronicle, 25-Sep-2008.
A woman hit by a cable car near Mason and Broadway in the early morning.
- Lewis, Gregory,
"Cable cars full after tragedy".
San Francisco Examiner, 30-Aug-1995.
Riders not deterred by runaway.
- Nakao, Annie,
"Man loses a leg in freak cable car accident".
San Francisco Examiner, 19-Aug-1995.
Unattended car runs away at the barn.
- Rojas, Aurelio,
"Cable Car Jerks to Halt -- 9 Hurt".
San Francisco Chronicle, 15-Dec-1995.
Bolt in slot causes sudden stop.
- Rojas, Aurelio,
"Cab Hits Cable Car In S.F. ". San Francisco Chronicle, 30-Jun-1999. Accident at
Powell and Post.
- Rubenstein, Steve,
"Two cable-car crash on California Street line". San Francisco Chronicle, 29-Aug-2008.
Read-end collision at California and Drumm.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"S.F. to Pay $3.1 Million in Cable Car Accident".
San Francisco Chronicle, 15-Nov-1996.
City settles with injured tourist.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"26 Passengers Treated After Cable Car Accident". San Francisco Chronicle, 27-Aug-1999.
A car came to a sudden stop.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Hyde St. cable cars back on line".
San Francisco Chronicle, 20-Oct-2006.
Five hour delay.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Cab hits two cable cars; four hurt".
San Francisco Chronicle, 05-Jun-2009.
A runaway cab hit two cable cars laying over on Powell near Ellis.
- San Francisco Examiner Staff,
"Runaway cable car's crew faces charges".
San Francisco Examiner, 29-Aug-1995.
Muni investigates July runaway.
- San Francisco Examiner Staff,
"Cable car crew cited: Inattention in accident".
San Francisco Examiner, 30-Aug-1995.
July runaway blamed on crew.
- San Francisco Examiner Staff,
"Cable car accident injures 12 on hill/accident on Hyde St Hill". San Francisco Examiner, 16-Feb-1998. Accident report.
- San Francisco Examiner Staff,
"Cable cars idled after crash with car". San Francisco Examiner, 21-Oct-1998.
Auto hits cable car at California & Powell.
- San Francisco Examiner Staff,
"BAY AREA DATELINES: Cable car knocks auto into pedestrian".
San Francisco Examiner, 15-Oct-1999.
Powell/Hyde cable car hits auto, which hits pedestrian.
- Schwartz, Stephen,
"5 Hospitalized After Cable Car Lurches on Hill".
San Francisco Chronicle, 04-Jul-1995.
Unattended car runs away at the barn.
- Schwartz, Stephen,
"7 Hurt as Cable Cars Collide/2 passengers remain hospitalized with ankle injuries".
San Francisco Chronicle, 18-Aug-1995.
Serious injuries when unattended car runs away at the barn.
- Stannard, Matthew B,
"Woman hit by cable car dies".
San Francisco Chronicle, 26-Sep-2008.
Lady hit near Mason and Broadway dies in the hospital.
- Stannard, Matthew B,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Cable car hits, kills pedestrian, 80".
San Francisco Chronicle, 26-Sep-2008.
Lady hit near Mason and Broadway dies in the hospital.
- Van Derbeken, Jaxon,
"SAN FRANCISCO: Judge's mother dies after being hit by cable car".
San Francisco Chronicle, 26-Jan-2006.
Elderly lady killed on way home from church.
- Bell Ringing Contest
- Allday, Erin,
"Defending champ dethroned at cable car bell-ringing contest".
San Francisco Chronicle, 13-Jul-2006. Ken Lunardi wins his third title. Includes
a link to a podcast of the contest.
- Allday, Erin,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Tough contest to be the new champ of chime/Top cable car bell ringer is gripman who's won before".
San Francisco Chronicle, 14-Jul-2006. More about Ken Lunardi's third win.
- Cabanatuan, Michael,
"Top cable car bell-ringer credits cognac/He adds trophy to 1999 title that made him first Filipino champ".
San Francisco Chronicle, 09-Jul-2004. Frank Ware wins his second title.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"Cable cars' lord of the ringers".
San Francisco Chronicle, 10-Jun-2009. Leonard Oats repeats as champ
for the third time.
- Kwong, Jessica,
"Muni workers boycott bell-ringing contest".
San Francisco Chronicle, 28-Sep-2009. Gripmen and conductors boycott.
- Rubenstein, Steve,
"GRIPPING PERFORMANCE/Bell ringer wins cable car contest for third time,
credits his Mom -- and the drum lessons she paid for".
San Francisco Chronicle, 21-Jul-2000. Byron Cobb wins the 37th
annual contest.
- Rubenstein, Steve,
"Contest of finesse for cable car bell ringers".
San Francisco Chronicle, 08-Jun-2008. Leonard Oats repeats as champ.
- Rubenstein, Steve,
"Contest of finesse for cable car bell ringers".
San Francisco Chronicle, 08-Jun-2008. Leonard Oats repeats as champ
annual contest.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Cable Car Gripman Wins Bell Ringing Contest"
San Francisco Chronicle, 16-Jul-1999.
Frank Ware wins the 36th annual contest.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Champion of the chimes".
San Francisco Chronicle, 20-Jul-2001. Byron Cobb wins the 38th
annual contest.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Turning clang-clang-clang into music".
San Francisco Chronicle, 13-Jul-2007. Leonard Oats wins the 45th
annual contest.
- Cable Car Charters (a San Francisco company)
- Brazil, Eric,
"Cable Car Charters guilty of unfair labor practices".
San Francisco Examiner, 03-Apr-1996.
Teamsters argue that charterer has unfair practices.
- Brazil, Eric,
"Back pay ordered for Teamsters/Motorized cable car workers win unfair labor practices case".
San Francisco Examiner, 28-Nov-1996.
Labor case continues.
- Brazil, Eric,
"Labor board moves against tour-bus firm/Cable Car Charters faces contempt charge".
San Francisco Chronicle, 23-Aug-2001.
Labor case still goes on.
- Fimrite, Peter,
"Arnold Stirewalt Gridley -- invented motorized cable cars".
San Francisco Chronicle, 15-May-2004.
Arnold Gridley's obituary.
- Hartlaub, Peter,
"S.F. sued over cable car's visit to China/Owner wants money for damage, rent on Brown's goodwill trip".
San Francisco Examiner, 30-Jun-2000.
Dispute over car sent to China on trade visit.
- Opatrny, Dennis J, Wagner, Venise,
"Bail lowered for tour bus operator in bribery case/In closed hearing, judge decides motorized cable car owner no flight risk".
San Francisco Examiner, 29-May-1996.
Case of alleged bribery continues.
- Opatrny, Dennis J. Brazil, Eric,
"Bribery charge for tour operator/Accused of trying to avoid parking tickets for motor cable cars".
San Francisco Examiner, 26-May-1996.
Charter accused of offerring policeman bribe to allow illegal parking at the Wharf.
- Opatrny, Dennis J,
"Cop tells of alleged bribe offer/Motorized cable car owner talked of green 'bananas' to fix parking problem".
San Francisco Examiner, 07-Jun-1996.
Going bananas.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"BAY AREA REPORT -- SAN FRANCISCO/Cable Car Company Ordered to Pay Wages".
San Francisco Chronicle, 05-Apr-1996.
Charterer has setback in labor dispute.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"GRIDLEY, Arnold Stirewalt".
San Francisco Chronicle, 13-May-2004.
Arnold Gridley's passing.
- Wallace, Bill,
"Man Tried to Bribe Cop, DA Says/Cable-car charterer allegedly tried to stop parking tickets".
San Francisco Chronicle, 29-May-1996.
More Gridley legal woes.
- San Francisco Examiner Staff,
"Appeals court upholds S.F. back pay order".
San Francisco Examiner, 10-Mar-1998.
Labor case drags on.
- Zane, Maitland,
"Drug-Dealing at Building To Cost Owner $85,100".
San Francisco Chronicle, 21-Mar-1995.
Motorized cable cars seized by sheriff.
- History
- Adams, Gerald D.,
"City denies garage so cable-car house won't be walled in". San Francisco Examiner, 06-Feb-1997. More about the Carville house.
- Brown, W L,
"A Relic Of San Francisco's Village Days".
San Francisco Call, 11-March-1906. Michael Houlihan drives URR's franchise-holding
horse car on California Street.
- Burns, Jerry, "The Real Inventor of the Cable Car". San Francisco Chronicle, undated clipping from 1973. The story of Benjamin H. Brooks.
- Catholic San Francisco Staff,
"Gala Farewell Dinner Honors Archbishop Levada/Highlights Catholic faith".
Catholic San Francisco, 26-Aug-2005.
The outgoing Archibishop received a cable car bell.
- Dineen, JK,
"Lord Byron and the gang celebrate a birthday". San Francisco Examiner, 11-Apr-2003.
Party to celebrate Cal Cable's 125th.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"City wants Cable Car Museum's artifacts".
San Francisco Chronicle, 25-Apr-2009.
Dispute about artifacts owned by the Friends of the Cable Car Museum.
- Guthrie, Julian,
"Cable car line turns 125/S.F. celebrates birthday of workhorses of California St".
San Francisco Chronicle, 11-Apr-2003.
Party to celebrate Cal Cable's 125th.
- Hamburg, Laura,
"Getting A Grip on the Job/
First woman to work up front on cable cars". San Francisco Chronicle, 14-Jan-1998. The first female gripman (gripperson?) goes to work.
- Miller, Johnny,
"S.F. celebrates as cable cars roll again".
San Francisco Chronicle, 31-May-2009.
Looking back to a story about the return of the cable cars after the 1982-1984 reconstruction.
- Nolte, Carl,
"Cable Car Anniversary".
San Francisco Chronicle, 05-Mar-1997. Unveiling a collage in honor of the 50th
anniversary of Friedel Klussman's effort to save the cable cars.
- Nolte, Carl,
"Cable Car `Turnaround' Dedicated
Benefactor honored for saving system". San Francisco Chronicle, 02-Dec-1997. Hyde St turntable dedicated to Friedel Klussman.
- Nolte, Carl,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Cable cars climbed out of a hole 20 years ago/The overhaul took 2 years and tore up 69 blocks of the city".
San Francisco Chronicle, 22-Jun-2004.
Party on anniversary of their return.
- Nolte, Carl,
"Cable car house by the sea last one standing".
San Francisco Chronicle, 08-Nov-2009.
A story about the last remaining Carville house.
- Olds, Corey,
"Black History salute: Melvin Van Peebles, celebrated filmmaker first found success while a cable car
conductor in San Francisco".
San Francisco Chronicle, 22-Feb-2011.
Melvin Van Peebles, filmmaker and former cable car gripman.
- Rubenstein, Steve and Wilson, Marshall,
"Burning Brightly, Moving Slowly/Traffic delays ceremony at Stanford, but Olympic torch reaches S.F. on time".
San Francisco Chronicle, 04-May-1996.
Olympic torch rides on cable car.
- Sabatini, Joshua,
"City to purchase Cable Car Museum artifacts".
San Francisco Examiner, 074-October-2009.
City reaches a deal to buy artifacts owned by the Friends of the Cable Car Museum.
- San Francisco Call Staff,
"Lost To The World For Thirty Years".
San Francisco Call, 11-Aug-1901.
Agustín Castro returns to San Francisco after many years in prison.
- San Francisco Call Staff,
"How The 'Grip' Arm is Trained".
San Francisco Call, 13-Apr-1902.
Physical training and recreation for Cal Cable carmen.
- San Francisco Call Staff,
"MARKET STREET VIEWS STIR ORPHEUM PATRONS/Record-Breaking Applause and
Tears Are Caused by Kinetoscope".
San Francisco Call, 20-Apr-1907.
Premiere of the movie "A Trip Down Market Street".
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"The Up-Hill Road".
San Francisco Chronicle, 03-Aug-1873.
The first test of the Clay Street Hill line.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Subsidy Hallidie".
San Francisco Chronicle, 30-Aug-1873.
Halldie, running for State Senate, is attacked.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"People's Union Independent Anti-Monopoly Legislative Ticket(advertisement)".
San Francisco Chronicle, 30-Aug-1873.
Halldie's ticket.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Subsidy Hallidie".
San Francisco Chronicle, 03-Sep-1873.
Another attack on Halldie.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Election Results".
San Francisco Chronicle, 07-Sep-1873.
The Chronicle reports (mistakenly) that Halldie won.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Election Results".
San Francisco Chronicle, 12-Sep-1873.
The Chronicle reports (correctly) that Halldie lost.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"CALIFORNIA STREET CARS/Cable Road Expects to Resume
Operations by First of August".
San Francisco Chronicle, 15-Jun-1906.
Damage to Cal Cable lines.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"CABLE LINE TO OPEN NEXT WEEK/Car Service on California
Street to Be Resumed Shortly".
San Francisco Chronicle, 08-Aug-1906.
Repairs to Cal Cable lines.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"FEW REPAIRS FOR CALIFORNIA LINE/Cable Cars to Operate This
Week Over Uninjured Roadbeds".
San Francisco Chronicle, 14-Aug-1906.
Cal Cable lines in good shape.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"FIRST CAR RUN ON CALIFORNIA STREET/Successful Test of the
Cable Line Which Will Soon Be in Operation".
San Francisco Chronicle, 16-Aug-1906.
Repairs to Cal Cable lines.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Geary Cars Slated for the Morgue".
San Francisco Chronicle, 05-May-1912.
Geary Street cable cars to stop running.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"The Passing of the Geary Street Cable Road".
San Francisco Chronicle, 06-May-1912.
The last run of the Geary Street cable car.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Board Votes Doom of old Cable Line".
San Francisco Chronicle, 27-Aug-1912.
The Pacific Avenue cable car to be abandoned.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"City Obsequies Today Mark Passing of 'Toonerville' Cable
Line on Pacific Ave".
San Francisco Chronicle, 17-Nov-1912.
Celebrations to mark the end of the Pacific Avenue cable car.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Ancient Car Cuts Capers on Final Run".
San Francisco Chronicle, 18-Nov-1912.
The last run of the Pacific Avenue cable car.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Runaway Auto Crashes Kiosk; Hurts Flagman".
San Francisco Chronicle, 28-Feb-1935.
Powell/Market signalman fatally injured by runaway auto.
- San Francisco Examiner Staff,
"Olympic torch to get ride in S.F. cable car".
San Francisco Examiner, 24-Jul-1995.
The Olympic torch passes through the city.
- Sciacca, Peter, "Office Max threatens local business, merchant pres. says".
Richmond Review, June, 1997 (vol 9, no 9). Conversion of GSP&O car barn to chain store.
- Zane, Maitland,
"Neighbors Can't Stop Demolition of 1906 Cottage".
San Francisco Chronicle, 07-Mar-1996.
Cottage built by Cal Cable gripman demolished by owner.
- Labor Issues
- Bowman, Becky,
"SAN FRANCISCO/New cash procedures for cable car fares".
San Francisco Chronicle, 28-Feb-2006.
Vests and money belts to fight fare skimming.
- Goodyear, Charlie,
"SAN FRANCISCO/City sues Muni union over March strike".
San Francisco Chronicle, 16-Apr-2005.
Wildcat strike halts service.
- Goodyear, Charlie,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Ruling says cable car firings were justified".
San Francisco Chronicle, 23-Apr-2005.
Wildcat strike halts service.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"S.F. MAYOR: CABLE CAR FARE THEFTS/He thinks some conductors are pocketing cash from riders".
San Francisco Chronicle, 19-Jan-2006.
Mayor Gavin Newsom alleges that unspecified cable car conductors are skimming fares.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"Newsom seeks to mend fences with angered cable car conductors".
San Francisco Chronicle, 20-Jan-2006.
Newsom meets with conductors but will not apologize.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"Mayor's cable car repair mission/Newsom tries to mollify crews but sticks by fare-theft charge".
San Francisco Chronicle, 21-Jan-2006.
Cable car crews want apology.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"Large number of cable car passengers riding for free".
San Francisco Chronicle, 19-Apr-2007.
Audit says that 40% of riders do not pay.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"SAN FRANCISCO/40% of fares on cable cars are not paid/Undercover report shows that on 42 city-auditor boardings, conductors got cash 25 times".
San Francisco Chronicle, 20-Apr-2007.
Conductors argue that their first job is safety.
- Matier, Phillip, and Ross, Andrew,
"".
San Francisco Chronicle, 22-Jan-2006.
Cable car crews want apology.
- New York Times Staff,
"A STUBBORN STRIKE ON HAND.".
New York Times, 09-Dec-1886.
Sutter Street carmen go on strike.
- New York Times Staff,
"SHOTS THICK AND FAST.; A HOT TIME IN SAN FRANCISCO, BUT NOBODY KILLED.".
New York Times, 14-Dec-1886.
Nobody killed but one guy got a bullet in his brain.
- New York Times Staff,
"DESPERATE CAR STRIKERS.; FEARS OF BLOODSHED IN THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO.".
New York Times, 28-Dec-1886.
Dynamite planted along Sutter Street.
- New York Times Staff,
"THE SAN FRANCISCO STRIKE.; THREATENING ASPECT OF AFFAIRS-- DYNAMITE UNDER A ROAD.".
New York Times, 29-Dec-1886.
Dynamite planted along Geary Street.
- New York Times Staff,
"ROBBERIES IN SAN FRANCISCO.".
New York Times, 05-Jan-1887.
While the cops are away, the mice are playing.
- New York Times Staff,
"LAWLESSNESS IN SAN FRANCISCO.".
New York Times, 11-Jan-1887.
People are unhappy with the increase in crime.
- New York Times Staff,
"WRECKED BY DYNAMITE.; THE SAN FRANCISCO STRIKERS STILL AT BAD WORK.".
New York Times, 15-Jan-1887.
Larkin Street grip car blown up.
- New York Times Staff,
"A DUMMY BLOWN TO PIECES.".
New York Times, 08-Feb-1887.
Geary Street grip car blown up.
- New York Times Staff,
"THE DYNAMITE OUTRAGES.; TWO MEN ARRESTED IN SAN FRANCISCO BY THE POLICE.".
New York Times, 17-Feb-1887.
Suspected dynamiters arrested.
- New York Times Staff,
"THE SAN FRANCISCO STRIKE.; COLLAPSE OF THE MOVEMENT AND THE CAUSES WHICH LED TO IT.".
New York Times, 05-Mar-1887.
The strike ends.
- Rubenstein, Steve,
"SAN FRANCISCO: Theft accusation riles cable car operators/They say mayor's fare-skimming claim 'doesn't make sense'".
San Francisco Chronicle, 20-Jan-2006.
Crews did not recognize the mayor in casual clothes.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Gripmen halt cable cars' climb halfway to the stars".
San Francisco Chronicle, 03-Mar-2005.
Wildcat strike halts service.
- New/Rebuilt Cars
- Epstein, Edward,
"New No.9 Coming On Line/Cable car, crafted by hand in S.F. shop, will be joining city's fleet".
San Francisco Chronicle, 18-Apr-2000. New car 9 to be unveiled.
- Gledhill, Linda,
"Cable Car Builders Make Them to Last/New one rolled out for 125th
anniversary".
San Francisco Chronicle, 01-Aug-1998.
New cable car 59 rolled out to celebrate the 125th anniversary.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"Brand-new cable car will soon hit the streets".
San Francisco Chronicle, 22-June-2009.
New cable car 15 rolled out to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the return of the cars after
the 1982-1984 rebuilding.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"118-year-old cable car No. 25 returns to service".
San Francisco Chronicle, 29-May-2008.
Rebuilt car 25 rolls out.
- Obituaries
- Fagan, Kevin,
"Grimes Poznikov -- Wharf's famed 'Human Jukebox'".
San Francisco Chronicle, 01-Nov-2005.
A famous character from Bay and Taylor.
- Nolte, Carl,
"Raymond M. McCann". San Francisco Chronicle, 03-Jun-1997.
Gripman hero of terrible accident in 1984. Wrote Muni training manual.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"ALLEN, Ann Bullard". San Francisco Chronicle, 29-Nov-2000.
"Her grandfather, Alpheus Bull II, designed the California Street cable car
line and the windmill in Golden Gate Park". Great name, but I haven't heard
of him. I hope this isn't a line of bull.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"GENARDINI, Raymond". San Francisco Chronicle, 24-Jan-2001.
Worked the Powell/California signal box until he was 71. WW II vet.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"SANTIAGO, Maximino (Maxie)". San Francisco Chronicle, 10-Feb-2002.
Retired gripman.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"MEYERS, Richard E. 'Bud'". San Francisco Chronicle, 07-Apr-2002.
Engineer and fellow Pacifican who worked on the Great Rebuilding.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"PFEIFER, Fred". San Francisco Chronicle, 25-Jun-2002.
WW II vet and retired Superintendant of the Cable Car Divsion. Joe Lacey
called him "Fearless Freddie" and said he did a great job "through the 1960's street demonstrations, sit ins, and
protests. Many of which took place at the Fairmont Hotel, Union
Square, Powell and Market areas. Also saddled with internal strikes
at the Cable Car division, and all of Muni."
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"BELCASTELLO, Alfred Robert". San Francisco Chronicle, 25-Aug-2002.
WW II vet and retired cable car conductor.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Art Blum -- 'king of public relations' in S.F.".
San Francisco Chronicle, 17-Dec-2003.
Public relations man for the Great Rebuilding.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"STEWART, James D".
San Francisco Chronicle, 11-Mar-2004.
Retired cable car man and transit manager.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"SCHAPIRO, Mike".
San Francisco Chronicle, 26-Mar-2004.
Retired cable car and newspaper man.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"YOUNG, Robert Lun You".
San Francisco Chronicle, 26-Mar-2004.
Mason Street shoemaker who "made the first leather hand straps for the SF
Cable Cars".
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"RICCI, Guido".
San Francisco Chronicle, 19-Jan-2005.
"33-year retired cable car operator and Muni bus driver for the City of SF".
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"WINIECKI, Richard T. "Dick"".
San Francisco Chronicle, 25-Apr-2005.
"He enjoyed working as a cable car gripman before entering the police
academy". Retired Muni Inspector Art Curtis says he recalls Dick
"being my gripman from time to time during my tenure as a Cable Car
Conductor for most of 1963. Dick was a really nice guy and I enjoyed
working with him."
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"JENNINGS, Brian Edward".
San Francisco Chronicle, 17-Jun-2005.
Worked in the Cable Car Division for many years.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"SMITH, Chester E.".
San Francisco Chronicle, 06-Nov-2005.
Cable car conductor.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"MENDOZA, Guillermo P., Sr.".
San Francisco Chronicle, 16-Nov-2005.
Carpenter who worked on cable cars.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"DOMINGUEZ, Frank".
San Francisco Chronicle, 12-Apr-2006.
A former supervisor of the cable car barn.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"NESTLER, Elwood F.".
San Francisco Chronicle, 25-Aug-2006.
A former gripman.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"FONG, Rick".
San Francisco Chronicle, 08-Oct-2006.
A former cable car mechanic.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"CHAVEZ, Levit".
San Francisco Chronicle, 30-May-2009.
Worked on the cable car system's underground infrastructure.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"FROST, William".
San Francisco Chronicle, 15-November-2010.
Retired Cable Car Division Electrical Shop Foreman.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"MOORE, Floyd".
San Francisco Chronicle, 28-April-2011.
Retired gripman and 36-year Muni employee.
- Old Cars
- Operations
- Bowman, Becky,
"California St. cable car line down for rest of Wednesday".
San Francisco Chronicle, 10-May-2006.
Loose strand.
- Cabanatuan, Michael,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Diesel bus just can't match the novelty of cable car ride/Frayed line forces tourists onto shuttle from Powell Street".
San Francisco Chronicle, 20-Jun-2006.
Yet another loose strand.
- Cabanatuan, Michael,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Out-of-service cable cars top off rough Muni week".
San Francisco Chronicle, 16-Sep-2006.
Loose strands shut down all lines.
- Cabanatuan, Michael,
"CITY INSIDER/Clipper not so easy to use on cable cars".
San Francisco Chronicle, 25-Jul-2010.
Clipper introduction does not go smoothly on cable car lines.
- Cabanatuan, Michael,
"Cable cars go halfway this week".
San Francisco Chronicle, 28-Mar-2011.
Powell Street shutdown.
- Cabanatuan, Michael,
"Cable car shutdown returns".
San Francisco Chronicle, 25-Apr-2011.
5-day Hyde Street shutdown.
- Curiel, Jonathan,
"S.F.: Cable-car ticket machine out of service".
San Francisco Chronicle, 24-Jun-2008.
Defunct machine confuses potential riders.
- Delgado, Ray,
"A happy turnaround for Powell Street -- cable cars climbing again/
Four-week repairs slowed tourist traffic".
San Francisco Chronicle, 24-Nov-2002.
Tourists and shopkeepers happy with early reopening.
- Elias, Paul,
"San Francisco cable car accidents costs millions".
Assiciated Press, 15-Apr-2013.
Muni pays lots for cable car accidents.
- Epstein, Edward,
"Muni Hatches New Year's Eve Plan Beefed-up staffing and service, free rides". San Francisco Chronicle, 09-Dec-1999.
Muni's plans for New Year's Eve.
- Epstein, Edward,
"Cable Car Turnaround Now a Cushion Job New padding suggested by ergonomist helps San Francisco trim workers' comp claims". San Francisco Chronicle, 13-Dec-2000.
Muni's ergonomic adjustments to the Powell & Market turntable.
- Eskenazi, Joe,
Running of the Bull: Cable Cars Are Trundling Money Away From the Transit You Actually Use.
San Francisco Weekly, 24-April-2013.
Cable cars take money from other transportation.
- Fagan, Kevin, Berton, Justin, San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Rainfall records fall in epic storm".
San Francisco Chronicle, 14-October-2009.
Heavy rain and winds knock down a tree on Hyde Street.
- Gledhill, Linda,
"New Direction for Cable Cars/Youths will be hired to help with the heavy
work at turnarounds". San Francisco Chronicle, 16-Oct-1998.
Entry level personnel will help turn cable cars.
- Goodyear, Charlie,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Cable car line to close for 6 days". San Francisco Chronicle,
09-Apr-2005. California Street line to shut down for repairs.
- Gordon, Rachel and Hendricks, Tyche,
"Mayor seeks motorized turntables for cable cars ". San Francisco Examiner, 04-Sep-1998.
Mayor Brown wants turntables motorized to make life easier for crews.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"Muni seeks fare boost/25 percent increase would be first in 11 years".
San Francisco Chronicle, 08-Jan-2003.
Cable car fare would rise from $2 to $3.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"SAN FRANCISCO: A fare too steep? When cable car rides rose to $5, many riders hopped off".
San Francisco Chronicle, 12-Sep-2006.
The five dollar fare hurts ridership.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"Elite craftsmen keep S.F. cable cars in good shape".
San Francisco Chronicle, 03-Dec-2006.
People who build new cable cars.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"Muni plans to add plainclothes security guards to cable cars".
San Francisco Chronicle, 04-Dec-2006.
Private security guards will watch to see if conductors handle cash properly.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"S.F. cable car fare goes up to $6 on July 1".
San Francisco Chronicle, 08-June-2011.
Cable car fare would rise from $5 to $6.
- Hendricks, Tyche,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Woman's foot pinned by cable car on Nob Hill".
San Francisco Chronicle, 16-Jun-2007. An elderly lady, reported to crossing against
the light at Mason and Pacific, was struck by a cable car and her left foot was pinned under a
wheel.
- Hill, Kelly,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Cable car system stalls on busy day".
San Francisco Chronicle, 04-Jul-2005. Power failure stops the cars
on Independence Day weekend.
- Kane, Will; Knight, Heather; Lee, Stephanie,
"Cable cars get fully functional Clipper readers".
San Francisco Chronicle, 09-Aug-2011.
Handheld Clipper readers finally read cash and not just Fast Passes.
- Kane, Will,
"Cable cars running after water main fixed".
San Francisco Chronicle, 20-Feb-2013.
A water main break delayed opening of the Powell/Mason line.
- Lagos, Marisa,
"California Street cable cars down for the day".
San Francisco Chronicle, 20-Dec-2007.
A loose strand shut down the California Street cable.
- Lee, Henry K,
"Powell Street cable car line out of service today".
San Francisco Chronicle, 17-Oct-2008. Loose strand stops cable.
- Lee, Henry K,
"Cable-car service restored".
San Francisco Chronicle, 10-Sep-2011.
A "communications glitch" stopped service on all three lines.
- Lelchuk, Ilene,
"Cable Cars Can't Get On Track/Tourists, residents begin to ask if famous ride is worth the wait".
San Francisco Chronicle, 04-Mar-2001. Ridership goes down.
- Lelchuk, Ilene,
"Muni cable cars' on-time rate climbs".
San Francisco Chronicle, 05-Jun-2001. A change in schedule makes things better.
- Lelchuk, Ilene,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Frayed steel rope forces closure of 2 cable car lines".
San Francisco Chronicle, 22-Sep-2004.
A frayed cable shuts down the Hyde Street line.
- Lelchuk, Ilene,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Cable cars down for second day in a row".
San Francisco Chronicle, 23-Sep-2004.
Another loose strand shuts down the Powell Street lines.
- Matier, Phillip, and Ross, Andrew,
"No-Show Muni Drivers Leave Cable Car Riders in Lurch/Nobody sure why a dozen skipped shift".
San Francisco Chronicle, 23-Aug-1995.
Big no-show by cable crews.
- McCormick, Erin,
"Getting a Grip". San Francisco Examiner, 26-Jan-1997. A good article about how difficult it is to be a gripman. A good explanation of the technology.
- Orenstein, Natalie,
"All cable cars down for maintenance this weekend". San Francisco Chronicle, 02-Jun-2011.
All lines down.
- Ostler, Scott,
"Take This Job and Shove It ". San Francisco Chronicle, 20-May-1999.
He tries to turn a car on the turntable.
- Rubenstein, Steve,
"Cable car line repairs mean passengers face . . ./A month of buses". San Francisco Chronicle, 30-Oct-2002.
Powell Street shut down for turntable replacement.
- Rubenstein, Steve,
"SAN FRANCISCO/$5 cable car fare has few fans/Tourists slam plan for rise -- conductors, too".
San Francisco Chronicle, 02-Mar-2005.
A shocking $5.00 fare proposed.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Powell-Mason Cable Service Shut for Repairs"
San Francisco Chronicle, 19-Jan-1995.
Line from barn to Bay and Taylor down for repairs.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"SAN FRANCISCO/No Cable Car Runs To Wharf Today".
San Francisco Chronicle, 09-Jul-1996.
Repairs at Mason and Filbert.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Muni rolling toward problems in finances".
San Francisco Chronicle, 16-Jan-2002.
Cable cars see 25 per cent decline in ridership since 11-Sep-2001.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Cable car line back in operation after snapped cable repaired".
San Francisco Chronicle, 24-May-2002.
Rare cable break shuts down California Street line.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"SAN FRANCISCO/Cable car gripman hurt in attack by passenger".
San Francisco Chronicle, 07-Sep-2002.
Vicious assault on a gripman.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Cable car line to reopen on Powell with new turntable".
San Francisco Chronicle, 23-Nov-2002.
Line reopens four days early.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Powell Street cable cars shut down for the day ".
San Francisco Chronicle, 19-May-2006.
Strand alarm stops Powell street cable.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Cable car line down on Powell".
San Francisco Chronicle, 17-Oct-2008.
Loose strand stops Powell street cable.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Cable car service disrupted on Powell Street".
San Francisco Chronicle, 03-Mar-2009.
A faulty cable stopped service from Powell Street to the barn.
- San Francisco Chronicle Staff,
"Cable car troubles - Powell line down again".
San Francisco Chronicle, 05-Mar-2009.
Cable troubles continued to beset Powell Street.
- San Francisco Examiner Staff,
"BAY AREA DATELINES: Cable car repairs on California line".
San Francisco Examiner, 11-Jan-1999.
California Street cable cars shut down for conduit replacement.
- San Francisco Examiner Staff,
"BAY AREA DATELINES: Cable fray shuts part of Powell line".
San Francisco Examiner, 12-Sep-1999.
Loose strand shuts down Powell Street cable.
- Upton, John,
"Muni reopens after downpour closes underground service".
San Francisco Examiner, 19-October-2009.
Big rain stops Powell/Mason line.
- Zaveri, Mihir,
"CITY INSIDER/Muni 5-Fulton roadwork to affect lanes and parking".
San Francisco Examiner, 08-March-2011.
Powell line outages coming.
- Other San Francisco
- Colby, Richard,
"Cable car still on track promoting restaurants".
The Portland Oregonian, 08-Oct-2003. Motorized Cal Cable car, number unknown, to promote a restaurant in Portland.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"Ideas for Hallidie Plaza include reservoir".
San Francisco Chronicle, 02-Dec-2009.
Mayor Newsome's proposal to fill in Hallidie Plaza and turn part of it into a reservoir or cistern.
- Kirby, Carrie,
"Coming to You Live/More people share experiences/with Webcams".
San Francisco Chronicle, 03-Aug-2000. Jayson Agagnier's cable car cam.
- Lelchuk, Ilene,
"Mohammed Nuru/'Mr. Clean' tackles S.F.'s dirtiest street/
Daily hosings with disinfectant".
San Francisco Chronicle, 23-Dec-2001.
Proposal to fill in Hallidie Plaza.
- Morse, Rob,
"Some Things Never Change".
San Francisco Chronicle, 16-Apr-2001. Stupid tourist tricks.
- Stein, Ruthe,
"Anatomy of an Explosion/'The Rock' opts for real thing over digital for cable car demolition".
San Francisco Chronicle, 12-Jun-1996.
Blowing up a fake cable car.
- Wildermuth, John,
"State Fair to feature San Francisco exhibit".
San Francisco Chronicle, 16-Jul-2010.
A cable car goes to the State Fair.
- Rebuilding/Upgrades
- Cabanatuan, Michael,
"Upgrades to Put Cable Cars Out of Commission".
San Francisco Chronicle, 25-Mar-2010.
Cal Cable to close in January 2011 for rebuilding and upgrades.
- Cabanatuan, Michael,
"California St. cable car line closing for repairs".
San Francisco Chronicle, 25-Dec-2010.
Cal Cable to close on 02-January-2011 for rebuilding and upgrades.
- Gordon, Rachel,
"Cable car line down during upgrade work".
San Francisco Chronicle, 15-May-2004.
Cal cable shut down for various work.
- Perkins, Laura,
"Weightlifter pulls cable car off turntable with his teeth".
San Francisco Chronicle, 18-Nov-2005.
Recaps a 1980 stunt to publicize the need to rebuild the system.
Baltimore, Maryland
- Kelly, Jacques, and Rasmussen, Frederick N,
"Relic of cable cars is lost". Baltimore Sun, 14-Jan-2005.
The Druid Hill Avenue powerhouse was destroyed by a fire.
- Vozzella, Laura,
"5-alarm fire engulfs city warehouse". Baltimore Sun, 14-Jan-2005.
Former cable car powerhouse and car barn, used to store coolers, destroyed
by fire.
Binghamton, New York
Brooklyn, New York
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"First Street Railroad in Brooklyn".
Brooklyn Eagle, 03-Jun-1854.
Brooklyn's first horse car line under construction.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"The New Railroads in the City -- Trial Trip".
Brooklyn Eagle, 03-Jul-1854.
Brooklyn's first horse car line tested.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"THE PARK AVENUE CABLE ROAD".
Brooklyn Eagle, 17-Jan-1887.
Brooklyn's first cable line under construction.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"LEASED THE CABLE ROAD".
Brooklyn Eagle, 21-Jan-1887.
Lease arrangements for the new line.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"THE CABLE ROAD".
Brooklyn Eagle, 08-Feb-1887.
Nearly ready to open.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"A GOOD START/Made on the Park Avenue Cable Road".
Brooklyn Eagle, 02-Mar-1887.
Cable running, but no cars yet.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"WERE THEY BROUGHT FROM CHICAGO?".
Brooklyn Eagle, 30-Mar-1887.
Questions about the material used in the road.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"HORSES DYING/The Cable Cars Too Heavy for Them".
Brooklyn Eagle, 07-Apr-1887.
Horses can't handle cars on the non-cabled sections.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"THE FIRST VICTIM".
Brooklyn Eagle, 11-Apr-1887.
Three year old killed by a car.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"THE CABLE ROAD CASUALTY/Nobody to Blame for the Death of Seth Low Fisher".
Brooklyn Eagle, 14-Apr-1887.
Gripman acquitted in killing of three year old boy.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"IT PULLS OFF HORSES' SHOES".
Brooklyn Eagle, 22-Jun-1887.
People complain about the slot.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"ITS FIRST SMASH/A Mishap on the Park Avenue Cable Road".
Brooklyn Eagle, 23-Jun-1887.
The cable breaks.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"TO RUN IN MAY/Cable Cars Will Traverse Montague Street".
Brooklyn Eagle, 25-Feb-1891.
Brooklyn Heights Railroad under construction.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"IN THE CONDUIT/Final Preperations for the Montague Street Line".
Brooklyn Eagle, 11-Jul-1891.
The first cable of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad gets threaded. A poor kid has to crawl
through the blind conduit.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"THE FIRST CAR/Travels Over the Montague Street Road/The Directors and the Officers of the
Company Inspect the Machinery and Admire the New Vehicles for Travel".
Brooklyn Eagle, 15-Jul-1891.
A test of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"DOWN THE HILL/A Cable Car Breaks Away on Montague Street".
Brooklyn Eagle, 09-Feb-1892.
A runaway on the Brooklyn Heights Railroad.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"The Passing of Richardson".
Brooklyn Eagle, 18-Nov-1892.
Deacon Richardson dead.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"THE BROADWAY RAILROAD CABLE".
Brooklyn Eagle, 05-Apr-1893.
First Broadway cable installed.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"CABLE CARS IN BROADWAY/A Trial Trip to Be Made To-morrow Night".
Brooklyn Eagle, 09-May-1893.
First trip Broadway cable trip planned.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
First Cable Car on Lower Broadway.
Brooklyn Eagle, 10-May-1893.
First trip Broadway cable trip.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"Surface Transit in Cities (Excerpt)".
Brooklyn Eagle, 07-Jul-1893.
The Metropolitan's cable lines developed an early reputation for danger.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"THROWN THROUGH A WINDOW/Singular accident on the Montague Street Railroad".
Brooklyn Eagle, 01-Feb-1895.
A sudden stop on the Brooklyn Heights Railroad.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"BATH OF RED PAINT/Basis of a Damage Suit for $1,700 Instituted by Miss May Against W. J. Cockle".
Brooklyn Eagle, 15-Aug-1895.
A bizarre accident near the Brooklyn Heights Railroad.
Dunedin, New Zealand
- Munro, Bruce,
"Proposal to Reinstate High St Cable Car".
The Star Midweeker, 21-Nov-2007.
A proposal to rebuild the Mornington cable tram line, which had been abandoned in 1957.
- Letters to the Editor,
"City Residents and Businesses back High St Cable Car plan".
The Star Midweeker, 28-Nov-2007.
Emails and letters to the editor support the revived cable tram.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas
Los Angeles, California
- Anderton, Frances,
"Party at the Chemosphere: The Flying Saucer House Soars Again". New York Times,
15-Mar-2001. A house with a private funicular.
- Associated Press Staff,
"Historic LA railway to reopen".
San Francisco Chronicle,
10-Mar-2010. Angels Flight may return next month.
- Chavez, Stephanie and Song, Jason,
"Funiculars Still Ply Local Hills". , 04-Feb-2001.
Private funiculars and Hillevators in the LA area.
- DiMassa, Cara Mia,
"Rebirth of Angels Flight/Six years after it was closed following a fatal crash, downtown L.A.'s landmark railway is slated to reopen".
Los Angeles Times, 24-Jan-2007.
The line is being rebuilt; the neighborhood has changed.
- DiMassa, Cara Mia and Becerra, Hector,
"Angels Flight rides again".
Los Angeles Times, 15-Mar-2010.
Angels Flight back in service.
- Leovy, Jill,
"No Angels Flight--Just 153 Steep, Tiring Stairs; Downtown: Since a fatal
crash shut down the funicular railway, many are getting serious workouts,
whether they want to or not".
Los Angeles Times, 29-Mar-2001.
Former customers having a hard time getting up the hill.
- Leovy, Jill,
"Los Angeles; Bunker Hill Trolley Gives Weary Pedestrians a Lift;
Transportation: The city leases a bus to temporarily shuttle people up the
steep bluff as the future of Angels Flight is weighed".
Los Angeles Times, 07-Jul-2001.
City arranges for a "trolley" bus to help people up the hill while
Angels Flight is closed.
- Guzmán, Richard,
"Official Says Angels Flight to Open April 15".
Los Angeles Downtown News, 10-Mar-2010.
Angels Flight may return in April.
- Los Angeles Times Staff,
"Court Flight May be Casualty of War Soon".
Los Angeles Times, 16-Sep-1942.
The problems which killed the Court Flight.
- Los Angeles Times Staff,
"Fire Destroys Antique Autos Used in Films".
Los Angeles Times, 05-Feb-1949.
The Court Flight cars were among the items lost.
- Los Angeles Times Staff,
"Investigating the Angels Flight Accident".
Los Angeles Times, 05-Mar-2001.
Passing the buck.
- Los Angeles Times Staff,
"Suit Filed in Angels Flight Crash Death".
Los Angeles Times, 27-Mar-2001.
Lawsuit names Angels Flight Railway Foundation; Angels Flight Operation Company; Harris and
Associates; Tera Design Inc.; Krakower and Associates; Pacific Engineers Group;
Sullivan Partnership; Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas Inc.; Construction Analysts;
Law/Crandall Inc; Tri-Star Surveying; Pueblo Contracting Services.
- Los Angeles Times Staff,
"Restore Angels Flight, Again".
Los Angeles Times, 05-Jun-2002.
Editorial calling for the rebuilding of the line.
- Malnic, Eric,
"Metal Shavings Yield Clues in Crash of Angels Flight".
Los Angeles Times, 09-Feb-2001.
Slivers of metal found in the drive mechanism.
- Malnic, Eric,
"L.A. Blamed in Death on Angels Flight".
Los Angeles Times, 04-Jun-2002.
Public utilities panel attributes accident to
faulty design and maintenance by the city's redevelopment
agency and poor state oversight.
- McGreevy, Patrick,
"Funicular Car Design Had Called for Brakes; Angels Flight: The devices were dropped from the
reconstruction plan despite engineers' safety concerns, city records show".
Los Angeles Times, 01-Mar-2001.
One way to save a dollar.
- McGreevy, Patrick,
"Funicular Checked by PUC Once Since '96; Accident: Inspection last year focused on Angels
Flight operator's records, not the actual mechanism. Agency criticized lack of detailed
reports".
Los Angeles Times, 15-Feb-2001.
Operators did not keep good records.
- O'Connor, Anne-Marie,
"Angels Flight Crash Mars Preservationist's Vision".
Los Angeles Times, 04-Feb-2001.
John H. Welborne's disappointment.
- Reich, Kenneth,
"Injured Widow of Man Killed on Angels Flight Goes Home; Cable car: Badly injured Lola Praport,
80, faces surgery and a long recuperation in New Jersey".
Los Angeles Times, 16-Feb-2001.
Widow of man killed goes home.
- Reich, Kenneth,
"Family to Sue City, Firms Over Angels Flight Death; Court: The lawyer for
Lola Praport says at a memorial service that one aim will be restoring the
funicular with safer gear".
Los Angeles Times, 16-Mar-2001.
Family of man who was killed want the line reopened, but made safer.
- Reich, Kenneth,
"Los Angeles; Mediation Is Sought for Angels Flight Suit".
Los Angeles Times, 25-May-2001.
Parties in lawsuit seek mediation.
- Reich, Kenneth,
"Angels Flight Is Still Stuck in Park; Railway: Almost 10 months after a
fatal collision, some repairs await a federal accident analysis".
Los Angeles Times, 24-Nov-2001.
Little action so far.
- Rohrlich, Ted,
"Angels Flight Probe Focuses on Cable Spool; Crash: Investigators say a gear or motor that
powers the device is probably responsible. Funicular will stay closed until the cause and a
correction are found".
Los Angeles Times, 03-Feb-2001.
Winding sheave part of problem.
- Shuit, Douglas,
"Angels Flight Cars to Be Stored at Warehouse; Railway: The two vehicles are not suspected of
causing the fatal accident. Investigators plan to examine a huge gear housing on the funicular".
Los Angeles Times, 08-Feb-2001.
Cars placed in storage with PUC permission.
- Shuster, Beth, et al,
"1 Killed, 7 Hurt as Cable Fails on Historic Angels Flight Car".
Los Angeles Times,
02-Feb-2001. Fatal accident on Angel's Flight.
Melbourne, Victoria
- Adelaide, South Australia Mail Staff,
Melbourne's Last Cable Tram Makes Last Trip.
Adelaide, South Australia Mail, 26-Oct-1940.
The final Melbourne cable tram run.
- Launceston, Tasmania Examiner Staff,
First Cable Tram for Museum.
Launceston, Tasmania Examiner, 15-Feb-1939.
The first Melbourne cable tram donated for preservation.
- Melbourne Herald Sun Staff,
A piece of 1890 dug up.
Melbourne Herald Sun, 28-May-2007.
The discovery of cable tram tracks during street renovations.
- Melbourne, Victoria Argus Staff,
Cable Tram for Museum.
Melbourne, Victoria Argus, 29-Nov-1940.
Melbourne's first cable tram arrives at the museum for preservation.
- Townsville Daily Bulletin Staff,
Last Cable Tram/Final Appearance.
Townsville Daily Bulletin, 29-Oct-1940.
Another story about the final Melbourne cable tram run.
New York, New York
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
untitled.
Brooklyn Eagle, 10-Oct-1867.
"The experimental elevated railway on Greenwich street, New York,
(The West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway)
will soon be in operation."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
untitled.
Brooklyn Eagle, 19-Oct-1867.
"...the work on the line in Greenwich street, which appeared to have been
abandoned has been resumed..."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
TOPICS OF TO DAY.
Brooklyn Eagle, 21-Oct-1867.
"The first mile of the elevated railway in Greenwich street, New York,
will be completed in three weeks, or about a month..."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
TOPICS OF TO DAY.
Brooklyn Eagle, 16-Nov-1867.
"The result (of a test on the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway) was not wholly satisfactory."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
TOPICS OF TO DAY.
Brooklyn Eagle, 07-Dec-1867.
Workers discover a relic of the Dutch West India Company.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
TOPICS OF TO DAY.
Brooklyn Eagle, 28-Dec-1867.
"The elevated railroad in Greenwich street will soon be ready for another trial."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
TOPICS OF TO DAY.
Brooklyn Eagle, 07-May-1868.
"A practical test of the work (on the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway) has been again and again
promised the last year or two and as often postponed."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
TOPICS OF TO DAY.
Brooklyn Eagle, 26-Jun-1868.
"The time for a trial trip on the elevated street railway in Greenwich street is again fixed."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
TOPICS OF TO DAY.
Brooklyn Eagle, 01-Jul-1868.
"The long deferred trial of the elevated road on Greenwich street was made the other day..."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
TOPICS OF TO DAY.
Brooklyn Eagle, 14-Jul-1868.
The West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway "is expected to be finished as far as Thirtieth street by
September next."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
untitled.
Brooklyn Eagle, 25-Aug-1868.
"...there seems to be no prospect of (the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway) ever being finished..."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
TOPICS OF TO DAY.
Brooklyn Eagle, 29-Sep-1868.
The West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway is "...regarded by the New York Common Council as a public
nuisance..."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
TOPICS OF TO DAY.
Brooklyn Eagle, 02-Oct-1868.
"The general conclusion, hower, is that if the elevated railway is
practicable, the delay in its construction is inexplicable..."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
The Elevated Railroad.
Brooklyn Eagle, 08-Dec-1868.
The West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway is "evidently a failure."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
TOPICS OF TO DAY.
Brooklyn Eagle, 12-May-1869.
The West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway "has been a mystery of management and a phenomenon of delay."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
untitled.
Brooklyn Eagle, 26-Jul-1869.
"The mysterious delay which attends" the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
The Elevated Railway Purchased by Commodore Vanderbilt.
Brooklyn Eagle, 18-Dec-1869.
"The Elevated Railway Purchased by Commodore Vanderbilt"
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
untitled.
Brooklyn Eagle, 11-Feb-1870.
"While the elevated railway on Greenwich street is making its way patiently and cautiously from
the Battery to Courtlandt street..."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
THE BROADWAY TUNNEL.
Brooklyn Eagle, 15-Mar-1870.
The "... Beach Pneumatic Tunnel under Broadway is still open for exhibition for the benefit of the
Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
THE NEWS.
Brooklyn Eagle, 17-May-1870.
"Two experimental cars on the Elevated Railroad, in Greenwich street, New York ... smashed through
the track, and fell to the pavement..."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
THE NEWS.
Brooklyn Eagle, 18-May-1870.
"The Elevated Railroad has met the fate of Humpty Dumpty..."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
THE NEWS.
Brooklyn Eagle, 15-Jun-1870.
The West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway is a "dizzy and dangerous road."
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"The Broadway Railroad Cable".
Brooklyn Eagle, 05-Apr-1893.
Installing the Broadway cable.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"Cable Cars in Broadway/A Trial Trip to Be Made To-morrow Night".
Brooklyn Eagle, 09-May-1893.
Looking forward to the first test.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"First Cable Car on Lower Broadway".
Brooklyn Eagle, 10-May-1893.
Results of the first test.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"Surface Transit in Cities (Excerpt)".
Brooklyn Eagle, 07-Jul-1893.
Early concerns about safety.
- Trenton Times Staff,
"Cable Car Run Amuck".
Trenton (New Jersey) Times, 16-Jul-1893.
Broadway cable car goes on a rampage.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"The Trolley On Broadway/To Be Operated in Manhattan in a Week".
Brooklyn Eagle, 19-May-1901.
Cable cars to be replaced by electrics.
- Brooklyn Eagle Staff,
"No Cars On Broadway/Work of Removing the Cable Began at 8:30 Last Night -- Traffic Stops Until Tuesday".
Brooklyn Eagle, 26-May-1901.
The transition underway.
- New York Times Staff,
"NEW YORK LOSES ITS LAST HORSE CAR".
New York Times, 29-July-1917.
The last run of the Bleecker Street line.
Oakland, California
- Oakland Tribune Staff,
"Senior-assistance agency works out of Grand edifice "
.
Oakland Tribune, 12-Apr-1998. About the Clay Burrell remodeled
former car house of the Consolidated Piedmont Railway, formerly the
Cox Cadillac showroom.
Levy, Dan,
"Whole Foods setting up shop in Oakland".
San Francisco Chronicle, 23-Nov-2004. Whole Foods will
occupy part of a new project built in and around the
former car house of the Consolidated Piedmont Railway. The article
calls the company by the wrong name.
Providence, Rhode Island
- Davis, Karen A,
"Cables connect College Hill". Providence Journal-Bulletin, 25-Jan-1999.
The story of the Providence Cable Tramway.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Orrick, Dave,
"Central Corridor excavation unearths relic of St. Paul's first mass-transit system".
Saint Paul Pioneer Press, 19-Dec-2009.
Workers dig up yoke from Selby Avenue cable car line.
Seattle, Washington
- Johnson, Gene,
"Pioneer Square pergola leveled by truck". Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
15-Jan-2001. Iron pergola knocked down by a truck.
- Murakami, Kery,
"Pergola remnants may be gone next week". Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
18-Jan-2001. Ruins of pergola being removed.
- Nodell, Bobbi,
"Rebuilt pergola 'a gift' to history and civic pride". Seattle Times,
18-Aug-2002. Iron pergola rededicated.
- Paynter, Susan,
"Restored pergola expected to shine for Christmas". Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
24-Mar-2001. Iron pergola may be rebuilt by Christmas.
- Paynter, Susan,
"Pergola has taken iron work and wills". Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
16-Nov-2001. Iron pergola won't be rebuilt by Christmas, but they're working on it.
- Sunde, Scott,
"Pergola pieces are back, fittingly". Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
18-Jun-2002. Five week reassembly begins.
- Sunde, Scott,
"Pergola will rise again/Schell promises to rebuild Pioneer Square landmark destroyed by truck
". Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
16-Jan-2001. Iron pergola will be rebuilt.
George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Other/Miscellaneous
- Finn, Peter, Washington Post,
"Scene of Austrian Mountain Rail Disaster Called Too Horrible for Words".
San Francisco Chronicle, 13-Nov-2000.
A fire on the Swiss Gletscherbahn Kaprun (Kaprun Glacier Railway) funicular
killed 155.
- Gray, Christoper,
"Streetscapes/The 1893 Cable Building, Broadway and Houston Street; Built for New Technology by McKim, Mead & White ".
New York Times, (May require registration) 07-Nov-1999.
Describes the Cable Building, former powerhouse of the Metropolitan
Street Railway at Broadway and Houston.
- New Zealand Herald Staff,
"Cable car sales to Hawaii". New Zealand Herald, 17-Jul-2001.
Private funiculars.
- San Francisco Examiner Staff,
"WORLD DATELINES/Aerial (!?) car's cable snaps, killing woman".
San Francisco Examiner, 14-Oct-1996.
A broken cable caused a runaway which killed one passenger and closed the Funiculaire du Vieux Québec,
which is NOT an "Aerial" cable car line.
- Bronstein, Phil,
"Every time a bell doesn't ring.../MUNI's treatment of retiring operator sparks protest?".
www.sfgate.com (San Francisco Chronicle), 08-May-2009.
A confusing report about a threatened boycott of the annual bell ringing contest.
- Cooper, Audrey,
"Cable car busted".
www.sfgate.com/City Insider (San Francisco Chronicle), 04-May-2009.
California Street cable cars are down.
- Downing, Shane,
"Remembering The Castro Street Cable Car".
Hoodline, 05-April-2016.
75th anniversary of the end of the Castro Street cable car.
- Koeppel, Geri,
"How Cable Cars Became An Exclusively San Francisco Treat".
Hoodline, 26-February-2016.
Cable car history.
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