Cable Cars of San Francisco
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The document provides a history and timeline of the cable cars in San Francisco: - Andrew Hallidie tested the first cable car system in 1873 which led other lines to convert from animal power to cable cars. - By 1912, only 8 cable car lines remained but buses started replacing them in the 1940s as the mayor sought to close the system. - In 1947, citizen Friedel Klussmann rallied to save the cable cars through a petition that forced the city to maintain the iconic Powell Street line.
Cable Cars of San Francisco
- 1. The Cable Cars of San Francisco
- 2. Photos Andrew Hallidies First Cable Car, 1872
- 3. Photos The Hyde Street Cable Car Then and Now Next: The Ballad of the Hyde Street Grip by Gelett Burgess, 1904
- 4. Photos
- 5. Brief Timeline for the Cable Cars of San Francisco 1873 August 2 - Andrew Hallidie tested the first cable car system near the top of Nob Hill at Clay and Jones Streets 1877 - Sutter Street Railroad converts from animal power to cable with no break in service 1887 - Washington-Mason powerhouse and carbarn built 1892 April - First electric streetcars with overhead wires began running in San Francisco 1912 May - Eight cable car lines remained in service in San Francisco 1941 April - Castro cable line taken over by buses 1942 February - Sacramento-Clay line taken over by buses 1947 - Mayor Lapham attempts to close down cable car system 1947 March 4 - Friedel Klussmann rallied a new group called the Citizen's Committee to Save the Cable Cars 1947 April 3 - The Citizen's Committee to Save the Cable Cars began a petition drive for a charter amendment with the City of San Francisco to save the cable cars 1947 May 1 - The City Attorney ruled against the Utilities Manager James Turner, thereby allowing the citizens of San Francisco to vote on the charter amendment to continue operating the cable car system 1947 Nov. 4 - Measure 10 won by a vote of 166,989 to 51,457 forcing the City of San Francisco to maintain and operate the Powell Street cable car system 1964 Oct. 1 - Official ceremony at Hyde and Beach designated San Francisco's cable car system a special "moving" National Historic Landmark 1998 Jan. 15 - First female grip operator, Fannie Mae Barnes, operates a cable car after developing the great upper body strength needed for the grip and brakes Click HERE for a more complete timeline for the San Francisco cable cars
- 6. To dramatize his conviction that the cable car system in San Francisco must be shut down for good, Mayor Roger Lapham harnessed a horse to one car and drove it down one of the cable car tracks
- 7. The Cable Car Lady, Friedel Klussmann The woman who saved San Franciscos cable cars To read more about Friedel Klussmann http://sfhcbasc.blogspot.com/2012/08/san-franciscos-cable- car-lady.html
- 8. Photos Cable Car Engine Room