The Cable Car Home Page

by Joe Thompson

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

December, 2023 Picture of the Month: Santa waits on the roof of the Santa Express, which will carry him to the Emporium. Note that this item appeared in July, 1952, so it must be a photo of Santa's 1951 ride. (Source: San Francisco Examiner, 1952-07-13). New in December, 2023: On the Cable Cars in San Francisco page: A photo of Santa riding atop a cable car and a 1952 Emporium ad about the Santacade.. Coming in January, 2024: More about the the Johnstown Inclined Plane. Enter Copyright 1996-2023 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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