The Cable Car Home Page

by Joe Thompson

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

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.

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cshrr Clay and Kearny
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).
cshrr Clay and Kearny


The Cable Car Home Page 25 Years
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.

The Cable Car Home Page 25 Years


SF Bay Ferries

Please visit my site about

San Francisco Bay Ferryboats (new url)

SF Bay Ferries

Park Trains

Please visit my page about

Park Trains and Tourist Trains

Park Trains

Blog

As if I didn't have enough websites to keep track of, I now have a blog:

The Pneumatic Rolling-Sphere Carrier Delusion

Blog

Big V

And now I now have another blog, mostly about movies:

The Big V Riot Squad

Big V

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