The Cable Car In America
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The Cable Car In America
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Author : George Woodman Hilton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
The Cable Car In America written by George Woodman Hilton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Transportation categories.
Enriched with almost 700 illustrations, this book has long been the definitive study of the American cable car, a widely touted form of urban transportation that operated in 29 cities across the United States. This once-promising technology proved inefficient, however, and cable cars were soon replaced by electric trolley cars. Today, they are only to be found as a tourist attraction traversing the steep hills of San Francisco. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
The Cable Car In America A New Treatise Upon Cable Or Rope Traction As Applied To The Working Of Street And Other Railways By George W Hilton Cartography By James A Bier
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Author : George Woodman Hilton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Cable Car In America A New Treatise Upon Cable Or Rope Traction As Applied To The Working Of Street And Other Railways By George W Hilton Cartography By James A Bier written by George Woodman Hilton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Railroads, Cable categories.
Maybelle The Cable Car
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Author : Virginia Lee Burton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Maybelle The Cable Car written by Virginia Lee Burton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Cable cars (Streetcars) categories.
Maybelle is a San Francisco cable car. This tale recounts the battle to keep the cable cars running on the San Francisco hills when the city fathers decide they should be scrapped.
Maybelle The Cable Car
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Author : Virginia Lee Burton
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback
Release Date : 1996-01-01
Maybelle The Cable Car written by Virginia Lee Burton and has been published by Turtleback this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Maybelle loves to carry people up and down the hilly streets of San Francisco, until the City Fathers decide that she should be taken out of service in the name of progress.
San Franciscos California Street Cable Cars
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Author : Walter Rice, PH. PH.
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-09-01
San Franciscos California Street Cable Cars written by Walter Rice, PH. PH. and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-01 with categories.
San Franciscoas internationally recognized cable cars are the symbol of the individual character of a great city. The California Street cable car line is one of only three remaining lines in the city. The California Street Railway, or Cal Cable, was developed and opened by Leland Stanford, one of the builders of the transcontinental railroad and later founder of Stanford University. Indeed, the iconic line, intimately connected with some of the Westas pioneer businessmen, was sold, expanded, and reached its peak mileage just after 1890, only to be destroyed in the great earthquake and fire of 1906. As resilient as the city it served, Cal Cable was rebuilt and lasted as an independent business longer than any other private San Francisco transit operation. Cut down to its present form in 1954, that remnant and its double-ended cars survive as an integral part of todayas cable car system.
Chicago Cable Cars
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Author : Greg Borzo
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2012-11-06
Chicago Cable Cars written by Greg Borzo and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-06 with History categories.
When most people hear "cable car" they think "San Francisco." Yet for almost one-quarter of a century Chicago boasted the largest cable car system the world has ever seen, transporting more than one billion riders. This gigantic public work filled residents with pride--and filled robber barons' pockets with money. It also sparked a cable car building boom that spread to twenty-six other U.S. cities. But after twenty-five years, the boom went bust, and Chicago abandoned its cable car system. Today, the fascinating story of the rise and fall of Chicago's cable cars is all but forgotten. Having already written the history of the "L," Greg Borzo guides readers through a stretch of Chicago's transit history that most people never knew existed--even though they have been walking past, riding over and even dining in remnants of it for years. . .
San Francisco S California Street Cable Cars
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Author : Walter Rice
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2008
San Francisco S California Street Cable Cars written by Walter Rice and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
San Franciscos internationally recognized cable cars are the symbol of the individual character of a great city. The California Street cable car line is one of only three remaining lines in the city. The California Street Railway, or Cal Cable, was developed and opened by Leland Stanford, one of the builders of the transcontinental railroad and later founder of Stanford University. Indeed, the iconic line, intimately connected with some of the Wests pioneer businessmen, was sold, expanded, and reached its peak mileage just after 1890, only to be destroyed in the great earthquake and fire of 1906. As resilient as the city it served, Cal Cable was rebuilt and lasted as an independent business longer than any other private San Francisco transit operation. Cut down to its present form in 1954, that remnant and its double-ended cars survive as an integral part of todays cable car system.
San Francisco S Magnificent Streetcars
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Author : Kenneth C. Springirth
language : en
Publisher: America Through Time
Release Date : 2015
San Francisco S Magnificent Streetcars written by Kenneth C. Springirth and has been published by America Through Time this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.
San Francisco's first cable car line opened in 1873. The successful development of the electric streetcar by Frank Sprague in 1888 plus the 1906 San Francisco earthquake resulted in the decline of the cable car system. Concerned that the cable car system would vanish, San Francisco resident Friedel Klussmann rallied public support to save the cars. The 1982 shutdown of the cable car lines for their rebuilding led to Trolley Festivals beginning in 1983 until 1987 using a variety of historic streetcars on Market Street. Those successful festivals resulted in rebuilding the streetcar track on Market Street and the establishment of the F streetcar line in 1995 using Presidents' Conference Committee streetcars purchased from Philadelphia and refurbished in a variety of paint schemes that represented cities that once had streetcar service. In addition, the line features vintage Peter Witt streetcars from Milan, Italy; a boat like streetcar from England; and other unique cars. During 2000, the F line was extended to Fisherman's wharf and has become one of the most successful streetcar lines in the United States. This book is a photographic essay of "San Francisco's Magnificent Streetcars" along with its historic cable cars and hill climbing trolley coaches.
San Francisco S Powell Street Cable Cars
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Author : Emiliano Echeverria
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2005
San Francisco S Powell Street Cable Cars written by Emiliano Echeverria and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
San Francisco's cable cars are an internationally recognized symbol of the city, but they also have a long and fractious history. There are actually three cable lines in operation today: the California Street line and the two Powell Street lines-- the Powell-Mason and Powell-Hyde. The Powell Street lines have been the subject of much controversy through the years, due to a complex lineage of private and public ownership. Cable cars on Powell Street began in 1888, operating under the Ferries and Cliff House Railway Company and utilizing the same basic design pioneered by Andrew Hallidie in 1873. Among the story's twists and turns are the line's actual routes following the 1906 earthquake, which caused heavy damage and forced major repairs. Post-quake, United Railroads was able to replace many of the cable car lines with streetcars, including a part of the Powell Street system. San Francisco at one time had eight separate cable car operators. Gradually most were replaced by streetcars, buses, and trolley buses, given the complexities and expense of cable systems. The Powell lines were taken over by the city in 1944, but the mayor tried to abandon them in 1947. The public disapproved of this move, and since then the Powell Street line has only grown in stature and its importance to San Francisco.
Watermusic In The Track
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Author : Mike Phipps
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Watermusic In The Track written by Mike Phipps and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Cable cars (Streetcars) categories.