Cable Car On Turntable At Beach, Picture 3, San Fr…
DPP #5002 At Vodickova, Prague, CZ, 2006
DPP #8657 At Narodni Trida Stop, Prague, CZ, 2006
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Very Red Tram, Karlovo Namesti, Prague, CZ, 2006
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Cable Car On Turntable At Beach, Picture 1, San Fr…
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Andel Tram Stop, Andel (Smichov), Prague, CZ, 2007
DPP #7024, Prasny Most, Prague, CZ, 2007
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DPP #8658, Andel (Smichov), Prague, CZ, 2007
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DPP #8315 On Palackeho Most, Prague, CZ, 2007
DPP #8420 On Palackeho Most, Prague, CZ, 2007
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DPP #7158 At Narodni Divadlo, Prague, CZ, 2007
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San Francisco Municipal Railway, Cable House, San Francisco, CA, USA, 1993
Cable Cars aren't universally considered trams. That's the purpose that they serve, though, for all practical purposes. The main thing that makes them different from others is that standard trams are powered through overhead cantenary that powers electric traction motors that power each axle, whereas Cable Cars are pulled along by a cable underneath the street. You can check out www.cablecarguy.com for more technical info. In any case, I got my chance to ride and photograph the San Francisco Municipal Railway, the last of the traditional Cable Car systems, in 1993. All of the other surviving systems operate on the less-standard "funicular system," used on steep hills. Unlike a standard cable car system, a funicular is limited by the fact that the cable is connected to both cars (all TWO! :-)) semi-permanently, so while one goes up the hill, the other goes down. This would never work in S.F., though, since it's a full-service system with many cars running on different streets. Therefore, the cables are controlled from a central cable house, pictured here on the right, which is also the San Francisco Cable Car Museum. The cars then can run semi-independently of the cable house's whims, controlling their access to the constantly moving cables under the street through the use of a "grip," that is sort of between a pliers and an automotive clutch. As such, cable car drivers are called "grip men (or perhaps women)."
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