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Books : San Francisco's California Street Cable Cars (Images of Rail: California)In association with Amazon.com List Price: $19.99 Amazon.com's Price: $15.59 You Save: $4.40 (22%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 978 EAN: 9780738559636 ISBN: 0738559636 Label: Arcadia Publishing Manufacturer: Arcadia Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: September 24, 2008 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Release Date: September 29, 2008 Studio: Arcadia Publishing Sales Rank: 744477 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: San Francisco’s 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 West’s 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 today’s cable car system. Browse for similar items by category:
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