Summary of Cable Car Museum
Cable Car Museum
1201 Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94108
415-474-1887
If you want to know how a cable car works, this is the place to learn. The worlds first cable car rests here and with it a concise explanation of how those little cable cars go halfway to the stars. In an underground viewing area, you can look at the systems enormous cable wheels, which pull 11 miles of cable at 9.5 miles per hour. The cable cars move by clamping onto it and stop by their release. Examine closely the steel cables, gears, and pulleys that bring this citys most famous transportation to life. Dont miss the gift store.Admission is free.
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