San Francisco cable cars are all fairly similar in appearance and are made of Alaskan spruce, oak, canvas, brass and steel. There are 40 cable cars still in service, plus "survivor" cars from ...

In the 1890s there were eight different companies with as many as 23 cable car lines in San Francisco. Today there are three lines. Annual ridership was 5.7 million people in 2019.

Cable cars in San Francisco are cute and old-fashioned, in the best kind of way. If you charge off to ride a cable car, your fun adventure could turn into an annoying one.

San Francisco's charming cable cars are turning 150 years old this year. To commemorate the city's iconic symbol, public transit officials are kicking off a six-month celebration -- starting with ...

Cable car 24 dedicated to Willie Mays is seen from a cable car dedicated to Tony Bennett as they wait in line to begin their runs in San Francisco, Thursday, March 14, 2024.

Cable car No. 53 took a special Valentine’s Day ride up Nob Hill in San Francisco on Wednesday morning, including a stop outside the Fairmont Hotel, where the car was officially dedicated to the ...

150 years ago this month, the first cable car made its way down a San Francisco street with its inventor, Andrew Hallidie, at the controls. Andrew Hallidie returned to San Francisco in 1857, where ...

The cable car dedicated to the late Tony Bennett rolls past the landmark Fairmont hotel where the singer first performed the song that would forever tie him to San Francisco.