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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 hill of San Francisco.
Contents
Preface Part I. Cable Traction: 1. The invention 2. The expansion 3. The grip 4. The cable 5. The conduit 6. The powerhouse 7. Cable economics 8. The decline Part II. The Individual Cable Lines: San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Missouri, Cincinnati, New York, Los Angeles, Binghampton, Hoboken, St. Louis.