Why SF cable cars are so iconic: A history

Well before the bell-dings of Rice-A-Roni ads brought long lines of tourists, cable cars were a mainstay of San Francisco transportation. In fact, cable cars reigned. At twice the speed of horse-pulled carriages, these boxy rattlers could climb the city’s steepest hills when horses wouldn’t dare. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*2xJLjVu9OY_MMWlZPYzOGg.png" style="height:442px; width:700px" /> A cable car running in March 2023. Photo by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sergesegal/52760235705/in/photolist-2ooeZWi-2o3GXgE-2hKiVFL-2jEaZfz-2m3zDaG-2nhdDyg-2hA5s6L-2oajCst-LPdDKn-2nxVj9u-2kifGGT-xa5gFE-2nnxF6z-Yp1GP3-GarG89-wuR6DT-2hMQdiM-NbMyJc-2dZKmFW-pT7kcS-2o22KVQ-xrHh5F-2nnsKCB-kmckQG-2gdgQUR-2nhNDqc-2kDuMn6-p2dWSN-LLrawG-KAC2bL-xadytF-2o27CAY-2gBQqWv-2hA5soQ-4WirT4-pcmKso-xsirpa-2kHdPgz-SFxusa-xa6Ueh-xrHmp2-2n2STcb-8yv9QR-21wNnQo-G9PFsp-6GqUtz-hBpyoD-rMX5Y4-BLjXWN-L2GqC" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Sergiy Galyonkin</a>. Today, cable cars make for quaint selfies on our Instagram grid, but they were a real game changer 150 years ago. <a href="https://thebolditalic.com/why-sf-cable-cars-are-so-iconic-a-history-895e30e50784">Learn More</a>