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  2. San Francisco cable car system - Wikipedia

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    The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system and an icon of the city of San Francisco.The system forms part of the intermodal urban transport network operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, which also includes the separate E Embarcadero and F Market & Wharves heritage streetcar lines, and the Muni Metro modern light rail system.

  3. Cable cars in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    In 1900 the Chicago City Railway was the largest cable operator in the country. Incorporated on February 14, 1859, it was well managed and progressive from its beginning. In 1880 their president had inspected the successful San Francisco lines, and felt cable could be used in Chicago. In 1882 they opened the first cable lines outside of San ...

  4. San Francisco Municipal Railway - Wikipedia

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    The San Francisco Municipal Railway (/ ˈ m juː n i / MEW-nee; SF Muni or Muni), is the primary public transit system within San Francisco, California.It operates a system of bus routes (including trolleybuses), the Muni Metro light rail system, three historic cable car lines, and two historic streetcar lines.

  5. List of defunct San Francisco Municipal Railway lines

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    Previous service under the San Francisco and San Mateo Electric Railway only reached as far as Baden in South San Francisco. After being bought and sold several times, the line came under the ownership of the United Railroads of San Francisco, under whom it was finally built out to San Mateo with service starting on December 31, 1902. [50]

  6. List of San Francisco Municipal Railway lines - Wikipedia

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    The San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) is the primary public transit system for San Francisco, California. Muni is part of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which is also responsible for the streets, parking, traffic signals, and other transportation in the city. In 2019, Muni had the eighth-highest ridership among systems ...

  7. Chicago City Railway - Wikipedia

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    In 1880, superintendent Charles Holmes visited San Francisco to see the new and successful cable car lines there, and could see a use for cable cars in Chicago. As with most cities which would use cable cars, the problem in flat-landed Chicago was not one of grades and steep hills and valleys, but of pure transportation capacity.

  8. List of streetcar systems in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Purchased by the city of San Francisco in 1952, with one line of the system reopened, and still in service. Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railway: Cable February 16, 1880: May 6, 1912 San Francisco cable car system [32] San Francisco: Cable 1878 Muni Metro: Electric Light rail (after 1980s upgrades) c. July 29, 1891. 1917 (1980) Renovated as ...

  9. Template:San Francisco cable car system lines - Wikipedia

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    This is a route-map template for the San Francisco cable car system, a United States cable car network.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.