The San Francisco Municipal Railway maintains the current fleet of 40 cars. Not all are in service at the same time. The cable cars travel on steel tracks set above a channel enclosing the cable.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUG. 2: A San Francisco cable car on the Powell-Hyde line is turned around near Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021.

These two cars on display in the Cable Car Museum in San Francisco are Sutter Street Dummy No. 46 and Trailer No. 54. No. 54 used to be pulled by horses before the mechanized dummies came along.

William Wiley of San Francisco said the $5 fare would be OK with him because cable cars are more expensive than buses or streetcars to maintain. "If you want to get to Fisherman's Wharf, you can ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Cable Cars are synonymous with San Francisco and recognized around the world. It all started in 1873, with an innovative idea to navigate the city's hills.

A 19th century innovation, San Francisco's cable cars are a National Historic Landmark as well as a tourist attraction. They'll be offline for 10 days.

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 ...