San Francisco's cable car system is the last of its kind in the United States, given the title of a National Historic Landmark in 1964. The cable car was conceived after Andrew Smith Hallidie ...

The San Francisco cable cars are the most entertaining and iconic way to travel from one part of the city to the next. And ...

Andrew Hallidie's work on the "endless wire rope way," issued to him on January 17, 1861, led to cable cars a decade later.

As holiday traditions go, the decorating of San Francisco’s cable car fleet may stand out as one of the most unique. Every year, scores of volunteers — along with a few off-duty cable car ...

Numerous bus, streetcar and cable car routes on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's "Muni" system render a car unnecessary. Individual rides on bus and rail cost $2.50 and cable ...