San Francisco County: Clay Street Railroad Co., San Francisco, 1873

San Francisco County: Clay Street Railroad Co., San Francisco, 1873

 

In 1873, Andrew Hallidie, front left, combined his father’s wire rope invention with a simple clamping mechanism, which led to the invention of the first passenger-bearing cable car in the world.

 

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Clay Street Hill Railroad Co., San Francisco, 1873

Andrew Hallidie, sitting on the left end of the front bench, was a failed miner, bridge architect, and self-taught engineer. He synthesized his father's wire rope invention with a simple clamping mechanism in 1873 to invent the first passenger-bearing cable car.

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EASTERN TERMINUS OF CLAY STREET HILL RAILROAD, 1873

The Clay Street Hill Railroad Company, the first cable railroad system in the world, was invented and installed by Andrew S. Hallidie. It started operation on August 1, 1873 and ceased on February 15, 1942.

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The Clay Street Hill R. R. Co run by Hallidie was boasted to be the first cable car line in the world, 1873

 

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