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While most Californians welcomed the recent rain, the wild weather did put a damper on our San Francisco cable cars. Last Monday, we decided to not send the cable cars out on the street, but instead...

Grip Jose Macasocol with Cable Car 12 at the Cable Car Barn in Nob Hill. Some people might assume that only tourists ride cable cars, but we know that locals use them, too. In fact, the easiest way...

Restored Cable Car 8 being readied for return to service Nothing says “San Francisco” quite like our historic cable cars--and they’ll soon be gracing our streets once more. As the city intensifies its...

As work to rehabilitate the California Cable Car Line's gearbox wraps up tonight (cable car service will be back tomorrow – a day early), here's a throwback to 1965, when Muni undertook a similar...

Last Thursday at approximately 1:30 p.m., the fire suppression system in the electrical room at the Cable Car Barn at Mason and Washington streets discharged. This caused the electrical room to fill...

Powell Street Cable Cars Looking Down Powell Street Towards Sutter Street San Francisco’s iconic cable cars are turning 150 this year, and we’re throwing a party to celebrate! Today the SFMTA is...

It’s that time of year again when the air gets crisp, the nights get longer, and Muni's cable cars get festively decked out with boughs of holly, garlands, wreaths, ornaments, glitter and spangles...

When Andrew Hallidie’s first cable car climbed Nob Hill on Clay Street in August 1873, the cars were a brand-new technology to replace the horse-drawn streetcars used at the time. Little did he know...

Earlier this week, we were treated to a tour of the Cable Car Carpentry Shop. Today, we're sharing some of our photographer's great shots and our videographer's take on this little-known corner of...

The Heart of Cable Car Propulsion Today, we are happy to announce the return of all Cable Car service. Over the past ten days, we performed an assortment of upgrades to our Cable Car system. The...

This past July turned out to be a newsworthy month for Muni’s fan favorite vintage lines. A bell ringing contest for the ages rang through Union Square, a new open-aired vehicle joined the fleet, and...

Friedel Klussman, an activist who fought to save San Francisco's cable cars. She's seen here in 1981. San Francisco nearly lost its cable cars in 1947, but thanks to the Citizens’ Committee to Save...