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Cable Car Facts
 Single Ended Car (Nos. 1-28)Double Ended Car (Nos. 49-60)
Length, Over Bumpers27 feet30 feet 5 inches
Length, Interior Space12 feet10 feet 7 inches
Length, Exterior Space15 feet9 feet
Width, Over Steps7 feet 10 inches8 feet
Weight12,180 lbs11,500 lbs
Height10 feet 3 inches10 feet 3 inches
Seats3034
Truck Center11 feet 8 inches19 feet
Track Gauge3.6 feet3.6 feet
Steepest Grades
Powell-Mason Line: Powell Street between Bush and Pine, 17.5%
Powell-Hyde Line: Hyde Street between Bay and Francisco, 21.3%
California Line: California Street between Grant and Stockton, 18.2%
Cable Car Track Map

Illustrated Roster
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Photo by: David Pirmann
Built new 1973.		 2


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Photo by: Richard Panse
Former number 502.		 3


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Photo by: Richard Panse
Former number 503.		 4


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Photo by: David Pirmann
Built new 1994.
5


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Photo by: David Pirmann
Former number 505.		 6


(image 16344)
Photo by: David Pirmann
Rebuilt 1965.		 7


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Photo by: Richard Panse
Former number 507.		 8


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Collection of: David Pirmann
Former number 508. Being rebuilt by MUNI in 2002.
9


(image 41555)
Photo by: Richard Panse
Built new 1997.		 10


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Photo by: David Pirmann
Former number 510.		 11


(image 16287)
Photo by: David Pirmann
Former number 511. Being rebuilt by MUNI in 2002.		 12


(image 16289)
Photo by: David Pirmann
Former number 512. Suffered accident in 1984 and rebuilt.
13


(image 16291)
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Built new in 1991.		 14


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Photo by: David Pirmann
Built new in 1964, former number 514.		 15


(image 16293)
Photo by: David Pirmann
Former number 515.		 16


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Photo by: David Pirmann
Built new (with original roof) in 1990. (The 1974 picture of car 16 is original 516 after renumbering in 1973.)
17


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Collection of: David Pirmann
Former number 517.		 18


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Photo by: Richard Panse
Built new in 1961, formerly number 518.		 19


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Photo by: Frank Hicks
Built new in 1986; former number 519 retired.		 20


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Photo by: David Pirmann
Former number 520.
21


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Photo by: David Pirmann
Built new in 1992. Former number 521 retired.		 22


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Photo by: Richard Panse
Former number 522.		 23


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Photo by: Frank Hicks
Former number 523.		 24


(image 41529)
Photo by: Richard Panse
Former number 524.
25


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Collection of: David Pirmann
Former number 525.		 26


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Photo by: Richard Panse
Former number 526.		 27


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Photo by: Richard Panse
Former number 527.		 28


(image 16322)
Photo by: David Pirmann
Former number 501; retired. A new number 28 is being built new by MUNI in 2002.
49


(image 16323)
Collection of: David Pirmann
50


(image 39658)
Photo by: Frank Hicks
51


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Collection of: David Pirmann
52
53


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Photo by: Richard Panse
54


(image 16337)
Collection of: David Pirmann
55


(image 16338)
Collection of: David Pirmann
56


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Collection of: David Pirmann
57


(image 41503)
Photo by: Richard Panse
58


(image 41507)
Photo by: Richard Panse
59


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Photo by: Joe Grillo
60


(image 41508)
Photo by: Richard Panse
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