San Francisco’s iconic cable cars celebrated a century-and-a-half in style after city leaders, public transit fans and historical reenactors kicked off a birthday celebration.

San Francisco cable cars are all fairly similar in appearance and are made of Alaskan spruce, oak, canvas, brass and steel. There are 40 cable cars still in service, plus "survivor" cars from ...

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.

As holiday traditions go, the decorating of San Francisco’s cable car fleet may stand out as one of the most unique.

Cable Cars are synonymous with San Francisco and recognized around the world. It all started in 1873 with an idea to navigate the city's hills.

Rick Laubscher, the president of the Market Street Railway nonprofit, is proposing that San Francisco name a cable car after Tony Bennett.

A Muni study suggests, among other things, suspending San Francisco's legendary cable car and historical streetcar service as soon as mid-2025 to help make up part of $300 million shortfall.

The cable car system of San Francisco is the last manually operated cable car system in the world, with three of the original twenty-three lines still operating today. With these systems being inst… ...

Ride a classic cable car is ranked #18 out of 30 things to do in San Francisco. See pictures and our review of Ride a classic cable car.