San Francisco Cable Car Cable Segment

The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system.  An icon of San Francisco, California, the cable car system forms part of the intermodal urban transport network operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway.  Of the twenty-three lines established between 1873 and 1890, three remain (one of which combines parts of two earlier lines):  two routes from downtown near Union Square to Fisherman's Wharf, and a third route along California Street.  They are among the most significant tourist attractions in the city.  The cable cars are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The specimen owned is an approximate 5-1/2" section of authentic cable taken during the 1982-1984 rehabilitation program, wrapped by a commemorative band that explains the cable's history, plus dimensions and length of the whole cable car system.