{"id":3497,"date":"2012-12-17T07:55:19","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T14:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=3497"},"modified":"2013-01-03T21:29:44","modified_gmt":"2013-01-04T04:29:44","slug":"historic-cable-car-ride-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=3497","title":{"rendered":"Historic Cable Car Ride in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bay<\/a>If’ you’ve never been to San Francisco, you’re missing out. \u00a0After visiting hundreds of cities across the globe, this is one that you can’t miss. \u00a0There is nothing quite like it because of its landscape, history, and culture that you can’t seem to find anywhere else. \u00a0One of the most important things to do when visiting the city, it to take a trip on the historic Cable Cars.<\/p>\n

The Historic Cable Cars<\/h2>\n

According to the source for San Francisco Travel<\/a>, the first line started operation on August 2nd 1873. \u00a0After riding on the car you’ll realize that not much has changed since then. \u00a0They must be going for the vintage look, because the paint is peeling off the walls, the benches are loose, and you feel like it’s going to lose its brakes at all times. \u00a0This isn’t for those with a weak stomach. \u00a0It is more like a roller-coaster than a train ride.<\/p>\n

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Cable Car Turnaround<\/p><\/div>\n

In a world where everything is being ran by computers, and manual labor is a thing of the past, a ride on the Cable Car will help you to realize that this isn’t the case everywhere. \u00a0No computers run these things, it is all based on the cables that are buried below the streets of San Francisco.<\/p>\n

The gripman is what they call the “driver.” \u00a0He has a huge lever that controls the speed of the car, as well as a footbrake for any emergencies. \u00a0The guy who “gripped” our car was absolutly ripped. \u00a0Each time we fired it up after a quick stop he would grab hold of the lever and pull it back with all his might.<\/p>\n

The turnaroud is also a very manual process. \u00a0The car comes to the end of the line and stops on a Rotating disc. \u00a0The gripman and his attendents hop off the car, and manually push the car 180 degrees, putting it heading back the other direction.<\/p>\n