The systems have been especially successful in Latin America, where massive cities and dramatic landscapes make building roads, rail lines and subway tunnels difficult. Mi Teléferico, shown here, ...
Before the Great Earthquake of 1906, there were more than 600 cable cars in San Francisco. By 1912, there were less than 100. Today, there are 44. Every few years, a cable car must be replaced—a ...
NATIVE SON: San Francisco is replacing key cable car equipment and planning a $31.2 million power upgrade to keep the historic system running, Carl Nolte writes.