San Francisco Cable Car

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cable car system
gptkbp:annualRidership ~7 million (pre-pandemic)
gptkbp:category Tourist attraction in San Francisco
Heritage railway
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:depot gptkb:Cable_Car_Barn_and_Powerhouse
gptkbp:fareControl $8 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:featuredIn Various films and TV shows
gptkbp:heritageStatus Historic mechanical engineering landmark
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label San Francisco Cable Car
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Andrew_Smith_Hallidie
gptkbp:line gptkb:California_Street
gptkb:Powell-Hyde
gptkb:Powell-Mason
3
gptkbp:location gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 9.5 mph (15 km/h)
gptkbp:museum gptkb:San_Francisco_Cable_Car_Museum
gptkbp:notableFeature Manually operated turntables
Only manually operated cable car system in the world
gptkbp:opened 1873
gptkbp:operator gptkb:San_Francisco_Municipal_Railway
gptkbp:powerSource Central powerhouse
gptkbp:propulsion Cable-driven
gptkbp:restored 1982-1984
gptkbp:systemLength 9.7 miles
gptkbp:trackGauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus National Historic Landmark
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:transportation
Tourism
gptkbp:website https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/cable-cars
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cable_Car
gptkb:Financial_District,_San_Francisco
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6