Powell St. Cable Car- San Francisco Municipal Railway Part 1

http://www.livevideo.com/video/80sGuy/355B4C9477D5450DBE4A239F9150AA59/powell...

This video shows a ride on the Powell - Hyde Cable Car in San Francisco. Starting out at the cable car turntable at Hyde and Beach Streets. You can see how the turn the cars. Then the ride over the hills along Hyde. A quick view of Lumbard (the famous crocked street). Past the Cable Car Museum. Down Powell Street and a nice view of Union Square, just before the car arrives at the end of the line.

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Travel & Events

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• USA
• travel
• California
• San
• Francisco
• Bay
• Muni
• Powell
• Hyde
• Lumbard
• Street
• Cable
• Car
• turntable
• Museum
• Union
• Square
• Downtow

[BrianEaZy]

Would you pay the driver once you get on ? What if i just step onto the side? lol

[an80sGuy]

@BrianEaZy They have a conductor to collect the fare and check the tickets. They are good at spotting people stepping onto the side. You probably stand a better chance of boarding a Muni bus through the back door without paying, then riding a cable car without paying.

[TheWindowdog]

I am going their in a few day do u have to pay to go on the cabel car

[an80sGuy]

Yeah, about $5 i think.

[yeahithasahemi]

kills me, firefighters must be belted

in and no longer ride the tailboard

and yet these people hang on the side

risking death

[an80sGuy]

Well of course fire trucks travel at a much greater speed then cable cars. But yeah, I see you point. According to local media reports, SF cable cars are the single most dangerous form of transportation in the country. Then again ten million people a year ride them, and all but a relatively few have a safe ride.

[saYer]

I miss SF!

[flagday45]

I love SF and absolutely ADORE the cable cars. Rode 9 times in one day the last time I was there. What a great city.

[FlashConcept]

@BrianEaZy The guy at the back collects the money. But wait until he asks you for the fare. Maybe he didn't notice  (fat chance )

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Love SF.

Love it.

George Vreeland Hill

[Coolasion]

Good thing SF stuck with keeping this cable car system unlike L.A. which is now facing daily traffic jams!

[BucketSeeker]

@an80sGuy Besides, it probably scares the shit out of people when hanging on the side too, they're probably holding on tight! XD just a thought.

[silencedknight]

@TheWindowdog depends on what you have, you can have a pass or a ticket on board, We bought ours for 20 bucks per person.

[gmcbuses]

@lapayasitachula Is it 5 dollars a trip, or is that a round trip. Do they have a Muni mponthly pass.

[gmcbuses]

@an80sGuy If they did not ride like that it would not be San francisco Mate. Rice a Roni it is the San Francisco treat. They should have 2 more cable car lines.

[gallafey]

i would love to ride these i have always had fasination for trams since I was a kid when taking a trip to Blackpool I used to think it was the only place world until I saw US tv show

in the UK & saw these cable cars on shows like The Streets Of San Francisco I also later lurned San Francisco has Trams similer to Blackpools railcoach trams silmiler livery in green & cream