Source: Good News Network
On this day 145 years ago, the first cable streetcar in San Francisco was tested on Clay Street hill. Instigated by Andrew Hallidie, the cable cars went on to become a beloved modern day feature—and are currently the world’s last manually operated cable car system.
Legend says that Hallidie was inspired to reduce the suffering of the horses that hauled streetcars up the notably steep inclines—and when the first gripman hired to operate the car looked down Clay Street, he refused to carry on, so Hallidie took the grip himself and ran the car down the hill and up again without any problems.
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