Cable Cars

It was Andrew Halladie provided us with the beloved cable car.

Born in London in 1836, he later adopted his uncle’s surname.

He trained as a mechanic and moved to SF in 1852 where he started a company that made wire rope. After working in the mines for a number of years, and developing a “pro-type” of small cars on cables used in mining, in 1873 he tested the first cable car for people, allowing the development of our hills.

Now people come from all over the world to ride our famous cable cars.