Cities previously operating cable cars Cable car (railway)




1 cities operating cable cars

1.1 australia
1.2 colombia
1.3 france
1.4 lebanon
1.5 new zealand
1.6 philippines
1.7 portugal
1.8 united kingdom
1.9 isle of man
1.10 united states





cities operating cable cars
australia

cable tram , trailer on st kilda line in melbourne in 1905



melbourne (1885–1940, melbourne cable tramway system)
sydney (1886–1905)

colombia

bogotá, destroyed during bogotazo (1948)

france

paris (tramway funiculaire de belleville 1873–1935)

lebanon

beirut (late 1880 s until destruction during lebanese civil war)

new zealand

dunedin (1881–1957, dunedin cable tramway system)
wellington (1902–1979, original wellington cable car hybrid system)

philippines

manila (early 1900s - 1930s, manila- malabon railway.)

portugal

lisbon (converted regular tram lines in 20th century: são sebastião, estrela, , graça)

united kingdom

great orme tramway tram no.4 descending old road, llandudno



birmingham (birmingham central tramways co., 1888–1911, converted electric traction)
edinburgh (edinburgh corporation tramways, 1899–1923, converted electric traction)
glasgow (glasgow subway, 1896–1935, converted electric traction)
hastings
liverpool (trial in 1883)
london, england (1884–1909, connecting archway highgate, first cable car in regular operation in europe)
the lynton , lynmouth cliff railway (1890 onwards)
matlock (1893–1927, matlock cable tramway)
llandudno, wales (the great orme tramway), although operates funicular railway cable powered street tramway still carrying passengers in great britain.

isle of man

douglas (1896–1929)

united states

a seattle cable car in 1940, before service ended. seattle last city in u.s. abandon street cable railways, last 3 lines closing in 1940, leaving san francisco u.s. city cable cars continued operate.



baltimore, maryland (1890–1897)
binghamton, new york (trial in 1885)
brooklyn, new york

new york , brooklyn bridge railway
brooklyn cable company s park avenue line
brooklyn heights railroad s montague street line


butte, montana (1889–1897)
chicago, illinois (1882–1906)

chicago city railway
north chicago street railroad
west chicago street railroad


cincinnati, ohio
cleveland, ohio
denver, colorado (1886–1900, denver tramway)
grand rapids, michigan
hoboken, new jersey (1886–1892, north hudson county railway s hoboken elevated)
kansas city, missouri (1885–1913), including 9th st incline (1888–1902)

8th st. tunnel in use (1887–1956)



los angeles, california (1885–1889) second street cable railway, (1886–1902) temple street cable railway, (1889–1896) los angeles cable railway
new york city

west side , yonkers patent railway s ninth avenue line
new york , brooklyn bridge railway
third avenue railroad s 125th street crosstown line
third avenue railroad s third avenue line
metropolitan street railway s broadway line
metropolitan street railway s broadway , columbus avenue line
metropolitan street railway s broadway , lexington avenue line
irt ninth avenue line (defunct)


newark, new jersey (1888–1889)
oakland, california (1886–1899)
omaha, nebraska
philadelphia, pennsylvania
pittsburgh, pennsylvania
portland, oregon (1890–1904)
providence, rhode island
st. louis, missouri
saint paul, minnesota
san diego, california (1890–1892)
seattle, washington (1888–1940)
sioux city, iowa
spokane, washington (1899–1936)
tacoma, washington (1891–1938)
tulsa, oklahoma
washington, d.c. (1890–1899, part of washington streetcar system)
wichita, kansas




^ hilton (1982), p. 167.
^ hilton (1982), pp. 389–407.
^ hilton (1982), p. 465.






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