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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