San Francisco Cable Car Museum

Cable Car Museum
Exterior of the Ferries and Cliff House Railway Co. building which was constructed in 1887 and houses the cable car winding station, motors, and museum. The smoke stack in the rear was damaged in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, restored then soon decommissioned when steam power was replaced with electrical power at the winding station.
Location within San Francisco
San Francisco Cable Car Museum (California)
San Francisco Cable Car Museum (the United States)
Established1853
Location1201 Mason Street
San Francisco, California, United States
Coordinates37°47′41″N 122°24′41″W / 37.794675°N 122.411396°W / 37.794675; -122.411396
TypeRailway museum
Websitecablecarmuseum.org

The Cable Car Museum is a free museum in the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Located at 1201 Mason Street, it contains historical and explanatory exhibits on the San Francisco cable car system, which can itself be regarded as a working museum.

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