San Francisco Railway Powell & Hyde Cable Car is the Friday Pic of the Week. Cable cars were invented in San Francisco in 1873, and would go on to become an icon of the city. The Powell & Hyde line runs uphill from a terminal at Powell and Market Streets to the north, before crossing over the California Street line at the top of the hill. The route then turns to the left and continues uphill along Jackson Street, while the cable cars operating in the opposite direction travel down Washington Street. The route then turns right and procedes downhill on Hyde Street to the Hyde & Beach terminal at the waterfront. This line was constructed using parts of the old O’Farrell, Jones & Hyde and Washington & Jackson lines, which had been taken out of service in May of 1954.
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