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![]() 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. | |
Established | 1853 |
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Location | 1201 Mason Street San Francisco, California, United States |
Coordinates | 37°47′41″N 122°24′41″W / 37.794675°N 122.411396°W |
Type | Railway museum |
Website | cablecarmuseum.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.[1]