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Photographer: Marsha A. Matson
Taken: May 24, 2014
Caption: 1906 San Francisco Cable Car
Additional Description: Car number 17of the California Street Cable Railway was built in 1906 to replace cars destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake. It was purchased by Knott's Berry Farm in 1956, repowered to run on batteries and used until 1988. It was then transferred to the City of San Diego for use in the Gaslamp Quarter. Because of incompatible track gauge, the car was never used. It was transferred to the City of Poway in October 1997. The car is in the process of being fully restored and added to the operating roster.
Submitted: May 31, 2014, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p274714
File Size: 1.189 Megabytes

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