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Clay Street Hill Railroad open grip car No. 8 from 1873 on display in the Cable Car Museum

San Francisco Cable Car Museum · Nob Hill

Clay Street Hill Railroad Car No. 8

Now showingPermanent collection·Free

The lone surviving car from the world's first cable car line, which Andrew Hallidie opened in 1873. It went to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and has been on display here since 1966.

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