Sutter Street Railway
The Sutter Street Railway was originally a horsecar line in San Francisco. In 1877 the line was converted to cable car operation.[1] The line introduced the side grip, and lever operation, both designed by .
Sutter Street Railway's grip car 46 and trailer 54 have been preserved and are displayed in the San Francisco Cable Car Museum.[2]
Steam-powered extension[]
A Russian gauge extension was built through the Marina District to the Presidio of San Francisco in 1877. Former horsecars were pulled over this line by two 0-4-0 tank locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works (C/N 4121 & 4125). These steam dummy locomotives were named Harbor View and Casebolt. After the extension was sold to the Presidio and Ferries Railroad in 1880, these locomotives operated as numbers 1 and 2 until the line was destroyed by the San Francisco earthquake.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Trimble, Paul C. (2004). Railways of San Francisco. Arcadia Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 9780738528878.
- ^ "About the San Francisco Cable Car Museum". Friends of the Cable Car Museum. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ Borden, Stanley T. (1971). "San Francisco Steam Dummies". The Western Railroader. Francis A. Guido. 34 (376): 7 & 9.
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