Andrew Smith Hallidie Andrew Smith Hallidie tested the first cable car at 4 o’clock in the morning, August 2nd, 1873, on Clay Street, in San Francisco. His idea for a steam engine powered – cable driven – rail system was conceived in 1869, after witnessing horses being whipped while they struggled on the wet cobblestones […]

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