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Re: Cablecar sesquicentennial in 2023 - suggestion to Mayor Breed
Author: John
Date: 06-27-2019 - 12:38
Positive Cable Car Control?
synonymouse Wrote:
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> I think the length of the rope would limit the
> extension to around Fillmore. Remember the Cal
> Cable carhouse and winding machinery were located
> at Hyde & California so the second rope all the
> way to Presidio was feasible. As it stands now
> the conduit, channel or gallery carrying the cable
> up to California would need to be upgraded for 2
> ropes. Up to Clay it presumably is adequate for 4
> strands but the rest I dunno.
>
> This would be a good opportunity to do repairs on
> the existing California trackage and maybe
> introduce some improved tech, if such were
> available. I do not favor the "purist" museum
> approach but favor adding every tech improvement
> that comes up and that upgrades safety, operations
> and keeps costs under control.
>
> The idea of a corporate go-fund-me is excellent
> and if interest popped up that might get stodgy
> officialdom motivated. What's changed now is DPW
> is not around to oppose rail operations as it did
> in the fifties.
>
> Another possibiity is to roll in the estension of
> the Mason St. cable to the Wharf proper. That
> project actually made into official plans and
> grant applications IIRC but never was actualized.
> Like the electrification of the #71 bus.
synonymouse Wrote:
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> I think the length of the rope would limit the
> extension to around Fillmore. Remember the Cal
> Cable carhouse and winding machinery were located
> at Hyde & California so the second rope all the
> way to Presidio was feasible. As it stands now
> the conduit, channel or gallery carrying the cable
> up to California would need to be upgraded for 2
> ropes. Up to Clay it presumably is adequate for 4
> strands but the rest I dunno.
>
> This would be a good opportunity to do repairs on
> the existing California trackage and maybe
> introduce some improved tech, if such were
> available. I do not favor the "purist" museum
> approach but favor adding every tech improvement
> that comes up and that upgrades safety, operations
> and keeps costs under control.
>
> The idea of a corporate go-fund-me is excellent
> and if interest popped up that might get stodgy
> officialdom motivated. What's changed now is DPW
> is not around to oppose rail operations as it did
> in the fifties.
>
> Another possibiity is to roll in the estension of
> the Mason St. cable to the Wharf proper. That
> project actually made into official plans and
> grant applications IIRC but never was actualized.
> Like the electrification of the #71 bus.
