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The Cable Car in America

The Cable Car in America
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Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 1503616754
ISBN-13 : 9781503616752
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Book Synopsis The Cable Car in America by : George W. Hilton

Download or read book The Cable Car in America written by George W. Hilton and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enriched with almost 700 illustrations, this book has long been the definitive study of the American cable car, a widely touted form of urban transportation that operated in 29 cities across the United states. This once-promising technology proved inefficient, however, and cable cars were soon replaced by electric trolley cars. Today, they are only to be found as a tourist attraction traversing the steep hill of San Francisco.


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