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Cable car (railway)

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A cable car rides on a track.

11 Cable Car on Powell St crop, SF, CA, jjron 25.03.2012.jpg
11 Cable Car on Powell St crop, SF, CA, jjron 25.03.2012.jpg
A big rope moves under the street. The car grabs the rope to move. This helps it go up hills. It is fun to ride!
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Cable car.theora.ogv
Do you want to ride one?

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File:11 Cable Car on Powell St crop, SF, CA, jjron 25.03.2012.jpg
11 Cable Car on Powell St crop, SF, CA,...
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Minories stationLBR.jpg
File:Cable Driving Plant, Designed and Constructed by Poole and Hunt, Baltimore, MD.jpg
Cable Driving Plant, Designed and...
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Cablecarpicjpg.jpg
File:San Francisco Cable Car Power House.jpg
San Francisco Cable Car Power House.jpg
File:Cablecar tracks in San Francisco, 1970.jpg
Cablecar tracks in San Francisco, 1970.jpg
File:Melbourne cable tram 1905.jpg
Melbourne cable tram 1905.jpg
File:Cable car on Yesler Way at 3rd Avenue in 1940.gif
Cable car on Yesler Way at 3rd Avenue in 1940.gif
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