Cable Car Barn Museum

The Cable Car Barn Museum has extensive displays of traditional cable cars, and their photos. There are also mechanical displays as well as a gift shop which is run by Friends of the Cable Car Museum - an organization that is dedicated to preserving the history of cable cars.

http://www.cablecarmuseum.org/

There are three main heritage cable cars on display. These are the earliest cable car of 1873, a Sutter street dummy as well as trailer. The display of photo narration consists of reconstruction effort of 1982 - 1984.

http://www.sfcablecar.com/barn.html

Within the Cable Car Barn & Powerhouse, you will get a view of the real cable winding mechanism/machinery from the elevated gallery. The cable path which enters the building as well as leaves below the street may also be viewed. Significant displays are also available of different mechanical devices like grips, trucks, and track, cable as well as brake mechanisms along with explanations.

The Cable Car Barn Museum is located at 1201 Mason Street San Francisco, CA 94108. This is actually at the junction of Mason Street and Washington Streets. On your visit to the city, you may choose to put up at any of the hotels San Francisco near this area for easy access to the museum.

http://www.cablecarmuseum.org/info.html