San Francisco California isn't the only city in the United States of America to
operate Cable Cars in daily transit route service. Chicago once had them too.

The city of Chicago Illinois, had a network of cable car lines from approximately 1882, until they were phased out for good in 1906.

After seeing the San Francisco cable cars first hand on a business trip during the late 1800's, several Chicago politicians, businessmen and transit executives decided
that "Chicago must have a cable car system"! This was the "state of the art" in public transportation technology prior to the introduction of the electric powered streetcar in 1893.

At one point in time during this era, Chicago once had the worlds largest cable car system.

Thanks.
Eddie K.