Talk:San Francisco cable car system

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Contents 1 Only Moving National Landmark 2 cablecarchase.com 3 WikiProject Trains importance scale 4 How do they work? 5 Track gauge??

[edit] Only Moving National Landmark

Is this really true? The National Landmark entry page shows the USS Constitution, and there are many other ships on the list that also sail. Is sailing the same as moving? —Preceding unsigned comment added by John3165 (talk • contribs) 05:09, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] cablecarchase.com

cablecarchase.com has lapsed and recommend that it be removed. Iheartcorruption 20:00, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Trains importance scale

The definition of 'importance=high' is 'Most readers will at least be familiar with the topic being discussed'. The San Francisco cable car system is an icon for the city and as such is known world-wide. It clearly fits this importance scale better than 'importance=mid' which is defined as 'The article is about a topic within rail transport that may or may not be commonly known outside the rail transport industry'. -- Chris j wood 12:36, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How do they work?

Neat that in like 1,000 words no one actually manages to explain how cable cars work, how they are powered, or little things like exactly why they were well-suited to hilly terrain such as is prevalent in San Francisco. But kudos for hitting the important stuff, like who patented the grips, and which lines were spared the bus in the '40s. And no, I don't feel like fixing it, thanks.07:56, 13 December 2006 (UTC)07:56, 13 December 2006 (UTC)68.35.160.2 yourself.

The link to cable car in the first sentence explains how they function. n2xjk 14:15, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Make that link cable car Peter Horn 20:21, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Track gauge??

Is it 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm), or what??? Peter Horn 02:34, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

I repeat the question. Peter Horn 20:15, 16 May 2008 (UTC)