Originally built in 1890 by Mahoney Brothers, number 25 (originally 525) served the Ferries & Cliff House Railway's Sacramento and Clay
Sts. cable car line. It was transferred to the Powell-Mason and Washington-Jackson lines following the 1906 earthquake
and fire. The paint scheme of red and cream, applied to the car in its 2006-08 rebuild,
represents the United Railroads livery at the time of the fire. Information from Market Street Railway
(link)
and The Cable Car Home Page (link).
PHOTOS TAKEN IN THE 1950s:
Powell cable car 525 signed for Washington-Jackson on the turntable at Powell and Eddy Sts. in a great quality slide from the early 1950s.
Washington-Jackson's inner end would be combined with the outer end of O'Farrell-Jones-Hyde to become today's Powell-Hyde line.
Cable cars used to unload and load less formally than current procedures. The crew is rotating the car on the turntable with a load
of passengers already on board and more apparently coming.
Scan of a slide in my collection added 03/14/13.
PHOTOS TAKEN ON FEBRUARY 1, 2009:
Car 25 at the Powell and Market end of the Powell-Mason line on February 1, 2009.
PHOTOS TAKEN ON FEBRUARY 24, 2010:
Powell car 25 at the Market St. turntable on February 24, 2010. Fifteen photos added 06/05/12.
PHOTOS TAKEN ON JANUARY 2, 2011:
Car 25 at Powell and California Sts. inbound on January 2, 2011.
Seven photos added 01/18/11.
PHOTOS TAKEN MAY 15, 2018:
Car 25 leaving the Aquatic Park boarding area on May 15, 2018. Three photos added 12/03/19.
PHOTOS TAKEN DECEMBER 26, 2018:
Car 25, with holiday decorations sponsored by The Buena Vista cafe, arrives at the Powell St. layover area
on December 26, 2019. Eight photos added 12/04/19.
Car 25 at the Powell St. turntable on the evening of December 26, 2018. Four photos added 12/03/19.
PHOTOS TAKEN DECEMBER 2, 2019:
Car 25, decorated for the holiday season on behalf of sponsor The Buena Vista cafe, at Powell and Ellis Sts.
on December 2, 2019. Three photos added 12/03/19.
Decorated car 25 at the Powell and Market turntable on the evening of December 2, 2019.
Twenty-three photos added 12/03/19.
PHOTOS TAKEN DECEMBER 4, 2019:
Car 25 leaving the Aquatic Park terminal on December 4, 2019. Five photos added 12/09/19.
|
