Full San Francisco Cable Car Ride | California Street Line

The San Francisco Cable Car is an iconic symbol of the city's transportation system and a beloved attraction for visitors. These historic cable cars have been in operation since the late 19th century and offer a unique and nostalgic way to explore the hilly streets of San Francisco.
The cable car system operates using an underground cable that runs beneath the street. The cable is continuously moving and is powered by a central powerhouse. The gripman, located inside the car, controls the movement of the car by manually grasping and releasing the moving cable with a mechanical grip device.
San Francisco's cable car network consists of three lines: the Powell-Hyde Line, the Powell-Mason Line, and the California Street Line. Each line has its own distinctive route, traversing different neighborhoods and landmarks. The lines offer scenic views of the city's iconic sights, including Lombard Street, Coit Tower, and Fisherman's Wharf.
Riding a San Francisco Cable Car is an experience in itself. Passengers can choose to either stand on the running boards outside the car or sit inside on the wooden seats. As the cable car climbs up steep hills and navigates sharp turns, riders can enjoy breathtaking views of the city's skyline and the San Francisco Bay.
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Recorded May 22, 2023
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[@louisetregomorgan4907]

Beautiful city with perfect weather for a ride to the top by tram.

[@ninjaundermyskin]

I feel like more tourists ride the cable cars than us locals. I really do want to experience it!

[@muscleman125]

Damn ur calfs would be rock solid if you walked around this city all the time

[@MYUSATRAVELS]

Thank You! 👍👍👍

[@harveybridges5866]

Lived it for 30 years...loved every minute of it. Would move back in a heartbeat if the right rental arrangements were possible🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@davidellis5141]

The Actionkid figures it beats walking 🚶‍♂️up that steep hill ! 🐼

[@charlesbaran1106]

The cable car may have been struggling to climb that hill, but the bicycle rider in the yellow vest did OK! Nice ride - thanks.

[@lau6004]

Thanks AK for taking us along riding the famous SFO cable car! I bet AK left his heart in San Francisco ❤🥰

[@ActionKid]

You’re welcome! They’re so cool

[@luislaplume8261]

I left my heart in San Francisco because it was populated by the LBGTQ Plus community. So I followed Barbara Eden into leaving it. Change in lyrics for updated version. Barbara Eden was raised in San Francisco and it was her old hometown.

[@christianhansen3292]

very cool they should bring trolleys back to some place in NY. they used to exist.

[@ActionKid]

That would be interesting!

[@britishgray4952]

Good Thursday Evening My Friend IAM Hoping That You Are Having A Gorgeous Day I Always Wanted To Go To San Francisco And Ride The Cable Car We Really Appreciate You For Inviting All Of Us To Ride Along With You Much Blessings And Love Always Ms British Gray From Tampa Florida ❤😊

[@ActionKid]

Much appreciated!

[@eswillie]

Nice one. I remember decades ago riding the Powell Street Line up from Fisherman's Wharf through the fog at night, chilly and damp (and that was in August), up to the lights of the city. An experience never to be forgotten. Some of those streets on the California Street Line are the ones where Bullitt was filmed back in the '60s, although at a quicker pace.

[@ActionKid]

Wow I can only imagine what it’s like riding a cable car in the fog

[@eswillie]

@@ActionKid It was special. On that trip, we also drove over to Sausalito and sat up on the peak of Mt. Tamalpais watching the fog roll in from the Pacific through the Golden Gate; where we sat was in a grove of small trees and shrubs with dozens of hummingbirds flitting around us.

[@monim.germany5790]

The Driver does a good Job 💯🚂👍 Thanks ActionKid 🤗

[@ActionKid]

You’re welcome, they’re very experienced!

[@andreasbobzin2687]

I love this nostalgic ride 😎

[@ActionKid]

It’s pretty awesome

[@gradypowell5391]

I Loved Riding The Cable Cars.A Lot Of Fun.

[@michaelchin3550]

Thanks for the fun ride.

[@georgecorreia5314]

Thank you for the ride kid looks like the weather was perfect too now that was a great video 😊

[@ActionKid]

You’re welcome! I got some great weather for this cable car ride

[@HengMiao]

It's so fascinating to see the mechanism and how this vintage cable car operates, especially when it goes up those steep hills at 8:21 and 9:18! 12:11 Love the architecture of Grace Cathedral. 😍 You certainly had a blast riding on the cable car on California Street, and it was cool to see Chinatown along the way! 😎 Thank you for sharing this exciting ride, AK! 🤗

[@ActionKid]

So happy to have the experience of riding a cable car

[@jarihult]

Great premiere and great Cable Car ride😎Thank you A K for sharing this enjoyable and relaxing ride 🙂👍!!!

[@ActionKid]

Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed the cable car ride

[@valeriewood5515]

The sound this thing was making rattled my nerves lol😩😁... Fun ride❗🤩

[@benlee6500]

The cable car ride is interesting, plying along a busy road in the downtown of San Francisco....quite a hilly terrains..AK thanks for bring us along...🎉😂

[@ActionKid]

Much appreciated! They tackle the hills of San Francisco easily

[@seansmith445]

SF looks a large city for only having a population of 800,000.

[@oceana9294]

Going up that hill seemed to be a strain, going down was fun, lol! I don't remember the cable cars being so loud...but I was a teenager when the family took a trip to San Francisco. Thanks for the enjoyable memory AK.

[@ActionKid]

They’re surprisingly loud!

[@ckildegaard]

I suspect a lot of the noise is just from the sheer weight of the cars! They're quite heavy. But it's not a strain...the system was built to haul the cars up the hill at (up to) 9.5 mph, and it works quite well!

[@sswan9689]

These cable cars are like the ones in New Orleans. Nice ride!!

[@ActionKid]

I rode the New Orleans ones too!

[@SuReLyUJeSt1]

Exsupp they ain't NO hills like that here in Louisiana, HOOOOOOO WEEEE!

[@sswan9689]

@SuReLyUJeSt1 thank goodness!

[@starrphilip1]

This video inspired me so much that I want to make my own cable car now

[@tamarabritton5005]

👍, that is such a beautiful area, thanks so much for sharing

[@ActionKid]

You’re welcome, it’s so gorgeous

[@tmoore7049]

Fun ride Action Kid!❤

[@TomMcBoston]

Looks beautiful. No homeless. But very few people on the streets either.

[@chiefjoes.wiggumindonutswe5662]

Seemed like that steep hill kept going on forever n ever, AK!! 👈

[@CityWalks3216]

Thanks for the ride San Francisco looks great from Estelle 😊

[@bethbatt2081]

16:30 to the right is the apartment building I lived in 30 years ago. I was a bit back from the street but could still hear the gears and switchbacks and "ding-ding" of the cable cars every day from dawn to late.

[@MadridWalker]

Fantastic ride, thanks for sharing mate! Happy weekend to everyone! 😊😊

[@ActionKid]

Much appreciated, glad you enjoyed the ride!

[@danieltransit7677]

Action kid you should ride the Bart in San Francisco.

[@SeverSTL]

You may have saved me a ton of money. That's the only reason I wanted to go. Been just about everywhere else in Cal. Nice video. Thanx.

[@EvaOwen]

It was great to virtually ride the California cable car line with you. When I lived in SF, I used the Powell line a few times as it was near where I lived but never got to the California line. Besides the option of paying with a smartphone app, can one still pay for the ride the old fashioned way? FYI Visiting the Cable Car Museum (In the Chinatown area) gives one a great overview on how the cable car functions.

[@orangecat5036]

Wow: 🤪 the hill is no joke.

[@jjrrhh1983]

Awesome video! I enjoyed every min of it!! Thanks so much for sharing this with us A K!! 😊

[@ActionKid]

You’re welcome, it was so fun to ride the cable car

[@jjrrhh1983]

@@ActionKid one day when I visit SF for my first time, I'll be sure to ride the street car and enjoy it just like you! Looking forward to more of your awesome videos! 😊

[@Nerdy_dude]

7:19 wow that guy is a trooper (on the bike)

[@blindpanthervlogs]

Is the line any shorter for the California Street? Cable car?

[@ckildegaard]

I'd say it's generally less popular than the Powell lines, so yeah. You may also have better luck waiting at the Fisherman's Wharf end of the Powell lines or the Van Ness end of the California line, rather than the terminals on Market

[@username-hs3pc]

I'm surprised you didn't go to the original Chinatown of America

[@luislaplume8261]

The battery for the headlights and the interior lights are underneath the cable car.

[@luislaplume8261]

Grace Cathedral is where Barbara Eden got married to Michael Ansara in 1958 her first marriage.

[@thiscorrosion900]

Action Kid: are these all electric powered? No overhead power wires that I can detect.

[@GETMONEYJONES2304]

It was picture shown of San Francisco when it burn down and it and if they had to have horses to pull the trolleys because of the mud Flood

[@loovigelis6824]

Go there in NOV.

[@thefirebirdflock3440]

As much fun as it is to have these, it must be a real pain in the butt sometimes for people to drive around with them in the middle of the road. Especially people who may not be familiar with city traffic.

[@24fletchdog]

How fast dose the trolley go 🤔/// is it scary goning up that hill🤔

[@calvinmalson-xl1ws]

Hi please tell me this location California between which street in San Francisco thank

[@user-wg8ji7wp4k]

А зимой вообще холодно ездить!

[@armandgante2831]

Where are the cars?

[@gyhnntyggh2309]

Привет из Черкесска

[@CancelYoutube026]

Imagine we travel to long beach with this thing in LA, theres a reason why theis old crap get eliminated in history.

[@user-zd6kx5ll8p]

NYC subways are more dangerous.

[@travellmcintosh]

How?

[@paulharris3149]

Bullit

[@anthonyd6370]

visiting an abandon city

[@michaelchin3550]

Did you not enjoy the ride?