July 2026 Version of the Cable Car Home Page -- July 9, 2026

I launched The Cable Car Home Page on AOL thirty years ago in November 1996.

I just put the July 2026 version of my Cable Car Home Page on the server:
http://www.cable-car-guy.com/

It includes some new items:

1. Picture of the Month: A cable car appears with the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay Stadium (Levi's Stadium) in this wonderful coloring page commemorating the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Thanks to colorko.com for letting me use this image. (Source: www.colorko.com All Rights Reserved but free to use for any non-commercial purpose)
2. On the Cable Car Lines in Colorado page: A ten year update about the Denver City Cable Railway .
3. Also on the Cable Car Lines in Colorado page: Updated the articles about the Denver Tramway Company, the Cherrelyn Horse Car, the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway, and the Royal Gorge Incline Railway
4. On the Motion Pictures Which Feature Cable Cars page: I added a screen shot to the article about the movie The Rock
5. Added News, Chronology items about the band Train giving a surprise concert on a chartered cable car, cable cars and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the discovery of a buried conduit in Dunedin, NZ.

Ten years ago later this month (July 2016):

1. On the Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest page, added results for the 53rd Annual Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest.

Ten years ago this month (July 2016):

1. Picture of the Month: The Denver City Cable Railway Company name still appears above the doorway of the building. Google Maps Streetview Image updated May 2014. Copyright 2016 Google.
3. On the new Cable Car Lines in Colorado page: A new article about the Denver City Cable Railway .
5. Also on the new Cable Car Lines in Colorado page: 4Moved the article about the Denver Tramway Company from the Other Cities page.
6. On the new Cable Car Lines in Ohio page: Added an advertisement for bonds issued by the Cleveland City Cable Railway
7. On the Who page: Added a profile from the Street Railway Journal about HM Kebby, who worked on cable car lines in San Francisco, Saint Louis and Saint Paul
8. On the Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest page: Added results of the 1959 Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest and a photo of Albert E Ward, who won from 1957 through 1959
9. Added News and Chronology items about Powell Street Car 12 returning to service in a new color scheme

Twenty years ago later this month (July 2006):

1. Added the results of the 2006 Bell Ringing contest.

Twenty years ago this month (July 2006):

1. Picture of the Month: Walter Rice's photo of Powell Street car "715", to celebrate Barry Bonds passing Babe Ruth on the all-time list.
2. On the Muni page: A 1974 Powell/Mason schedule - warning LARGE images
3. On the new Inexplicable Cable Car Items section on the Kitsch page: Walter Rice found a souvenir magnet showing Sóller, Mallorca's famous Hyde Street cable car.
4. On the New York/New Jersey page: Three newspaper articles about the second cable car line in Brooklyn, New York, the Brooklyn Heights Railroad. THE FIRST CAR/Travels Over the Montague Street Road, which talks about an early demonstration run. THROWN THROUGH A WINDOW/Singular accident on the Montague Street Railroad, which talks about injuries caused by a sudden stop. BATH OF RED PAINT/Basis of a Damage Suit for $1,700 Instituted by Miss May Against W. J. Cockle, which is hard to explain. Also one more 1886 newspaper article about the first cable car line in Brooklyn, New York. CABLE ROADS/Universal Interest Excited by the Brooklyn Experiment, which talks about how many companies were interested in the Johnson ladder cable technology. It includes a detailed description of the traction method.
5. Added News and Bibliography items about a loose strand which shut down the Powell Street cable for most of a day

In January 2024 I started on a long overdue process of cleaning things up on my site. I started with the development pages. Actually, I guess I started the year before with making most thumbnails 200 pixels instead of 100.

Coming in August 2026: On the Other Cities page: A ten year update about the Sioux City Cable Railway

250 years ago - 1776
Jul 04 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence.

25 years ago - 2001
Jul 20 - Byron Cobb won the 38th annual Bell Ringing Contest

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Joe Thompson
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