The Overland Trail To-Day -- November 5, 2024

San Francisco Examiner, 11-November-1924

The Overland Limited was the premiere transcontinental train of the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. "Union Pacific trains traverse the historic Overland Trail in one-twentieth of the time it took your forefathers."

For Work or Play -- November 4, 2024

San Francisco Examiner, 11-November-1924

Hobart Bosworth (I have always liked his name) was a big tough guy who could act. He had been a friend of Jack London's and produced and starred in a series of movies based on London's stories.

Dayton Daily News, 31-May-1924

Closely Connecting all Important Southland Cities -- November 3, 2024

San Pedro News-Pilot, 01-November-1924

The Pacific Electric Railway operated its famous Red Cars on interurban and streetcar routes throughout the Los Angeles area. "Many delightful weekend trips to beach and mountain resorts, parks and picnic-groups may be made via our lines."

Is The Champion Automobile Tire Changer -- November 2, 2024

Palisadian, 14-October-1924

Philadelphian Charles Paine was an expert at changing tires, and he may have set a record in changing clincher tire in under one minute. A clincher tire is a type now used mostly on bicycles.

November 2024 Version of the Cable Car Home Page -- November 1, 2024

San Francisco Examiner, 06-January-1951

I just put the November 2024 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: An ad for the Cable Car Cocktail Lounge in Fred Solari's Grill at 21 Maiden Lane. "Have a HIGHBALL at NITEFALL." (Source: San Francisco Examiner, 06-January-1951).
2. On the Cable Car Businesses page: A new article about the Cable Car Cocktail Lounge in Fred Solari's Grill Street station

Ten years ago this month (November 2014):

1. Picture of the Month: Catcher Buster Posey and closer Santiago Casilla pass the old Main Library, now the Asian Art Museum, on their double deck motorized cable car during the Giants' 2014 World Series victory parade
2. On the Decorated Cable Cars page: the the 2014 Giants Victory Parade.
3. On the Cable Car Lines in New York and New Jersey page: A new article about the New York Cable Railway, which was a name shared by a company that tried to create a comprehensive system in Manhattan and a another that built cable traction systems in other cities
4. On the Who page: Added a profile from the Street Railway Journal about EJ Lawless , who worked on cable car lines in San Francisco and Kansas City and who was the propritor of a marvelous mustache
5. On the More California Street Pictures page: Some new Cal Cable photos around California and Drumm

Twenty years ago this month (November 2004):

1. Picture of the Month: A Pacific Avenue cable train in the 1920's.
2. Migrated one item from the Cable Car Museum site:
   • Added "The Sutter Street Railway - History and Technology," an article by Walter Rice, in honor of the 75th anniversary of the abandonment of the Pacific Avenue cable line on 17 November.
3. Added a newspaper article about the hearing to allow the abandonment of the Pacific Avenue cable car line to the newspaper article page
4. Added a photo of Henry Casebolt's balloon car to the Who page
5. Added a new article by Walter Rice about the 1950 Broadway Tunnel Construction Project and how it caused the O'Farrell/Jones/Hyde line to be temporarily replaced by Ford buses. Photos from Robert Townley and Walter Vielbaum.
6. Added News and Bibliography items about some outages and an accident that occurred in October

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 December 2024: Cable cars of Christmas past.

The Cable Car Home Page now has a Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/CableCarHomePage/

The Cable Car Home Page also has an Instagram page:
https://www.instagram.com/cable_car_guy/

Joe Thompson
The Cable Car Home Page (updated 01-November-2024)
http://www.cable-car-guy.com/
San Francisco Bay Ferryboats (updated 31-October-2024)
http://www.cable-car-guy.com/ferry/
Park Trains and Tourist Trains (updated 31-October-2024)
http://www.cable-car-guy.com/ptrain/
The Pneumatic Rolling-Sphere Carrier Delusion (updated spasmodically)
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com
The Big V Riot Squad (updated obsessively)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/