cable railroads

Trolleys, trams, or streetcars - they are fun to ride no matter what you call them! This book offers a useful overview of streetcars from around the nation and the world, explaining their history and mechanics. It combines simple text with engaging photography to engage the reader and aid in comprehension.

Tired of traveling the same route, a San Francisco cable car takes a different turn and ends up in Chinatown during New Year's celebrations.

Discusses the invention, development, and operation of cable cars, particularly in the United States.

Photographs and simple text describe how cable cars work, where they can be found, and how people operate and ride on them.

Maybelle loves to carry people up and down the hilly streets of San Francisco, until the City Fathers decide that she should be taken out of service in the name of progress.