What is the maximum speed of a San Francisco cable car?
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#34330. Asked by enquirer. (May 25 03 9:11 PM)
Stew
Cable cars' speed is determined by the speed of the cable they grip (and release to stop). In San Francisco the cable speed is 9 and a half miles per hour according to the museum site, but I suppose they can go a whole lot quicker if they detach from the cable on the way down a steep hill. http://www.cablecarmuseum.com/Tour/
May 25 03, 9:28 PM
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