[PRCo] Re: Fwd: Amazing 1906 Cable Car Movie Taken prior to Earthquake

[Schneider Fred]

You are the second person, Bob,

who told me the same thing.   My friend Bruce Bente, who was sent a  
private copy came back the same way.   He wondered, however, how  
people got on because it didn't stop.   I suggested it was a charter  
for the cameraman.

But it is true ... they all understood exactly what 9 miles per hour  
or 13 feet per second is.

Fred


On Feb 1, 2010, at 4:47 PM, BobDietrich wrote:

> There were two absolutes in those days - the speed of the cable car  
> and
> where it was going.  It appears that everyone had those figured out  
> to the
> foot.  I wonder what kind of rig they had on that cable car to  
> record the
> action.  Everyone was watching, or performing for, the camera.  I  
> liked the
> kid riding his bile IN the cable opening.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of
> Schneider Fred
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 4:19 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Cc: Skip Gatermann
> Subject: [PRCo] Fwd: Amazing 1906 Cable Car Movie Taken prior to  
> Earthquake
>
> Yes, guys, I know it isn't Pittsburgh.   Let's broaden the horizons a
> little.   This is a great film strip that Skip Gaterman, a retired
> St. Louis school teacher, found on the internet.
>   Whether or not this was only a few days before the April 18, 1906
> earthquake, it was before the earthquake.   Most of the cable lines
> were never restored after the tremblor.  It was cheaper to hang wires
> over the streets and bond the rail joints.
> Furthermore, by 1907 we were into the era of much more powerful
> interpole traction motors.
>
> I think the most amazing aspect of this film is not the cables but
> how the antics of motorists were choreographed.   Compared to the way
> we drive today according to rules, one would think they were all high
> on something.
>
> And before you shun this ... remember that Pittsburgh also had cables
> on Butler St., Liberty Avenue, Center and Herron and Fifth Avenue.
>
> Click and enjoy.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Skip Gatermann <biker4 at sbcglobal.net>
>
> Subject: Amazing 1906 Cable Car Movie Taken prior to Earthquake
>
> http://www.flixxy.com/san-francisco-1905-historical-footage.htm
>
> The earthquake aftermath in 1906
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH4F91oARtE
>
>
>
>
> Other inclines:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T3SC_HhWEk
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5ZC4B90_yQ
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihkdSIBP_t4&feature=fvw
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o__Xh5UcPig&feature=related
>
>
>