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

[BobDietrich]

When I was here in the 60's the cable car didn't stop for passengers.
People just hopped on and off.  It got a little dicey when 50 people were
vying for 40 spots on the running board.

I did notice that the car in the other direction seemed to stop for the lady
in the long dress at the end of the video.  It was probably done at the
discretion of the cable yanker.

-----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 8:00 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fwd: Amazing 1906 Cable Car Movie Taken prior to
Earthquake

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
>
>
>