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     • The cable cars employ a series of mechanisms to assist in braking the car and regulating its speed. The three parts of this system are the wheel brakes, track brakes, and an emergency brake. Both front and rear wheels have metal brake shoes, which the gripman operated by means of a pedal located by the grip.
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   How do cable cars brake?

   • Cable cars have three kinds of brakes, all very simple: wheel brakes, track brakes, and an emergency brake. Each wheel has a soft steel shoe that can be pulled tight against the wheel to stop the car. These are crew-activated by foot pedals on both ends of the California cars, and on the front end of the Powell cars.

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   How do cable cars work?

   • Cable cars use a series of mechanisms to assist in braking the car and regulating its speed. These mechanisms include the wheel brakes, track brakes, and an emergency brake. The wheel brakes are located on both the front and rear wheels and are operated by the gripman using a pedal situated near them.

   Cable Cars: How they work - The Brakes

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   How does a car brake work?

   • Through a slot in the street the car grabs the cable with a big vice-like lever mechanism called a grip. To start the car, the gripman pulls back on the lever which closes the grip around the cable. To stop the car, the gripman releases the grip and applies the brakes.

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   Do cable cars have brakes?

   • Yes, cable cars have brakes. However, the main braking action results from the cable itself, which when tightly held in the grip's jaws enables the cable cars to move at a constant speed of 9.5 miles per hour, even on steep grades.

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   How do track brakes work?

   • Track brakes are simply pieces of wood located between the wheel sets on the cars. There are four for each car, two feet long each, made of soft Monterey Fir. When the gripman pulls back on the track-brake lever (next to the cable grip lever), the blocks press against the tracks to help stop the car. The emergency brake is just that.

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   How does a car pull a cable?

   • The cable is guided by an intricate system of pulleys and sheaves (large pulleys). At the powerhouse, huge winding wheels driven by 510 horsepower electric motors pull cable loops at a constant speed of 9.5 miles per hour. Through a slot in the street the car grabs the cable with a big vice-like lever mechanism called a grip.

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3. cablecarmuseum.org › the-brakesCable Cars: How they work - The Brakes

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   The cable cars employ a series of mechanisms to assist in braking the car and regulating its speed. The three parts of this system are the wheel brakes, track brakes, and an emergency brake. Both front and rear wheels have metal brake shoes, which the gripman operated by means of a pedal located by the grip.

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4. www.streetcar.org › wheels-motion › cable-cars-workHow cable cars work - Market Street Railway

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   At some terminals, you will notice the conductor pulling on a lever in the street. This lifts the cable upward so the grip can grasp it. At other terminals (and at other locations on the system), you will see a noticeable dip in the tracks. This lowers the car, and its grip, to the level of the cable underneath, allowing the grip to grasp the cable...

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   Cable cars have three kinds of brakes, all very simple: wheel brakes, track brakes, and an emergency brake. Each wheel has a soft steel shoe that can be pulled tight against the wheel to stop the car. These are crew-activated by foot pedals on both ends of the California cars, and on the front end of the Powell cars. A conductor’s lever on the rear...

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   When single-end Powell Street cable cars reach the ends of the line they are turned around on giant turntables. These are completely mechanical, relying on ball bearings and rollers to move. The cables under the street reverse separately, away from the turntable, wrapping around a large wheel in an underground bunker called a “sheave pit.” The turn...

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   The main components of cable car systems include the cable itself, grip mechanisms, tensioning systems, passenger cars, drive stations, and return stations. The cable is the central element, and grip mechanisms hold onto it to move the cable cars.

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   Brakes are a critical component of any vehicle. Cable cars use braking systems that were once common on many different types of transit vehicles, but have since become rare. Current San Francisco cable cars have three braking systems: Wheel brakes - The wheel brake is a metal shoe which presses against a wheel.

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8. www.cablecarmuseum.org › mechanical070714How Cable Cars Work - San Francisco Cable Car Museum

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   Through a slot in the street the car grabs the cable with a big vice-like lever mechanism called a grip. To start the car, the gripman pulls back on the lever which closes the grip around the cable. To stop the car, the gripman releases the grip and applies the brakes.

9. www.cablecarmuseum.org › the-gripCable Car: How they work - The Grip

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   The grip is what makes the cable car move, as it is the link between the car itself and the moving cable under the street. The grip is attached to the floor of the car by a solid carry bar. The outer portions of the grip are composed of a center plate, crotch, and shank plates.

10. www.cable-car-guy.com › html › ccinstructionsThe Cable Car Home Page - Cable Car Instructions

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    Before allowing the car to move, the gripman must drop cable and reverse the grip lever with cable out of grip and leave it in that position. Brakes will then be released and the car allowed to roll back into the yard.