The iconic cable cars that cascade down San Francisco’s steep hills are more than mobile icons. They are the culmination of years-long work where engineers, painters and carpenters join forces to keep these antique vessels chugging along city streets.
Cable cars inside the Cable Car Barn on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.
Given the varying wear and tear that each car undergoes, car repairs and restorations need to be made periodically or every few days. Through the digitization of old photos, crew mates can zoom in on each car’s intricate details and replicate them as closely as possible. The desire to stay true to form means that full-blown restorations typically take two to three years to complete.
Finishing touches, such as painting the car’s lettering and trimming, are made at the Cable Car Barn, which is housed within the San Francisco Cable Car Museum.McCarron, a self-described train buff and rail fan, brought his 40 years of carpentry experience to Muni in 2017. Previously he worked for the San Francisco school district but a lateral transfer fulfilled McCarron’s dreaming of coming “here to help out and build cable cars,” he said.
Once rotten wood and rusted metal were removed, only the car’s frame remained but that was soon placed in storage. “The car was taken out and it was left out in the yard for years, until we were able to get to it back in 2018 and do the full restoration,” said McCarron.
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