New Life for the Cable Cars
Originally published in 1979
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San Francisco's Municipal Railway's century-old cable car system is being modernized, and NASA is participating in the rejuvenation program. NASA Ames Research Center's major recommendations involved ways of extending cable life in the interest of safety and economy. Other recommendations included redesign of cable gripping device, substitution of modern braking mechanisms, improvement in cable pulleys and other components, and new inspection and repair procedures.
Full article: http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20070019745
Abstract
San Francisco's Municipal Railway's century-old cable car system is being modernized, and NASA is participating in the rejuvenation program. NASA Ames Research Center's major recommendations involved ways of extending cable life in the interest of safety and economy. Other recommendations included redesign of cable gripping device, substitution of modern braking mechanisms, improvement in cable pulleys and other components, and new inspection and repair procedures.
New Life for the Cable Cars
New Life for the Cable Cars
