The cable cars on the California Street line are double ended and do not require a turntable to be turned around at each end. The other two lines are and make use of a turntable at each terminal to be reversed prior to each trip. In addition to the three turntables on the main line at Market and Powell, Beach and Hyde, and Bay and Taylor, there is one at the car barn, making four total systemwide.
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WARNING: These are large files! It is strongly reccommended you download them to your computer and view them from there.  Cable car conduit on Mason Street at Jackson Street. This is one of the cables that guides the cable cars through the city at its constant speed of 9.5 MPH (2.5 MB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Car 54 on California Street at Drumm Street, January 9, 2006 |  Car 13 at the Powell Street turnaround, January 9, 2006 |  Car 16 on Mason Street at Jackson Street, January 9, 2006 |
 Car 9 on Washington Street at Mason Street, January 9, 2006 |  Car 27 on Washington Street at Mason Street, January 9, 2006 |  Car 12 on Mason Street at Jackson Street, January 9, 2006 |
 Car 8 on Jackson Street at Mason Street, January 9, 2006 |  Car 23 on Hyde Street at Beach Street, January 9, 2006 |  Car 9 on Hyde Street at Beach Street, January 9, 2006 |
 Car 19 on the Powell Street turntable, January 10, 2006 |  Car 19 (right) with car 24 on the Powell Street between Market Street and Ellis Street, January 10, 2006 |  Car 13 on Powell Street at Ellis Street, January 10, 2006 |
 Car 17 on Powell Street at Geary Street, January 10, 2006 |  Car 11 on Powell Street at Post Street, January 10, 2006 |  Car 18 on Powell Street at Geary Street, January 10, 2006 |
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