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2008 Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest - Leonard Oats 2008 Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest - Leonard Oats
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Video duration: 81 seconds

Leonard Oats, 2007 champ, won the 2008 cable car bell ringing contest at San Francisco's Union Square. Learn more about the contest at http://www.cable-car -guy.com/

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Sacramento Southern Train Departing Sacramento Southern Train Departing
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Video duration: 127 seconds

We visited the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento on 29-September-2007. This video shows the train leaving the station behind Granite Rock locomotive 10.

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Disneyland Monorail Purple Nose Ride Disneyland Monorail Purple Nose Ride
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Video duration: 185 seconds

A ride in the nose of Disneyland's Monorail Purple from the time it dives into the park till it arrives at Tomorrowland Station. Note that Small World is boarded up for refurbishment.

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Disneyland Railroad #5 Ward Kimball at New Orleans Square Disneyland Railroad #5 Ward Kimball at New Orleans Square
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Video duration: 54 seconds

Disneyland Railroad locomotive #5, Ward Kimball, arrives at New Orleans Square. Number 5 premiered at Disneyland in 2005, its first new locomotive since 1959. It is a 2-4-4T built by Balwin in 1902. It ran for many years at Cedar Point in Ohio.

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2008 Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest - Byron Cobb 2008 Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest - Byron Cobb
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Video duration: 98 seconds

Byron Cobb, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2005 champ, finished third in the 2008 Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest at San Francisco's Union Square. Learn more about the contest at http://www.cable-car -guy.com/

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Disneyland Railroad #4 Ernest S Marsh at Small World Disneyland Railroad #4 Ernest S Marsh at Small World
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Video duration: 56 seconds

Disneyland Railroad locomotive #4, Ernest S Marsh, passes through Small World, which is being refurbished. Number 4 premiered at Disneyland in 1959. It is a 2-4-0T built by Balwin in 1925.

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Ardenwood Railfair 2008 - Sandstone Crag #4 Arrives Ardenwood Railfair 2008 - Sandstone Crag #4 Arrives
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Video duration: 137 seconds

Sandstone Crag Loop Line #4 is an 0-4-2T built by Baldwin in 1891 for the Kaiwiki Sugar Co. in Ookala, HI. It is now privately owned in Coto de Caza, CA. Here it arrives at Ardenwood Station during the 8th annual railfair on Labor Day Weekend.

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Sacramento Southern Locomotive Switching Sacramento Southern Locomotive Switching
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Video duration: 63 seconds

We visited the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento on 29-September-2007. This video shows Granite Rock locomotive 10 switching after taking water at the tank car in the background.

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Disneyland Horse Car #3 -- A Trip Down Main Street Disneyland Horse Car #3 -- A Trip Down Main Street
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Video duration: 215 seconds

Aboard Disneyland Railroad Horse Car 3, pulled by Jimmy, as it travels from the Plaza to the Depot. The horse cars were there when Disneyland opened in 1955.

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2008 Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest - Ken Lunardi 2008 Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest - Ken Lunardi
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Video duration: 67 seconds

Ken Lunardi, 1997 and 2002 champ, finished second in the 2008 Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest at San Francisco's Union Square. Learn more about the contest at http://www.cable-car -guy.com/

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Cable Car on Turntable Cable Car on Turntable
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Video duration: 48 seconds

Powell Street cable car 21, built in 1992, on the turntable at Powell and Market. Taken on January 24, 2007. Learn more about cable cars at The Cable Car Home Page: http://www.cable-car -guy.com/

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Golden Gate Express Railway Golden Gate Express Railway
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Video duration: 144 seconds

The Golden Gate Express Railway, a garden-scale layout, is set up in the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park from 20-November-2008 to 19-April-2009. The layout was designed by Chip Johnson and the famous San Francisco structures were made from recycled materials by Figureplant.

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cable car leaves California and Van Ness terminal cable car leaves California and Van Ness terminal
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Video duration: 38 seconds

California Street cable car 50, built in 1910, leaves the outer terminal at California and Van Ness. After one last commuter hops on, the car coasts through the crossover and down towards Polk Street, where the gripman will pick up the cable at a dip in the tracks. Taken on June 20, 2007. Learn more about cable cars at The Cable Car Home Page: http://www.cable-car -guy.com/

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Cable Car 49 stuck at California and Kearny Cable Car 49 stuck at California and Kearny
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Video duration: 41 seconds

California Street cable car 49, built in 1992, sits at Kearny after a cable stoppage. A Muni truck gives it a push to help it get started outbound after stopping on the upgrade. Taken on 28-December-2007. Learn more about cable cars at The Cable Car Home Page: http://www.cable-car -guy.com/

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San Francisco Streetcar 1075 Passes the Ferry Building San Francisco Streetcar 1075 Passes the Ferry Building
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Video duration: 25 seconds

PCC streetcar 1075, in the colors of Cleveland, OH, passes the Ferry Buildingand pulls into the station on the F line on 19-June-2007. Muni acquired this car from Newark, NJ.

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