Andrew Smith Hallidie promoted the Clay Street Hill Railroad in San Francisco, which opened in 1873 as the world's first practical cable car system. He is regarded as the inventor of the cable car and the father of the San Francisco cable car system that still runs today. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Why this is disputed. Hallidie promoted and likely contributed to the design of the original Clay Street Hill line; the named engineer of record was William Eppelsheimer, and sources disagree on the extent of Hallidie's own hands-on role.
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This was the world's first practical cable car system, and Hallidie is often therefore regarded as the inventor of the cable car and father of the present day San Francisco cable car system.
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Andrew Smith Hallidie was born Andrew Smith, later adopting the name Hallidie in honor of his uncle, Sir Andrew Hallidie.
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Accounts differ as to exactly how involved Hallidie was in the inception of the Clay Street Hill Railway.
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In 1873, the Clay Street Hill Railroad, which later became part of the San Francisco cable car system, was first tested. Promoted by Andrew Smith Hallidie with design work by William Eppelsheimer, the line's grips became the model for other cable car transit systems, whose cars were often known as the Hallidie Cable Car.
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