Cable Car Christmas ornament from Merck Family's Old World Christmas.**New for 2008** Brightly colored in red, green, gold and black with glitter details.
Popular during the 1880s, Cable cars were public transit vehicles that ran on rails and moved by gripping and ungripping an endless cable that ran in a conduit under the street. Due to the combination of steep hills and nostalgia, Cable Cars can still be found in San Francisco.
