ATTACHING THE CABLE

A specialized team of SFMTA veteran cable splicers maneuvered the steel cable over pulleys on towers and around the 14-foot sheaves.









Sept. 28, 2017

It's all together again and ready for testing.
First a no-load test then a test from 11-3p with a load of 4-5 cars.
The system is then checked for vibration and temperature.

CALIFORNIA ST ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS 2017
Rebuilding
the System