Cable car 'last manually operated' claim at the Cable Car Museum

The San Francisco cable car system is widely described as the world's last manually operated cable car system, and the San Francisco Cable Car Museum displays original winding machinery, historic cars, and grip mechanisms that demonstrate how the system works. The museum documents the system's 19th- and early-20th-century development and the continuous operation of cable-driven lines in San Francisco. The system's status as the last manually operated urban cable car system is commonly cited in historical and tourist sources and is a key part of its historical significance.