Mike Rivera, 58, a splicer from Daly City, rests during a short break at the Cable Car Barn in San Francisco on Monday, Dec 12, 2016.
Mike Rivera, 58, a splicer from Daly City, rests during a short break at the Cable Car Barn in San Francisco on Monday, Dec 12, 2016.
Thank you for this . . for both the article and the pictures! It is so refreshing to see SF and know there are real people from around the bay working withOUT computers keeping the cable cars running safely as they have for 143 years :>)
My pleasure. I had the unique opportunity to photograph the behind-the-scenes of a system not often seen by the public – by people who are not insiders. The manual labor that these men engage in is strenuous and very particular and intricate. I am sure there are many occupations that are hidden and do not receive the kind of coverage that they should.