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An hour, but they weigh more than 50,000 pounds, and sudden braking can cause problems as happened in february when seven people were hurt because of an obstacle that fell on the track. the brakemen sometimes have to throw the emergency brake which is a metal wedge that, boom, slams into the track, stops the cable car instantaneously about one foot, throwing all the passengers. we see injuries from that all the time. reporter: city officials report 126 accidents over the last decade that have injured 152 them seriously, and at great cost to the city, more than $8 million to settle about four dozen legal claims. jenna? jenna: i m looking on the web site. these cable cars have been around since the late 1800s? they ve been around for a while, so what is the city saying about keeping them? reporter: well, yeah. you know, really all the city can do at this point is focussen to focus on operator training ....

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