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埃利斯·卡托教练

Ellis is a gripman for San Francisco’s iconic cable cars. 他也是一名足球教练. From 头山 to the 50-yard line, Ellis offers a unique perspective on SF.

When people close their eyes and picture San Francisco, they undoubtedly see the 金门大桥, the lonesome island of 阿尔卡特拉斯岛 and, 当然, 标志性的缆车. The cable car is far more than a transportation service getting people from point A to point B. It's a one-of-a-kind experience, a tourist magnet, and a cultural institution of San Francisco.

我是埃利斯·卡托. I am San Francisco, born and raised.

You are always welcome in San Francisco.

Serving as an ambassador for a city that has led cultural revolutions in music, 技术, and self-expression is not to be taken lightly. Ellis Cato does not take his job as a cable car gripman lightly, either.

A crowd waiting in line for the cable car.

Ellis Cato and his son driving a cable car.

View of Ellis Cato through the cable car window.

Ellis was born into a Muni family, so the allure of the cable car was always present in his childhood. Growing up in Visitacion Valley, Ellis saw his life going one of two ways: either as a career football coach or a cable car gripman. 他决定两样都做. Ellis was a member of the McAteer football team’s coaching staff for decades. 同时, he was working his way up the Muni food chain, driving a bus for years with the ultimate goal of being a cable car gripman. He kept at it, becoming a conductor in 2003 and four years later becoming a gripman.

今天, visitors will find Ellis in his cable car, 攀登陡峭的城市山丘, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with his son, 埃利斯·卡托三世. 就像他爸爸一样, Ellis III is a football standout, 一位虔诚的穆尼支持者, and a proud San Francisco native. Although the similarities run deep between them, they differ in one critical area: their cable car bell-ringing style. Each cable car has its distinct ringing style, 节奏, and micro-culture set by the ringing of the bell. Papa Ellis’s style is like improvisational jazz, with a soft melodic ring with a hint of chaos to keep travelers guessing. 埃利斯三世完全是嘻哈风格, steady on the beat with a surprising feeling of bass undergirding the high-pitched ring. 谁更好?? The answer may be subject to one’s taste in music, but both Ellises agree that it’s the young one that has the skill, and will be (b)ringing Cato’s cable car legacy into the future.