The Ferries and Cliff House Railroad ran along Land’s End from 1888 until 1925, when a landslide permanently closed off the route. The photo shown below is from 1898.

Click here to see a movie from 1902, shot by Thomas Edison, showing the scenic portion of the Ferries and Cliff House Railroad route along the bluffs and cliffs of Lands End overlooking the Golden Gate (no bridge yet) and the Marin headlands.