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Cable car operations along Market Street began in 1888. Service was electrified in 1906. [4]In 1915, the San Francisco Municipal Railway started the F-Stockton route, which ran from Laguna (later Scott) and Chestnut Streets in the Marina down Stockton Street to 4th and Market Streets near Union Square, later extended to the Southern Pacific Depot (currently the Caltrain Depot) in 1947.
The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system and an icon of the city of San Francisco.The system forms part of the intermodal urban transport network operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, which also includes the separate E Embarcadero and F Market & Wharves heritage streetcar lines, and the Muni Metro modern light rail system.
Portola Drive is the extension of Market Street into the south and western portion of San Francisco; San Jose Avenue, a major commuter road, brings thousands of cars into San Francisco every day (aka the Bernal Cut) Van Ness Avenue acts as US 101 through the heart of San Francisco from the Central Freeway towards the northern section of the ...
Outbound cars used Harrison until 14th Street while inbound cars used Bryant between 8th and Essex. The line continued down 14th, turning south on Guerrero, west on 30th, south on Cerney, south on Diamond, and continuing on Monterey to San Jose avenue before entering San Mateo County.
Muni #1051 crossing Second Street in October 2017. San Francisco; started 1995; number in service: 27 [74]. The F Market Line (historic streetcar service) in San Francisco, opened in 1995, runs along Market Street from The Castro to the Ferry Building, then along the Embarcadero north and west to Fisherman's Wharf. This line is run by a mixture ...
San Francisco (Market Street Railway zip stripe) Operational This car was purchased in 1948 and ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. [79] This car was stored in Pier 72 where it was damaged by arsonists. 1011 was the last of the four double-enders restored at Brookville in 2010/11. [80]
Purchased by the city of San Francisco in 1952, with one line of the system reopened, and still in service. Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railway: Cable February 16, 1880: May 6, 1912 San Francisco cable car system [32] San Francisco: Cable 1878 Muni Metro: Electric Light rail (after 1980s upgrades) c. July 29, 1891. 1917 (1980)
[1] [2] Service is operated to all parts of San Francisco - including Treasure Island - as well as small sections of Daly City and Marin County. Muni operates seven light rail lines in the Muni Metro system, two streetcar lines (E Embarcadero and F Market & Wharves), and three cable car lines. Daytime bus service includes 44 local routes, 5 ...