San Francisco Streetcars - Unsung Historic Transit

You probably already know about the San Franciscomodern ones. For the next five years, a festival was
Cable Cars. They cost $3.00 a ride and are famousheld that celebrated the historic
for carrying passengers over the steep Nob andstreetcars. During the festival, the streetcars were run
Russian hills. Another historic way to get around theon the old Market Street
city of San Francisco is to take an F-line streetcar. Fortracks. The success of the streetcar festival
$1.25, you'll be riding a vintage electric street car. Theprompted the development of a
F-line streetcars were purchased from cities aroundpermanent historic streetcar line and the F-line was
the world, so you may get on a car that was originallypermanently reopened in 1995.The F-line runs from the
in service in Milan, Moscow, Philadelphia, New York orCastro down Market Street past the San Francisco
Cincinnati.The electric streetcars first appeared in SanCivic
Francisco in 1892. After the 1906Center and around the Embarcadero to Fisherman's
earthquake and fire, they began replacing cable carsWharf. You can hop off at the
as San Francisco's main transitSan Francisco Ferry Building on a Tuesday or
system (except for the really steep hills) becauseSaturday afternoon and enjoy the
cable cars were slower and moreFarmer's Market. If you're visiting San Francisco, be
difficult to maintain. Cable cars run by grabbing onto asure to include an F-line
constantly moving cablestreetcar ride in your itinerary. It's perfect for getting
under the street, while streetcars have an overheadbetween some of the most
pole that connects to a singlecommon tourist attractions and you'll find the ride
power wire.At one time Market Street had four setsworth every nickel of the fare.Jed Clark is a travel
of streetcar tracks (two for the Municipalwriter, photographer and long-time San Francisco
Railway and two for its privately-owned competitor).resident. For
The last Market Street streetcarmore travel tips and information about San Francisco
lines were closed in 1982 when the subway systemdestinations, attractions and
was installed, moving the tracksneighborhoods, visit - a destination guide to San
for the remaining streetcar lines underground andFrancisco.
replacing the historic cars with