| You probably already know about the San
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| | underground and replacing the historic
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| Francisco Cable Cars. They cost $3.00 a
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| | cars with
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| ride and are famous for carrying
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| | modern ones. For the next five years, a
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| passengers over the steep Nob and Russian
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| | festival was held that celebrated the
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| hills. Another historic way to get around
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| | historic
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| the city of San Francisco is to take an
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| | streetcars. During the festival, the
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| F-line streetcar. For $1.25, you'll be
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| | streetcars were run on the old Market
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| riding a vintage electric street car. The
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| | Street
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| F-line streetcars were purchased from
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| | tracks. The success of the streetcar
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| cities around the world, so you may get
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| | festival prompted the development of a
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| on a car that was originally in service
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| | permanent historic streetcar line and
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| in Milan, Moscow, Philadelphia, New York
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| | the F-line was permanently reopened in
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| or Cincinnati.The electric streetcars
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| | 1995.The F-line runs from the Castro down
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| first appeared in San Francisco in 1892.
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| | Market Street past the San Francisco
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| After the 1906
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| | Civic
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| earthquake and fire, they began
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| | Center and around the Embarcadero to
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| replacing cable cars as San Francisco's
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| | Fisherman's Wharf. You can hop off at the
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| main transit
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| system (except for the really steep
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| | San Francisco Ferry Building on a
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| hills) because cable cars were slower and
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| | Tuesday or Saturday afternoon and enjoy
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| more
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| difficult to maintain. Cable cars run by
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| | Farmer's Market. If you're visiting San
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| grabbing onto a constantly moving cable
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| | Francisco, be sure to include an F-line
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| under the street, while streetcars have
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| | streetcar ride in your itinerary. It's
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| an overhead pole that connects to a
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| | perfect for getting between some of the
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| single
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| | most
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| power wire.At one time Market Street had
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| | common tourist attractions and you'll
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| four sets of streetcar tracks (two for
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| | find the ride worth every nickel of the
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| the Municipal
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| | fare.Jed Clark is a travel writer,
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| Railway and two for its privately-owned
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| | photographer and long-time San Francisco
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| competitor). The last Market Street
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| | resident. For
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| streetcar
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| | more travel tips and information about
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| lines were closed in 1982 when the
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| | San Francisco destinations, attractions
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| subway system was installed, moving the
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| | and
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| tracks
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| | neighborhoods, visit - a destination
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| for the remaining streetcar lines
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| | guide to San Francisco.
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