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Preserving San Francisco's unique transit history

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‘Hyde Ride’ a summer must-do

https://www.streetcar.org/hyde-ride/

Published: June 1, 2026 21:59

Climb 'halfway to the stars' and back in 25 minutes. Clamber up and down the steepest cable car hill in the world. Pass Crooked Lombard twice, swing through Chinatown, and roll smoothly through Russian Hill. Start and finish outside the Buena Vista Cafe, a…

Be a guide on the Hyde Ride!

https://www.streetcar.org/be-a-guide-on-the-hyde-ride/

Published: May 16, 2026 02:32

Thanks to Muni, with support from our nonprofit, the very popular Hyde Ride returns for summer 2026. Read More...... The post Be a guide on the Hyde Ride! appeared first on Market Street Railway.

Muni Heritage Weekend is Sept. 19-20

https://www.streetcar.org/muni-heritage-weekend-sept-19-20-2026/

Published: April 7, 2026 18:19

We at Market Street Railway are delighted to partner again with SFMTA/Muni to give transit lovers the chance to ride vintage streetcars, cable cars, and buses, while learning how public transit spurred the growth of San Francisco from a village to the…

Learn how we helped save SF’s streetcars

https://www.streetcar.org/learn-how-we-helped-save-sfs-streetcars/

Published: March 7, 2026 22:04

There is nothing like San Francisco's famed F-line heritage streetcar service, beloved by residents and a facet of Muni's operations in which the transit agency rightfully takes great pride. But how did it come to be decades ago, and how is it sustained…

Black barrier-breakers in San Francisco transit

https://www.streetcar.org/black-barrier-breakers-in-san-francisco-transit/

Published: February 2, 2026 16:33

San Francisco didn’t always have a reputation for openness and inclusion. The city’s past has been marred by discrimination in many forms. For example, before World War II, all but a small number of city employees were white. Read More...... The post…

NEW! Live cable car map

https://www.streetcar.org/new-live-cable-car-map/

Published: January 20, 2026 18:27

Thanks to Market Street Railway Board member and transit activist Kat Siegal, with help from Chris Arvin, you can now see where every cable car is on the street -- in REAL TIME! Read More...... The post NEW! Live cable car map appeared first on Market…

Love for our museum

https://www.streetcar.org/love-for-our-museum/

Published: January 4, 2026 21:07

Our San Francisco Railway Museum is picking up kudos from visitors and influencers alike. Read More...... The post Love for our museum appeared first on Market Street Railway.

Watch this great F-line documentary

https://www.streetcar.org/watch-this-great-f-line-documentary/

Published: November 8, 2025 03:48

Noted Bay Area journalist Joe Fonzi's 30-minute on the history and operation of the F-line is now online. Watch it here. (If for any reason the link doesn't work, URL is www.ktvu.com/video/1736822. The doc has some great historic footage, including the…

ENCORE SHOWING of F-line documentary Nov. 2 on Channel 2

https://www.streetcar.org/f-line-documentary-by-joe-fonzi-on-channel-2/

Published: October 31, 2025 12:20

UPDATE: Joe Fonzi's great 30-minute documentary on the F-line will indeed be repeated on Channel 2 on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, at 12:30 pm, just before NFL football on Fox. If you haven't seen it yet, either watch or record it; it's well worth your time, with…