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Author : Walt Vielbaum
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738569598
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)
Download or read book San Francisco's Market Street Railway written by Walt Vielbaum and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Virginia Lee Burton
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547422326
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)
Download or read book Maybelle the Cable Car written by Virginia Lee Burton and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1997-03-31 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maybelle was a cable car a San Francisco cable car. . . She rang her gong and sang her song from early morn till late at night. . . . By recounting the actual events in San Francisco's effort to keep the city's cable cars running, this classic story illustrates how the voice of the people can be heard in the true spirit of democracy. Virginia Lee Burton's original art for Maybelle the Cable Car was retrieved from the archives of the San Francisco Public Library to re-create this edition with all the vibrant charm of the original, which was published in 1952.
Author : Charles A. Smallwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)
Download or read book The White Front Cars of San Francisco written by Charles A. Smallwood and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rick Laubscher
Publisher : Heyday Books
ISBN 13 : 9781597142786
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)
Download or read book On Track written by Rick Laubscher and published by Heyday Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only full-color illustrated guide to the COLORFUL vintage streetcars and cable cars that are a top tourist attraction
Author : Kenneth C. Springirth
Publisher : America Through Time
ISBN 13 : 9781634990011
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)
Download or read book San Francisco's Magnificent Streetcars written by Kenneth C. Springirth and published by America Through Time. This book was released on 2015 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Francisco's first cable car line opened in 1873. The successful development of the electric streetcar by Frank Sprague in 1888 plus the 1906 San Francisco earthquake resulted in the decline of the cable car system. Concerned that the cable car system would vanish, San Francisco resident Friedel Klussmann rallied public support to save the cars. The 1982 shutdown of the cable car lines for their rebuilding led to Trolley Festivals beginning in 1983 until 1987 using a variety of historic streetcars on Market Street. Those successful festivals resulted in rebuilding the streetcar track on Market Street and the establishment of the F streetcar line in 1995 using Presidents' Conference Committee streetcars purchased from Philadelphia and refurbished in a variety of paint schemes that represented cities that once had streetcar service. In addition, the line features vintage Peter Witt streetcars from Milan, Italy; a boat like streetcar from England; and other unique cars. During 2000, the F line was extended to Fisherman's wharf and has become one of the most successful streetcar lines in the United States. This book is a photographic essay of "San Francisco's Magnificent Streetcars" along with its historic cable cars and hill climbing trolley coaches.
Author : Woody LaBounty
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780982346105
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)
Download or read book Carville-by-the-Sea written by Woody LaBounty and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1890s, a bohemian settlement erupted at San Francisco's Ocean Beach as writers, judges, and lady bicyclists arranged, combined, and stacked old transit cars to create one of the quirkiest communities in the city's history. The lush design recalls an antique scrapbook with hundreds of rare images.
Author : Robert Townley
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738530086
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)
Download or read book San Francisco's Interurban to San Mateo written by Robert Townley and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's strange to think that an electric commuter rail line rivaling BART in efficiency, speed, and comfort ran over 100 years ago between San Francisco and San Mateo, but run it did. The 40 Line, or San Mateo Interurban, began in 1892 with an initial segment operating between Market and Steuart Streets out to the county limits on San Jose Avenue. Three years later, the line reached Baden in present-day South San Francisco, and by 1903 service was opened all the way to downtown San Mateo. During the line's heyday, there was talk of extending it down the peninsula from San Mateo to Palo Alto to connect with the Peninsular Railway to San Jose. The 1906 earthquake put this plan on hold. Following much the same route as today's Mission Street, El Camino Real, and Caltrain, the San Mateo Interurban carried over four million passengers a year along its main and spur lines until 1949, when the system was shut down amidst much fanfare.
Author : Emiliano Echeverria
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738530475
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)
Download or read book San Francisco's Powell Street Cable Cars written by Emiliano Echeverria and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Francisco's cable cars are an internationally recognized symbol of the city, but they also have a long and fractious history. There are actually three cable lines in operation today: the California Street line and the two Powell Street lines-- the Powell-Mason and Powell-Hyde. The Powell Street lines have been the subject of much controversy through the years, due to a complex lineage of private and public ownership. Cable cars on Powell Street began in 1888, operating under the Ferries and Cliff House Railway Company and utilizing the same basic design pioneered by Andrew Hallidie in 1873. Among the story's twists and turns are the line's actual routes following the 1906 earthquake, which caused heavy damage and forced major repairs. Post-quake, United Railroads was able to replace many of the cable car lines with streetcars, including a part of the Powell Street system. San Francisco at one time had eight separate cable car operators. Gradually most were replaced by streetcars, buses, and trolley buses, given the complexities and expense of cable systems. The Powell lines were taken over by the city in 1944, but the mayor tried to abandon them in 1947. The public disapproved of this move, and since then the Powell Street line has only grown in stature and its importance to San Francisco.
Author : Zachary Malott
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781442188815
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Streetcars of San Francisco written by Zachary Malott and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Francisco is home to the largest working collection of vintage streetcars in the world. One of the city's most recognizable and beloved attractions, the streetcar line which runs through the heart of the city serves more than 20,000 riders a day. San Francisco's Market Street Railway continues to collect vintage cars from all over the world and to lovingly restore them to service as part of this rolling museum that pays tribute to cities who have operated streetcar lines in the past and present. This delightful book showcases this historic fleet with more than 120 pages of beautiful color photos of currently restored and active streetcars. Each car is introduced with a paragraph describing its history. The book also explores the history of the streetcar as urban transit, both nationally and within San Francisco, and also tells the story of how this amazing "Museum in Motion" came to exist as one of San Francisco's most famous attractions.
Author : Paul Bignardi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733576703
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Fleet History of the San Francisco Municipal Railway written by Paul Bignardi and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-06 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Fleet History of the San Francisco Municipal Railway is a book that lists every transit vehicle that has been used in regular Muni service since 1912. The format includes a listing of key data for each vehicle, such as size, passenger capacity, manufacturer /cost and years of service, a short summary of the service history of the vehicle, and a photo (if available). All four modes are covered: rail (streetcar and LRV), bus, trolley bus and cable car, with one section covering each mode. Two additional sections include information on all Muni operations facilities, and a figures and graphics section. The figures and graphics section includes information on the four modes of transit, plus information on historical data in the areas of ridership, fares, farebox recovery, logo and agency structure and leadership. A short summary history section precedes the fleet history sections, and a photo credits table is included along with the blbilograpy. The completed document represents the first compilation of many of these pieces of information in almost 40 years. With over 200 pages and over 400 photographs, it is an excellent reference and history book both for experts and for people with a casus interest in the history of San Francisco Municipal Railway.
