Market Street Railway

Be a guide on the Hyde Ride!

2026-05-16T03:10:51Z

Thanks to Muni, with support from our nonprofit, the very popular Hyde Ride returns for summer 2026.

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Muni Heritage Weekend is Sept. 19-20

2026-04-10T22:13:31Z

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 world-class City we enjoy today.

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Ride a cable car on Market Street just days before the 1906 earthquake and fire

2026-04-16T00:15:04Z

April 18, 1906, a date forever seared into San Francisco history. The cataclysmic earthquake and fire divided eras and impressed unforgettable memories on all who experienced it.

Learn how we helped save SF’s streetcars

2026-03-07T22:12:46Z

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 today?

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Black barrier-breakers in San Francisco transit

2026-02-02T16:36:53Z

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.

NEW! Live cable car map

2026-01-20T18:29:15Z

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!

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Love for our museum

2026-01-04T21:07:24Z

Our San Francisco Railway Museum is picking up kudos from visitors and influencers alike.

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Watch this great F-line documentary

2025-11-08T03:48:16Z

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 1980s Trolley Festivals, engaging interviews with F-line operators, maintainers, and riders...including Mayor Daniel Lurie, who tells what he thinks about the F-line.

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

2025-10-31T22:20:24Z

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 great interviews featuring operators and maintainers of the streetcars, wonderful historical and current footage of both PCCs and vintage cars, and an interview with Mayor Lurie.

The 22 Fillmore: a line to love since 1895

2025-10-12T23:32:10Z

Muni's 22-Fillmore line is one of San Francisco’s longest-lived and most important transit routes, gaining additional popularity even now, 130 years after it was built.

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