May 7, 2016May 9, 2024 Rick Laubscher

Say Hey! Say Willie!

May 7, 2016May 9, 2024 Rick Laubscher Muni News, Posts with Photos cable car, cable car 24, Mays, Powell, Willie Mays

[caption id="attachment_8654" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Left to right, Willie Mays, Mayor Ed Lee, Giants President and CEO Larry Baer, and SFMTA Board Member Malcolm Heinecke chat in front of Willie’s cable car No. 24 before the dedication ceremony.[/caption]

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April 23, 2016April 25, 2016 Rick Laubscher

Buses Back on the F as E Starts Daily Service

April 23, 2016April 25, 2016 Rick Laubscher Muni News, Posts with Photos E-line, F-line, F-line buses

Today marks the beginning of daily service on the E-Embarcadero historic streetcar line, which will now run daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Fisherman’s Wharf to AT&T Park and the Caltrain Depot along The Embarcadero and King Street. It’s a major service expansion following nine months of the weekend-only service that inaugurated this long-anticipated line.

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April 3, 2016April 3, 2016 Rick Laubscher

Herb Caen: A Centennial to Celebrate

April 3, 2016April 3, 2016 Rick Laubscher History Spotlight, Posts with Photos Herb Caen, Herb Caen Centennial

[caption id="attachment_8541" align="alignnone" width="707"] Herb Caen at the Powell and Market turntable, 1953. A wonderful photo taken by the great Fred Lyon, Herb’s friend and a San Francisco treasure himself. (c) Fred Lyon[/caption]

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March 6, 2016 Rick Laubscher

Hyde at 125

March 6, 2016 Rick Laubscher Double-Ended Cable Cars, History Spotlight, Posts with Photos, SF Famous Cable Cars, Streetcars and Cable Cars cable car, cable cars, Hyde cable car 125th anniversary, Hyde Street, Muni, O'Farrell Street

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March 3, 2016March 3, 2016 Rick Laubscher

Join Us at San Francisco History Days

March 3, 2016March 3, 2016 Rick Laubscher News, Posts with Photos market Street railway, Old Mint, San Francisco History Days

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February 28, 2016 Rick Laubscher

“Super Bust 50”

February 28, 2016 Rick Laubscher News, Policy & Planning, Posts with Photos bustitution, Castro, F-line, Super Bowl 50, Super Bowl City

[caption id="attachment_8471" align="alignnone" width="700"] For three weeks, F-line streetcar riders from the Wharf had to transfer onto buses near the Ferry Building to reach destinations along Market Street, including the Castro. Many skipped the trip altogether.[/caption]

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February 25, 2016February 25, 2016 Rick Laubscher