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The San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) is the public transit system for San Francisco, California. Several bus, trolleybus, streetcar/light rail, and cable car routes were historically served, but have been discontinued. It began service on December 28, 1912, with two streetcar routes on Geary Boulevard and continued to expand operations.
Pages in category "Defunct California railroads" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 209 total. ... San Francisco Belt Railroad; San ...
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad (DTI) Erie Railroad (Erie) Florida Overseas Railroad; Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad [6] Grand Trunk (GT) Great Northern Railway (GN) Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway [7] Fernley and Lassen Railway; Fredericksburg and Northern Railway [8] Hudson Bay Railway (HBR) Houston Belt & Terminal ...
San Francisco Pacific Railroad Bond (WPRR), 1865. The Western Pacific Railroad (1862–1870) was formed in December 1862 by a group led by Timothy Dame and including Charles McLaughlin and Peter Donahue, all associated with the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad (SF&SJ), to build a railroad from San Jose north to Niles (then called Vallejo Mills), east through Niles Canyon (then called ...
The San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway, later briefly reorganized as the San Francisco and Napa Valley Railroad, was an electric interurban railroad in the U.S. state of California. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In conjunction with the Monticello Steamship Company, the railway offered a combined rail- and ferry-service called the "Napa Valley Route."
The Northern California railroad barons also effectively slowed San Diego's development in the early 20th century. San Diego had a natural harbor and many thought that it would become a major port on the west coast. However, San Francisco was strongly opposed to this as San Diego's development would hurt their trade.
San Francisco Electric Railways: Potrero and Bay View Railroad: 1866 [2] 1893 [3] Market Street Railway: Presidio and Ferries Railroad: 1882 [3] 1914 [1] San Francisco Municipal Railway: San Francisco Electric Railways: 1909 [1] Gough Street Railroad [4] San Francisco Municipal Railway: San Francisco and San Mateo Railway: 1896 [3] San ...
Vulcan Iron Works, San Francisco 2-2-0: 1862 Liberty: Vulcan Iron Works, San Francisco 4-4-4 Tank locomotive: 1862 became California Pacific RR # 178; rebuilt as 4-4-0 in 1872; became Stockton & Copperopolis # 3; then Southern Pacific # 1101; retired 1892 Old Betsy: 2-2-4: purchased 1863 from Market Street Railroad of San Francisco Oakland