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This is a route-map template for a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, SEPTA Subway-Surface and Market–Frankford Lines route segment. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .
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The franchise for what would become the Market Street Railway was granted in 1857 to Thomas Hayes. The line was the first railway to open in San Francisco, commencing service on July 4, 1860 as the Market Street Railroad Company. [2] [3] Traction was provided by steam power as steam dummy locomotives pulling a trailer car. [4]
The D Geary-Van Ness was a streetcar route created on August 15, 1914, that originally ran from the Ferry Building along Market Street, Geary, Van Ness, and Chestnut to Scott. [39] In 1918, the route was changed to operate on Union Street instead of Chestnut, and was extended along Steiner Street and Greenwich Street and into the Presidio later ...
The Market Street Railway had existed on the surface parallel to the subway's alignment in some form since 1860 with services terminating at the Ferry Building. [3] To alleviate traffic, plans for a tunnel under Market Street can be dated to at least 1912. [4] By 1918, there were four tracks running down the thoroughfare — two per direction. [3]
Market Street Railway may refer to: Market Street Subway in San Francisco, California, USA; Market Street Railway (nonprofit), a nonprofit organization that supports the operation of the F Market historic streetcar line in San Francisco; Market Street Railway (transit operator), a former commercial streetcar operator in San Francisco