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Golden Gate Ferry began service between San Francisco and Sausalito on August 15, 1970 with the M.S. Golden Gate. [3] Service to Larkspur started in 1976. Service to Pacific Bell Park (now Oracle Park) started in 2000.
The railroad was bought by the Northwestern Pacific Railroad which shifted all passenger rail and San Francisco ferry service to Sausalito in 1909, leaving Tiburon freight-only; shuttle passenger ferries from Tiburon to Sausalito continued until 1933. [2] Freight rail service ended September 25, 1967. [3]
Steam trains at Sausalito Terminal, photo dated May 1891 The Eureka, then the largest double-ended ferryboat in the world, carried passenger and automobile traffic on the Sausalito–San Francisco run from 1922 to 1941. (Pictured in San Francisco in 2008)
Central Pacific ferry El Capitan was the largest ferry on San Francisco Bay when built in 1868. [5] Ferry Berkeley (served 1898–1958) at the San Diego Maritime Museum. The first railroad ferries on San Francisco Bay were established by the San Francisco and Oakland Railroad and the San Francisco and Alameda Railroad (SF&A), which were taken over by the Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) in 1870 ...
I paid $8 to take a ferry to Sausalito, California, a cute town with a Mediterranean vibe. The ferry offered great views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco skyline.
The Northwestern Pacific Railroad (and its predecessor North Shore Railroad) operated a network of electric interurban lines in Marin County, California from 1903 to 1941. The lines ran to Sausalito at the southern tip of the county, where connecting ferries ran to San Francisco.
Portion of route along Tomales Bay Schedule and rates for March 1887 (note the spelling for Sausalito) Mileposts conform to Southern Pacific Railroad convention of distance from San Francisco: [1] San Francisco – Sausalito via Ferry; Sausalito (milepost 6.5) San Rafael; Junction (later known as San Anselmo) (milepost 16.5) Fairfax (milepost 18.3)
The city was served by The Sausalito Land and Ferry Company and the North Pacific Coast Railroad. [9] These provided access to Mill Valley, requiring a short ferry ride across the Bay from San Francisco to Sausalito, then a transfer to the railroad for another brief trip that terminated in Mill Valley. Mount Tamalpais lies only 12 miles (19 km ...