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Historic Transit Links & Resources
Articles about Market Street Railway, the F-line, and the cable cars

Take a trip with Herb Caen, who lives on in an F-Market streetcar
by John King
September 22, 2005
San Francisco Chronicle

Streetcars have returned to the fabric of downtown San Francisco
by Justin M. Norton, Associated Press
September 18, 2005
USA Today

Nonstop rush hour on F line. Standing-room-only Embarcadero streetcar almost too popular
by Carl Nolte
August 13, 2004
San Francisco Chronicle

New Life for Old Trolleys
by Frank J. Prial
December 9, 2001
New York Times (free registration required)

A Streetcar Named Desire - Romance surrounds Muni's New Orleans import
by Maitland Zane
March 9, 2001
San Francisco Chronicle

A Street Both Homey and Chic
by Lisa Taggart
October, 2002
Sunset Magazine

New No. 9 Coming On Line - Cable car, crafted by hand in S.F. shop, will be joining city's fleet
by Edward Epstein
April 19, 2000
San Francisco Chronicle

F-line debuts to Ferry Building and the Wharf - Every streetcar filled to capacity as Muni delights tourists, locals
by Scott Winokur
March 5, 2000
San Francisco Examiner

Ticket to ride - Vintage streetcars will begin rolling Saturday in San Francisco
by Tyche Hendricks
March 3, 2000
San Francisco Examiner

New Way to the Wharf - Merchants hope F-Market line will draw locals to tourist attractions
by Edward Epstein
March 2, 2000
San Francisco Chronicle

Ride S.F.'s Trolley Into L.A.'s Past
by Scott Ostler
March 1, 2000
San Francisco Chronicle

Real 'Desire' On Time for Opera Debut - Muni to run car famous from Tennessee Williams play
by Edward Epstein
September 17, 1998
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Muni Buying More Old Trolleys - Inexpensive cars coming from Milan
by Edward Epstein
July 3, 1998
San Francisco Chronicle

New Market for streetcars - 'Green Torpedoes' will once again grace the 'slot'
by Erin McCormick
July 3, 1998
San Francisco Examiner

Vintage Streetcars Back on Track
by Carl Nolte
August 30, 1995
San Francisco Chronicle

Rebirth of F-Market Streetcars - Volunteers restore century-old trolleys to S.F. streets
by Maitland Zane
August 7, 1995
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco historic rail transit

The San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni)

The Cable Car Museum

Brookville Equipment Corporation
Vendor restoring Newark PCCs for Muni

Joe Thompson: the Cable Car Guy

Western Neighborhoods Project

Archive of Light
F-line photos by Tim Blackmore

Milantram2
F-line photos by Peter Ehrlich

San Francisco history and archives

SF Museum and Historical Society

Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco

The Oakland Berkeley & Eastern (OB&E)

The San Francisco History Association

Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley

The California Historical Society

Original homes of acquired historic streetcars

Azienda Trasporti Milanesi S.p.A.
The Peter Witts (Bogies) of Milan, Italy

Blackpool Trams

New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA)

Trolley Museums

Western Railway Museum
Suisun, California
Bay Area Electric Railroad Association (BAERA)

Orange Empire Railway Museum (OERM)
Perris, California

Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society

Baltimore Streetcar Museum

Seashore Trolley Museum
Kennebunkport, Maine

Shore Line Trolley Museum
East Haven, Connecticut

Railfan sites

Asociacion Amigos del Tranvia de Cordoba
Association of Friends of the Trams of Cordoba

St. Petersburg Tram Collection

The Light Rail Transit Assn (LRTA)

Railfan Network

Railway Preservation News
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