San Francisco street cars
The F-Line of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (also known as Muni) offers a unique way to take in the sights. Every day, up to two dozen vintage streetcars, many built before World War II, carry people from the Castro District to Fisherman’s Wharf.
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A historic streetcar painted in honor of Dallas, Texas, passes Pier 39, a popular tourist destination, in June 2016. Streetcars fell out of favor in most of the country after the automobile boom of the 1950s, but the city by the bay still uses them.
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A streetcar painted in tribute to Philadelphia runs along the San Francisco waterfront in July.
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At top, a streetcar built in 1928 for use in Milan rounds a curve in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood in July. Above, two streetcars pass each other along the San Francisco waterfront in June 2016. The old-school transit method is still ferrying passengers as an option alongside more modern conveyances and the city's famous cable-car system.
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A streetcar built in 1928 for use in Milan rounds a curve in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood in July.
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A San Francisco streetcar passes people square dancing in the Castro neighborhood in June 2016.
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