Here in the SFMTA Photo Archive, we're making good progress on preserving and sharing the rich transit history we hold in our historic photo collections. This week we bring you some highlights from...
The SF Municipal Railway (Muni) had operated for a little over a year when its Potrero Division was constructed in 1914. The division still operates out of its original building at Mariposa and...
If you've ever wondered what Muni looked like in the 1950s, you're in luck – we recently added over 1,500 photos to the SFMTA Photo Archive from years up to the end of 1959. Here are a few shots from...
As we close in on Pride weekend , we bring you the history behind motorized Cable Car 62, Muni's readymade "float" that will be in the midst of the parade action this Sunday. Motorized Cable Car 62,...
In the early 1970s, Muni explored some curious bus technologies to provide cleaner, quieter public transit and improve quality of life across the city. One such experiment was a 19th-century...
As we continue to run rigorous tests on Muni's new light rail vehicles (LRVs), here's a look back at the testing Muni undertook in the late 1970s to prepare its first generation of LRVs for service...
Muni history comes alive once again this weekend as we and the San Francisco Railway Museum roll out some of San Francisco’s most unique and rarest vintage vehicles. Muni Heritage Weekend is this...
More than 100 years ago, Muni’s very first headquarters, Presidio Division, was built amid the cypress-covered hillsides of Lone Mountain and Laurel Hill in 1912. Today, the Presidio Division locale...
This week, we bring you an inside look at a milestone reached in the SFMTA Photo Archive. We recently completed cataloguing a significant photo collection spanning over 30 years from about 1935 to...
With the holiday season upon us, San Franciscans are out and about to shop for meals and gatherings with family and friends. One hundred years ago, the same preparations would have been underway...
It’s that time of year again when the air gets crisp, the nights get longer, and Muni's cable cars get festively decked out with boughs of holly, garlands, wreaths, ornaments, glitter and spangles...
San Francisco loves sports, from the big leaguer Giants to small-fry neighborhood teams. So in the midst of baseball season, we're throwing back to the 1940s to share a little-known piece of the city...
If you’ve ever traveled outbound on a Muni train through the Metro tunnel towards Embarcadero Station, you’ve unknowingly passed through part of a ship buried during the Gold Rush Era. We at the...
In our July 21 #TBT post , we dug into the story of the Rome, a buried ship that Muni Metro riders pass through every day. This week, we’ll shed a little more light on the discovery of the ship...
Muni's electric trolley buses have served San Francisco for 75 years, which we will celebrate during this year’s Muni Heritage Weekend (September 24 - 25) with a special historic photo exhibit inside...
On Sept. 7, 1941, the San Francisco Municipal Railway launched its first electric trolley coach or bus route, the R Howard, marking the beginning of a long history of delivering efficient, non-...
In celebration of the Muni Heritage festival this past weekend, a plethora of vintage buses and rarely-seen streetcars and cable cars made historically significant trips around San Francisco. Here's...
People are at the heart of everything we do and we want your input as we develop our Operating and Capital Budgets for Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020. This year, we’re making it easier for our community...
In case you missed it, last night was our Online Budget Townhall. It was a 60 minute broadcast with Ed Reiskin, Director of Transportation and moderated by Transit Inspector, Carolyn Odhams. Carolyn...
On March 19th, 2020, we will be hosting an Online Open House to discuss our upcoming two-year budget (FY 2021 and 2022). We'll also be discussing the budget at our Board of Directors meetings on...
You're Invited! The SFMTA is holding an Online Budget Open House Today, March 19 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to gather your input and answer your questions about the key transportation decisions to...
We recognize the Coronavirus pandemic and current shelter-in-place order have significantly changed our daily routines. The timeline for the SFMTA budget approval has not yet changed, and as such, we...
The Coronavirus pandemic and current shelter-in-place order have changed our daily routines. The timeline for the SFMTA budget approval has not yet changed, and as such, we are taking steps to ensure...
The Coronavirus pandemic and current shelter-in-place order have changed our daily routines. The timeline for the SFMTA budget approval has been extended to August 1st. However, we are moving forward...
The Coronavirus pandemic and current shelter-in-place order have changed our daily routines. The timeline for the SFMTA budget approval has been extended to August 1, 2020. However, we are moving...