Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railway

Infobox Public transit
name = Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railway
locale = San Francisco, California
transit_type = cable cars
began_operation = 1880
ended_operation = 1912
track_gauge = RailGauge|60, converted to RailGauge|ussg in 1892
operator = Geary Street, Park & Ocean Railway (1880-1887), Market Street Railway (1887-1912), San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (1912-present)The Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railway was one of the first cable car operators in San Francisco. Operation commenced in 1880, and the route soon proved quite popular.cite web
url = http://www.cable-car-guy.com/html/ccsfgspo.html
title = The Cable Car Home Page - Geary Street Park and Ocean Railway
first = Joe
last = Thompson
accessdate = 24 December
accessyear = 2007] The line was purchased by the Market Street Railway in 1887.cite web
url = http://www.cablecarmuseum.org/co-geary-st.html
title = Cable Car Company - Geary Street Park & Ocean Railroad
publisher = Cable Car Museum
accessdate = 24 December
accessyear = 2007] In 1912, the city declined to renew the franchise and instead took over operation of the Geary Street railway.cite web
url = http://www.outsidelands.org/sw16.php
title =Run Out of Town - Western Neighborhoods Project
first = Steve W.
last = LaBounty
accessdate = 24 December
accessyear = 2007] The line was converted into an electric streetcar line, forming the first element of the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) that was to come to be synonymous with transit in that city. Muni replaced the street cars with motor coaches in 1956. Today, the bus routes that run down the Geary corridor are the most heavily used in San Francisco.cite web
url = http://www.sfmta.com/cms/rtep/tepdataindx.htm
title = Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) Data
publisher = San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
accessmonthday = 19 August
accessyear = 2008]

See also

*San Francisco cable car system

References