Geary Street, Park & Ocean Railway
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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. The line was purchased by the Market Street Railway
in 1887. In 1912, the city declined to renew the franchise and instead took over operation of the Geary Street railway. 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.
Cable car (railway)
A cable car or cable railway is a mass transit system using rail cars that are hauled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. Individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping this cable as required...
operators in San Francisco. Operation commenced in 1880, and the route soon proved quite popular. The line was purchased by the Market Street Railway
Market Street Railway
Market Street Railway may be a reference to:*Market Street Railway , a nonprofit organization that supports the operation of the F Market historic streetcar line in San Francisco...
in 1887. In 1912, the city declined to renew the franchise and instead took over operation of the Geary Street railway. The line was converted into an electric streetcar line, forming the first element of the San Francisco Municipal Railway
San Francisco Municipal Railway
The San Francisco Municipal Railway is the public transit system for the city and county of San Francisco, California. In 2006, it served with an operating budget of about $700 million...
(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.