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Author: Walt Vielbaum Co-authors: Grant Ute, Robert Townley, Philip Hoffman Title: San Francisco's Market Street Railway Subtitle: Images Of Rail Publisher:   Arcadia Publishing Country: USA Date: 2004 Format: Paperback Genre: Transport, History, Photography ISBN-10: 0738529672 Rating: Rate Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  1 Owns Price Guide: Valuation Page » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

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On the Cover: Third Street is two-way in this November 10, 1936 photograph, and we can see three cars showing off their white fronts. The San Francisco Examiner Building at Market Street announces the release of a souvenir edition upon the opening of the Bay Bridge. (Courtesy Department of Public Works City Engineer's Office San Francisco Municipal Railway Photography Department, Richard Schlaich.)

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WPLives 29th Jun 2021		About the Authors Authors and Market Street Railway members Walt Vielbaum, Philip Hoffman, Grant Ute, and Robert Townley have compiled this amazing collection of vintage images to tell the story of a busy urban rail line in its prime.
WPLives 29th Jun 2021		The Market Street Railway Company thrived in an age when rails ruled San Francisco. Spanning the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and the boom times of World War II, it had a long and legendary lifetime that is deeply ingrained in the city's early identity. Gradually, however, it became challenged by the emergence of the automobile, cheaper motor coaches, and "nickel jitneys"--competing cars on the same routes. The MSRy painted the fronts of its cars white to show up well in San Francisco's misty weather, and for many years people called them "the White Front cars." Franchise competition and city regulations undid MSRy, and its assets were absorbed into MUNI in 1944. However, the name lives on as the nonprofit Market Street Railway organization, dedicated to preserving the history of this company and also to retrofitting early streetcars from across the globe, putting them back in service on Market Street.

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