Market Street Railway

Market Street Railway The nonprofit that helps preserve the historic streetcars and unique cable cars of San Francisco's Muni transit agency. Thanks.

They are under threat today, so please support our work with a donation or membership at streetcar.org. This is the official page of Market Street Railway, the nonprofit advocacy group supporting San Francisco's historic streetcars and world famous cable cars. We have 1,000 members from around the world. The best place to learn about who we are and what we do is our website, www.streetcar

.org. We profile every streetcar and cable car in San Francisco's historic fleet, present videos, photos, and stories about transit history in our city, and much more. You can also join our organization there to get exclusive benefits, or make a donation to us. We administer a vibrant Facebook group, also called Market Street Railway, which features ongoing news and discussions about San Francisco historic transit matters. Search in Facebook for "Market Street Railway" and click on the group.

Treat yourself this summer to a very special cable car experience: the Hyde Ride. Unique cable cars on a unique route. R...
06/01/2026

Treat yourself this summer to a very special cable car experience: the Hyde Ride. Unique cable cars on a unique route. Round trip for a single fare Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays from Hyde & Beach Sts.

San Francisco Market Street Railway | We keep San Francisco's Vintage Streetcars on Track | www.streetcar.org

a view from above...on today's edition of  ,  Car 42 is seen heading down Hyde St with the Wharf as a backdrop.   This c...
06/01/2026

a view from above...on today's edition of , Car 42 is seen heading down Hyde St with the Wharf as a backdrop. This concludes week one.
join us again next Fri-Sun as will be a summer-long adventure providing quick access to Lombard St, Chinatown, or a simple round trip back to the Wharf.

05/29/2026

Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, 11 AM to 6 PM, come take a ride up and down the Hyde Street Hill, the steepest cable car hell in the world, to Chinatown and back for a single fare. Our nonprofit and Muni are doing this to shorten the lines at aquatic Park and give more riders a chance to enjoy a cable car ride. 

05/29/2026

Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays 11am-6pm, ride cable cars rarely run on Hyde Street up and down the steepest cable car hill in the world to Chinatown and back. Round trip for a single fare!

Help get Muni revenue measures to a November vote to save cable car, F-line streetcar, and all Muni service, along with ...
04/21/2026

Help get Muni revenue measures to a November vote to save cable car, F-line streetcar, and all Muni service, along with rescuing BART, Caltrain, and other agencies. Sign the ballot petitions at our museum across from the Ferry Building, Tuesdays-Saturdays, 12 noon-5 pm.

On this 120th anniversary of the greatest tragedy in San Francisco history, transport yourself back to just a few days b...
04/16/2026

On this 120th anniversary of the greatest tragedy in San Francisco history, transport yourself back to just a few days before it happened, by taking a cable car ride down Market Street, with full narration to explain where you are and what you're seeing.

San Francisco Market Street Railway | We keep San Francisco's Vintage Streetcars on Track | www.streetcar.org

Muni Heritage Weekend is ON for September 19-20.  Early details in the link. Much more to talk about, which we'll announ...
04/13/2026

Muni Heritage Weekend is ON for September 19-20. Early details in the link. Much more to talk about, which we'll announce on this group as we have them.

San Francisco Market Street Railway | We keep San Francisco's Vintage Streetcars on Track | www.streetcar.org

Learn the inside story of how San Francisco's iconic streetcars on Market Street were saved.
03/07/2026

Learn the inside story of how San Francisco's iconic streetcars on Market Street were saved.

San Francisco Market Street Railway | We keep San Francisco's Vintage Streetcars on Track | www.streetcar.org

03/05/2026

About to start another trip halfway to the stars!

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870 Market Street, Ste 803
San Francisco, CA
94102

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