Muni - is
the transportation system in San Francisco, CA with trolley buses,
traditional trolleys / streetcars, and cable cars traveling
throughout the city at all hours. Muni is very convenient, although
sometimes the transportation schedule is noted to be irregular, so
be sure to give yourself plenty of time to get to your destination.
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Cable Cars - San Francisco cable cars are the only moving
National Historic Landmark, and 9.7 million people take a ride
on these transports each year. Traveling only nine mile per
hour, cable cars are powered by electric motors that turn these
seemingly endless loops of cable. The motors that run the cables
are housed at the Cable Car Barn Museum, located in San
Francisco.
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Streetcars / "Trolleys" - The city has several historic
streetcars that run between the Ferry Building, along the
Embarcadero, and to Fisherman's Wharf. The streetcars only run
on Market Street and Church Street when they are pulling into
and out of service.
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Trolley Buses - Trolley buses (also known as "trolley
coaches" or "trackless trolleys") are vehicles with rubber
tires, and motors powered by electricity from overhead wires.
The word trolley refers to the poles on the roof of the bus that
are used to transmit the electricity from the overhead wires. To
differentiate trolley buses from the streetcar trolleys and
cable cars, trolley buses are commonly called "Electric trolley
buses."
BART (Bay Area Rapid
Transit) - is the Bay Area's subway system, and is very
convenient for travel, having over 40 stations in the San Francisco
area.
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