San Francisco Transportation

by arasnosliw
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Imagine, before I moved to Seattle I barely knew how to parallel park. I definitely failed that portion of my licensing exam when I was younger. After much practice in Seattle, I was thoroughly impressed with the way I handled driving/parking on the hills of SF.

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	Ferry: The Blue & Gold Fleet Ferry	Tip Rating:

By Waalewiener

on September 19, 2004

Blue & Gold Fleet Ferry

This Ferry is located on Pier 41 at Fishermans Wharf. This company has many Tours by Ferry ,to name a few. Alcatraz Exclusive & Alcatraz after dark. San Francisco Bay Cruise. Wine Country Tour. Ferry to Sausalito . This i the Ferry we went on to Sausalito , a very nice boat ride about 40 minutes to get from Pier 41 to the Pier of Sausalito. I recommend it it gave you a fantastic view of the Bay and of course Alcatraz which you pass by from a close distance. I will show our tickets and the prices in the next tip. Tickets can be purchased at Pier 41 & 39 For Advanced ticket sales Phone 415-705-5555 Depearture times and information Phone 415-773-1188

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Website: www.blueandgoldfleet.com


	SF MUNI: F Line	Tip Rating:

By karenincalifornia

on February 11, 2004

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F Line Historic Trolley, San
Francisco, CA

The F line is a recent wonderful addition to San Francisco. In 2000, San Francisco, after decades of effort, completely refurbished and put into operation several antique streetcars and trolleys from all around the world. The F line runs from Castro, down Market, along the Embarcadero (waterfront) and all the way to Fisherman's wharf. The F line is operated by Muni, so your Muni pass and transfers will work on this line. The line is fun to ride and very scenic.

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Website: http://www.sfmuni.com/aboutmun/histcars.htm


	Cable Cars: San Francisco Cable Cars.	Tip Rating:

Updated By Waalewiener

on September 17, 2004

Hansi at the Cable car.

In this picture you see the Powell & Hyde Cable Car.There are two lines ,one is the Powell & Hyde ,and the other the Powell & Mason Cable car The Powell /Mason line begins at Powell & Market streets runs North to Bay street via Powell ,Jackson.Columbes & Bay streets. This line was built in 1888. The Powell /Hyde line begins at Powell & Market streets and runs Nort and West to Hyde and Beach streetsvia Powell ,Jackson,& Hyde streets. This line was created in 1957.

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	SF MUNI: Best way to get around the City - Muni Bus System	Tip Rating:

By karenincalifornia

on March 4, 2004

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Muni bus in San Francisco

When I first moved to San Francisco, I heard nonstop complaints about the muni bus system. That has changed. One thing our former Mayor Willie Brown did was hire a crackerjack director who bought new buses, donated the old ones to the Salt Lake City Olympics and whipped the system into shape. I use the Muni to go all over San Francisco. The fare is $1.25 per trip (or you can buy a day pass for buses and cable cars). For your $1.25, you get a transfer that will allow you to get back on any bus, officially for 90 minutes, but the bus drivers are VERY lax about this. Transfers are good on the trolleys and F line, but not the cable car.

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Website: http://www.sfmuni.com


	Cable Cars: The famous San Francisco Cable Cars.	Tip Rating:

Updated By Waalewiener

on September 17, 2004

Cable Car Powell & Mason

The Cable Cars ,in San Francisco are a unique thing and they are the only railway in the street where the cars are not powered on their own . Under the rails there is a large cable that is powered and moved by a central powerhouse and this cable underneath continuous moves and the Cable Car then is '' Gripping '' on to this Cable. Then a '' Gripman '' controls the movement and the speed of the Cable Car which I will show later in another picture. It is all wonderful to watch this and amazing how this'' Gripman '' then controls his Cable Car.Very very interesting to see all this DO NOT MISS a CABLE CAR ride when in San Francisco. In this picture the Cable Car is at the '' Turnaround at Powell & Market street the route goes down to '' Fishermans Wharf '' It goes back up ,then gets turned around .

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	Ferry: Golden Gate Ferry	Tip Rating:

By karenincalifornia

on February 11, 2004

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Larkspur Ferry, San Francisco
Bay, CA

If you want to make a side trip to Marin County, taking the ferry is the most relaxing way to do it. Ferries run regularly all day to and from Larkspur and Sausalito. Not a car ferry, but you may may bring bicycles.

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Phone: 800-735-2922

Website: http://www.goldengateferry.org/


	Cable Cars: San Francisco Cable Cars.	Tip Rating:

Updated By Waalewiener

on September 18, 2004

The '' Gripman ''operator of
the Cable Car.

This gentleman is called the '' Gripman ''This person is responsible for the passengers in the Cable Car.He oversees how many get on and also of course controls the stop and go of the Cable Car using these long handles that go underneath the Cable Car . I do not know excactly how ,I do know that is was noisy and very tough job to do. I was amazing to see how steep the streets were up and down.

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	Walking: Seque tours	Tip Rating:

By Callavetta

on February 5, 2005

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Seques on the wharf

Want to spend 3 hours moving about SF (primarily the Wharf area) and not have to walk? Check out the Segue Tours. From the tours website, you will see: *Fisherman's Wharf and the picturesque fishing harbor *Cable Car turnaround *Ghirardelli Square (home of delicious chocolate!) *National Maritime Museum and the historic sailing ships *Fort Mason (former military base, now a historic landmark) *Marina Green (where the locals sunbathe and fly kites) *Palace of Fine Arts (once the site of the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition) *St Francis and Golden Gate Yacht Clubs *Views of Alcatraz The tour is $65 and participants must be a minimum of 12 years of age. My personal advice is get a bike. You'll save money and enjoy yourself more.

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Phone: 415-474-3130 .

Website: www.sfelectrictour.com


	Cable Cars: SAN FRANCISCO CABLE CARS	Tip Rating:

Updated By LoriPori

on January 8, 2005

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Hans & Cable Car

Cable Car transportation in San Franciso are both fun and inexpensive.The cost is $3.00 per person one way and $6.00 per person return. I paid for our return tickets ahead of time so as not to have to wait in line again on the way back. While I got in line for the tickets, Hans got in line for the cable cars, which were quite long on the day we went. the tickets were on a collector series card telling about the history of the cable car which you can keep as a souvenir. The conducter simply takes the part of the ticket which says $3.00. All in all it was a fun way to get around San Francisco.