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{{Short description|Railway museum in California, US}}
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[[Image:SFRM Entrance 2007.jpg|thumb|right|A streetcar about to pass the museum entrance on Steuart Street]]
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The '''San Francisco Railway Museum''' is a local [[railway museum]] located in the [[South of Market]] area of [[San Francisco]].
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| caption = A streetcar about to pass the museum entrance on Steuart Street
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| established = 2006
| location = 77 Steuart St, [[San Francisco]], CA 94105, USA
| type = [[Railway museum]]
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| website = http://www.streetcar.org/museum/
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The '''San Francisco Railway Museum''' is a local [[railway museum]] located in the [[South of Market]] area of [[San Francisco]].<ref>{{cite web |title=San Francisco Railway Museum |url=https://www.sftravel.com/explore/arts-culture/san-francisco-railway-museum |website=San Francisco Travel |access-date=10 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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This small museum features exhibits on the antique [[streetcars]] of the [[F Market|F Market & Wharves]] and national landmark [[San Francisco cable car system|cable cars]] that continue to run along the city's major arteries. The museum is located at the Steuart Street F line stop, across the street from the [[San Francisco Ferry Building|Ferry Building]]. Admission to the museum is free.


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This small museum features exhibits on the antique [[streetcars]] of the [[F Market|F Market & Wharves]] and national landmark [[San Francisco cable car system|cable cars]] that continue to run along the city's major arteries. The museum is located at the [[Don Chee Way and Steuart Station]], across the street from the [[San Francisco Ferry Building|Ferry Building]]. Admission to the museum is free.
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In addition to the permanent collection of San Francisco railway artifacts from [[Market Street Railway Company]] and [[San Francisco Municipal Railway]], the museum produces unique exhibits such as a retrospective on the [[1906 Earthquake]] and a replicated end of the now extinct MSR '100-Class streetcar'.


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In addition to the permanent collection of San Francisco railway artifacts from [[Market Street Railway Company]] and [[San Francisco Municipal Railway]], the museum features exhibits such as a retrospective on the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and a replicated end of the now extinct MSR '100-Class streetcar'.<ref>{{cite web |title=All aboard: San Francisco Railway Museum {{!}} BARTable |url=https://bartable.bart.gov/featured/all-aboard-san-francisco-railway-museum |website=bartable.bart.gov |access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref>
The museum is a project of the nonprofit [[Market Street Railway (nonprofit)|Market Street Railway]], Muni’s historic transportation advocacy group.


The museum is a project of the nonprofit [[Market Street Railway (nonprofit)|Market Street Railway]],<ref>{{cite web |title=San Francisco Market Street Railway {{!}} We keep San Francisco's Vintage Streetcars on Track |url=https://www.streetcar.org/ |website=Market Street Railway |access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref> Muni's historic transportation advocacy group and was opened on October 7, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rubenstein |first1=Steve |title=SAN FRANCISCO / Let's hear it for the old F line / Market Street Railway museum opens across the Embarcadero from Ferry Building |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SAN-FRANCISCO-Let-s-hear-it-for-the-old-F-line-2468496.php |website=SFGATE |access-date=10 August 2021 |date=9 October 2006}}</ref>
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==External links==

==See also==
{{Portal|San Francisco Bay Area}}
{{Portal|San Francisco Bay Area}}
* [[List of San Francisco Bay Area trains]]
* [[San Francisco Cable Car Museum]]

==References==
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*[http://www.streetcar.org/museum/ San Francisco Railway Museum] official website
*[http://www.streetcar.org/ Market Street Railway] includes news and information on Muni's entire fleet of historic streetcars and cable cars
*[http://www.streetcar.org/ Market Street Railway] includes news and information on Muni's entire fleet of historic streetcars and cable cars
*[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/09/BAGVOLLBH11.DTL&hw=market+street+railway&sn=003&sc=704 Let's hear it for the old F line] San Francisco Chronicle article, ran 10/09/06


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[[Category:San Francisco Municipal Railway]]
[[Category:South of Market, San Francisco]]
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Latest revision as of 20:23, 5 February 2023

San Francisco Railway Museum
A streetcar about to pass the museum entrance on Steuart Street
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Established2006
Location77 Steuart St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Coordinates37°47′38″N 122°23′37″W / 37.79382°N 122.39361°W / 37.79382; -122.39361
TypeRailway museum
Websitehttp://www.streetcar.org/museum/

The San Francisco Railway Museum is a local railway museum located in the South of Market area of San Francisco.[1]

This small museum features exhibits on the antique streetcars of the F Market & Wharves and national landmark cable cars that continue to run along the city's major arteries. The museum is located at the Don Chee Way and Steuart Station, across the street from the Ferry Building. Admission to the museum is free.

In addition to the permanent collection of San Francisco railway artifacts from Market Street Railway Company and San Francisco Municipal Railway, the museum features exhibits such as a retrospective on the 1906 earthquake and a replicated end of the now extinct MSR '100-Class streetcar'.[2]

The museum is a project of the nonprofit Market Street Railway,[3] Muni's historic transportation advocacy group and was opened on October 7, 2006.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "San Francisco Railway Museum". San Francisco Travel. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "All aboard: San Francisco Railway Museum | BARTable". bartable.bart.gov. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Market Street Railway | We keep San Francisco's Vintage Streetcars on Track". Market Street Railway. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ Rubenstein, Steve (9 October 2006). "SAN FRANCISCO / Let's hear it for the old F line / Market Street Railway museum opens across the Embarcadero from Ferry Building". SFGATE. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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