San Francisco Archives - Southern Pacific Railroad History Center https://splives.org/product-category/san-francisco/ Southern Pacific Lives Here Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:48:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://splives.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-removal.ai_ad91e945-9657-488b-872a-ee465a96f444-ezgif-2-26c6966d0f-32x32.png San Francisco Archives - Southern Pacific Railroad History Center https://splives.org/product-category/san-francisco/ 32 32 227189692 When Steam Ran on the Streets of San Francisco by Walter and Emiliano Echeverria Rice W-9A https://splives.org/product/when-steam-ran-on-the-streets-of-san-francisco-by-walter-and-emiliano-echeverria-rice-w-9a/ https://splives.org/product/when-steam-ran-on-the-streets-of-san-francisco-by-walter-and-emiliano-echeverria-rice-w-9a/#respond Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:47:12 +0000 https://splives.org/?post_type=product&p=22658 A fascinating history for anyone interested in the evolution of urban transport. This is a detailed history of transit lines in San Francisco beginning with the first cable cars. I […]

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]]> A fascinating history for anyone interested in the evolution of urban transport. This is a detailed history of transit lines in San Francisco beginning with the first cable cars. I Before everybody owned cars, working people, tourists, and sometimes millionaires got around by public transport. Some of the details would be hilarious today, such as the effort to disguise steam locomotives as horse cars. Recommended as an entertaining and enlightening read.

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