The Roar of the Four - Muni Part 1: Episode 40

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Forged from the ashes of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, the San Francisco Municipal Railway was among the first publicly owned transportation systems in the world. Join The Red Line Podcast as we map out the history of public transportation in San Francisco, from the earliest horsecars to the beginnings of Muni Metro in the 1960s.

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References & notes

  1. [1] Planetizen: 'Train Daddy' Andy Byford to Oversee Amtrak's High-Speed Rail Efforts
  2. [2] Mass Transit: Gov. Healey appoints Phillip Eng to be MBTA GM
  3. [3] Market Street Railway: The people's road: Muni 1912-1941
  4. [4] Market Street Railway: How Muni was born: 1900-1912
  5. [5] Market Street Railway: Muni at war: crushloads & consolidation 1941-1945
  6. [6] Market Street Railway: Rails to rubber: Muni 1946-1962
  7. [7] SFMTA: How Muni's Streetcar Lines Got Their Letters
  8. [8] Wikipedia: San Francisco
  9. [9] SFMTA: Muni Routes & Stops
  10. [10] SFMTA: History of the SFMTA
  11. [11] SFMTA: Muni History
  12. [12] Western Railway Museum: San Francisco Municipal Railway
  13. [13] Wikipedia: San Francisco cable car system
  14. [14] Wikipedia: List of San Francisco Municipal Railway lines
  15. [15] Wikipedia: Central Subway (San Francisco)
  16. [16] Wikipedia: Embarcadero (San Francisco)
  17. [17] Wikipedia: Twin Peaks Tunnel
  18. [18] Wikipedia: Market Street subway
  19. [19] Wikipedia: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
  20. [20] Cable Car Museum: The 1947 Fight to Save the Cable Cars
  21. [21] SFMTA: 75 Years After the Battle to Save the Cable Cars
  22. [22] Market Street Railway: 1947: Cable car war
  23. [23] Alex Lash: SF Tries to Get a Grip as Officials Throw Shade on Cable Cars' Return
  24. [24] Wikipedia: San Francisco Municipal Railway ยง History
  25. [25] Wikipedia: Market Street Railway (transit operator)
  26. [26] Market Street Railway: Our History
  27. [27] Market Street Railway: Completing a century: Muni 1983-2012
  28. [28] Market Street Railway: Modernizing Muni: 1963-1982