San Francisco Cable Car Service, 1903
Based on San Francisco Official Street Railway Directory, 1903
Chas. & Jed. Hoag Publishers
225 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal.
Copyright 1902


California Street Cable Railroad Company lines:

California Street line: From Market & Drumm west on California to Central (Presidio) Avenue.
 

 

First Car

Last Car

Lv. Market & Drumm

6:10 a.m. (Sun. 6:56 a.m.)

12:33 a.m.

Lv. Central Avenue

5:45 a.m. (Sun. 6:32 a.m.)

12:10 a.m.

Lv. Central Avenue for Car House

(California & Hyde)

 

              12:53 a.m.

O’Farrell, Jones & Hyde line and Jones Street Shuttle: From Market & O’Farrell, O’Farrell, Jones, Pine, Hyde to Beach. Jones shuttle from Market via Jones to O’Farrell.
 

 

First Car

Last Car

Lv. Market & O’Farrell
Lv. Market & Jones

6:17 a. m. (Sun. 6:56˝) 

12:33 a.m.

Lv. Hyde & Beach

5:55 a.m. (Sun. 6:34˝)

12:12˝ a.m.

Lv. Hyde & Beach for Car House

(California & Hyde)

 

12:50 a.m.

Geary Street, Park & Ocean Railroad:

Geary Street line: From Market, Geary & Kearny, Geary, Point Lobos Blvd. (Geary Blvd.), 5th Avenue, Fulton to 11th Avenue, Chutes.
 

 

First Car

Last Car

Lv. Market & Geary

5:53 a.m.

12:40 a.m.

Lv. 5th Avenue for Market

5:28 a.m.

 

Lv. Park (11th Avenue)

5:54 a.m.

12:07 a.m.

Presidio & Ferries Railroad:

Union Street Line: Horse car service from the Ferry, East Street (Embarcadero), Jackson (return via Washington), Montgomery (Columbus Avenue) to Washington. Cable car service from Washington & Montgomery via Montgomery, Union, Baker, Greenwich to Presidio Reservation. Connecting steam dummy (motor) line ran from Baker & Greenwich streets to Harbor View.
 

 

First Car

Last Car

Lv. Ferry (horse car)

6:00 a.m.

10:03 p.m.

Lv. Washington Street

6:15 a.m.

12:22 a.m.

Lv. Presidio Reservation

5:55 a.m.

11:53 p.m.

United Railroads of San Francisco:

Castro Street Line: From the Ferry, Market, and Castro to 26th Street.
 

 

First Car

Last Car

Lv. Ferry

5:40 a.m. (Sun 6:10 a.m.)

1:10 a.m.

Lv. 26th Street

5:05 a.m. (Sun 5:35 a.m.)

12:35 a.m.

Haight Street Line: From the Ferry, Market, and Haight to Golden Gate Park (Stanyan).
 

 

First Car

Last Car

Lv. Ferry

5:58 a.m. (Sun 6:28 a.m.)

1:08 a.m.

Lv. Park

5:25 a.m. (Sun 5:55 a.m.)

12:35˝ a.m.

Hayes Street Line: From the Ferry, Market, and Hayes to Golden Gate Park (Stanyan).
 

 

First Car

Last Car

Lv. Ferry

5:44 a.m. (Sun 6:14 a.m.)

1:00 a.m.

Lv. Park

6:19˝ a.m. (Sun 6:39˝) 

12:29 a.m.

Jackson Street via Sacramento-Clay: From the Ferry via East Street (Embarcadero), Clay, Mason, Jackson, and Central (Presidio) Avenue to California. Returns via Central, Jackson, Steiner, Washington, Stockton, Sacramento to the Ferry.
 

 

First Car

Last Car

Lv. Ferry

6:05 a.m.

6:32 p.m.

Lv. Car Barn for Ferry

(Washington & Mason)

5:48 a.m.

 

Lv. California & Central 

5:46 a.m.

6:02 p.m.

Jackson Street via Powell: From Powell & Market via Powell, Jackson, and Central (Presidio) Avenue to California. Return via Central, Jackson, Steiner, Washington, Powell to Market.
 

 

First Car

Last Car

Lv. Powell & Market

10:35˝ a.m.

12:53 a.m.

Lv. California & Central 

10:05˝ a.m.

12:22 a.m.

McAllister Line: From the Ferry via Market, McAllister & Fulton to 11th Avenue (Golden Gate Park & Chutes).
 

 

First Car

Last Car

Lv. Ferry

6:02 a.m. (Sun 6:32 a.m.)

1:13 a.m.

Lv. 11th Avenue & Fulton

5:35 a.m. (Sun 6:05 a.m.)

12:38 a.m.

Polk & Larkin Crosstown Line: From Brannan via 9th Street, Larkin, Post, Polk, Pacific Avenue to Devisadero.
 

 

First Car

Last Car

Lv. 9th & Brannan

5:46 a.m.

1:00 a.m.

Lv. 9th & Brannan for Car House(Polk & Sutter)

 

1:27 a.m.

Lv. Devisadero 

5:49 a.m.

12:32 a.m.

Powell Street line: From Market & Powell via Powell, Jackson, Mason, Montgomery (Columbus) Avenue, Taylor to Bay (North Beach). Return Taylor, Mason, Washington, Powell to Market.
 

 

First Car

Last Car

Lv. Powell & Market

6:06 a.m. (Sun 6:27 a.m.)

1:15 a.m.

Lv. North Beach (Bay Street)

6:00 a.m. (Sun 6:28 a.m.)

1:00 a.m.


 

Sutter Street line: Horse car service from the Ferry via Market to Sutter & Sansome. Cable car service from Market, Sansome & Sutter via Sutter to Central (Presidio) Avenue.
 

 

First Car

Last Car

Lv. Ferry

5:57 a.m. (Sun 6:57 a.m.)

1:00 a.m.

Lv. Central Avenue

5:27 a.m. (Sun 6:27 a.m.)

12:29 a.m.*.

* Last car service to Sansome Street only.

Valencia Street line: From the Ferry via Market & Valencia to 28th Street (Mission).
 

 

First Car

Last Car

Lv. Ferry

5:36 a.m. (Sun 6:06 a.m.)

1:15 a.m.

Lv. 28th Street (Mission)

5:02˝ a.m. (Sun 6:32˝ ) 

12:41˝ a.m.

Cable Cars Operated, By Line - United Railroads (1912) and Market Street Railway (1932)

 

Round Trip Mileage

No. of Cars Scheduled
United Railroads
Feb. 15, 1912

No. of Cars Scheduled
Market Street Railway
Jan. 8, 1932

Castro Cable

1.785

5

5

Powell-Mason

3.217

7

9

Washington & Jackson(Also, called Powell-Jackson)

4.462

14

14

Sacramento-Clay

4.556

10

10

Pacific Avenue Cable

2.286

4

Abandoned, Nov. 17, 1929


Sources: Bart Nadeau "From The Archives" The Review (Western Railway Museum), March 2002; Charles Smallwood, The White Front Cars of San Francisco, Interurbans Press, San Francisco Official Street Railway Directory, 1903; Chas. & Jed. Hoag Publishers  (Walter Rice Collection)


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