The world's first cable car, built in 1873. (Courtesy of State Library)

#TBT: San Francisco's Stagecoaches, Steamboats, Trains and Cable Cars, 1849-1917

Sep 28, 2017

To celebrate Transit Week (Sep. 25-Oct. 1) in San Francisco, we're taking a gander back at the various modes of transportation that got San Franciscans from point A to point B from the late 1800s to the early 1900s.

1858

This illustration, from the December 11, 1858 issue of Harper's Weekly, depicts the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach departing from SF. The company transported mail and passengers between SF and St. Louis, taking a whopping 25 days while traveling 24 hours a day.

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#TBT: San Francisco's Stagecoaches, Steamboats, Trains and Cable Cars, 1849-1917

To celebrate Transit Week (Sep. 25-Oct. 1) in San Francisco, we're taking a gander back at the various modes of transportation that got San Franciscans from point A to point B from the late 1800s to the early 1900s.

1858

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