San Francisco's F-Line is the fun way to ride transit in one of America's greatest cities. Using multi-colored streetcars, built in the 1940s, 1920s and even earlier, it is a transforming experience that carries the rider back to a more genteel and carefree time. All the while the transit system is providing an efficient and pleasant way to get from here to there in a modern era. The creation of the F-Line has shown the world that public transportation can be exciting, fun, and a source of civic pride. 

The author, an active participant in the success of the San Francisco’s F-Line, has authored the book in an upbeat and breezy style, sprinkling anecdotes drawn from his own experiences and those of fellow workers and participants throughout the book. He was also an employee of the San Francisco Municipal Railway. Because of his personal interest in the F-Line, the book will appeal not only to those who are in, or follow, the transit industry, but also to the average reader, rider, and San Francisco Bay Area resident. 

The F-Line opened September 1, 1995. San Francisco’s F-Line – CERA Bulletin #149 is about the history of the area the F-line serves, and the planning and building of the F-Line. The line was built in phases and did not reach Fisherman’s Wharf until March 4, 2000. The streetcars on the F-Line are historic. Many of streetcar pictures in this book are in color. 

The publisher of San Francisco’s F-Line – CERA Bulletin #149 is the Central Electric Railfan’s Association (CERA) began 1938. The CERA encourages the study of the history, equipment, and operations of urban, suburban, interurban, and main line electric railways. Many of the CERA publications are available on this site. The organization holds monthly meetings in Chicago, IL. More information about the CERA is available at www.cera-chicago.org/. 

Historians, rail enthusiasts and the public alike, will delight in the color pictures, maps, and information in San Francisco’s F-Line – CERA Bulletin #149. Look for other CERA publication on this website.