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

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