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A little before 6:30 p.m. last night, two F-line streetcars rammed into each other at The Embarcadero and Washington, sending both operators and four passengers to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Other wounded passengers were treated on the spot. According to Judson True, SFMTA spokesking, "The collision is under investigation." Anyone with raw footage of the crash, like last June's T-Line crash over at AT&T Park, is urged to post it right-quick for our temporary amusement. (SFGate)
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Elihu Hernandez is running for Board of Supervisors in District 6 and he is having his campaign kick
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i rode the f-market past the ferry building for the first time last night (showing friends around town) and i have never been on such a ludicrously crowded public transit vehicle in any country, ever. i was picturing the carnage that would ensue if there were a stampede. i feel for those poor injured tourists... leave it to muni to ruin their trip to the city.
What a triumph! Muni drivers are the most talented, hard-working transit operators in the country. The contract extension that they won last month was well-earned.
And Muni wants to start-up the "E" line, yeah sure... when the metro gets delayed, there goes the historic trolley service!
There's not enough of these damn cars and tourists are so stupid by not standing in the back, thereby giving at least five more people room to board.
are the train cars OK?
until you demand results from the driver's union leadership, and enforce them, this is what happens.
until san franciscans demand better, they will pay more to get less. this is why we need to have some changes at muni.
Sounds like a good campaign issue for a Supervisor candidate from an area that gets screwed by Muni f-ups all the time.
@marinconsoy that was my first thought too.. does that make me a bad person?
Rincon: what areas of the city don't get fucked by MUNI on a regular basis?
good question ... living downtown, I consider myself lucky enough to be able to walk to work, so I only take Muni for leisurely trips, usually. Folks out in the avenues sure have a beef, though.
"Folks out in the avenues sure have a beef, though."
No shit. I live out on 43rd Avenue...to survive the morning and evening commutes on the N-Judah I make sure to have my Xanax prescription readily available on a daily basis.
I've taken the F several times. Down Market, it's not any faster or slower than the buses. But once you're out on Embarcadero, it's reasonably quick, and a beautiful, comfortable ride. I think the E line would be fantastic, even if they used both the Metro cars and the cool old streetcars.
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At least you get two car service!
The E would be an interesting toy, but not a substitute for fixing the lines that run down the Market St subway.
Cable cars: still more reliable than a modern, multi-billion dollar computerized subway system.
And often faster, too.
^^ and they're prettier too.