The 27-year-old woman who found herself trapped under an N-Judah train in the Sunset yesterday was just trying to get across Irving Street in a hurry when she and her canine companion got caught up in the connector between two train cars. According to the Chronicle's debriefing on the matter, the woman easily slipped over the coupling, but her short-legged mutt couldn't quite make the hop. more ›

The city's most used (and most loved/hated) light rail line will be taking weekends off starting at the end of this month. As the Examiner explains this morning, Muni will stop running weekend trains on February 24th and every weekend after that for a month and a half while they perform some upgrades around Carl Street and that messy intersection of Church and Duboce. more ›

An N-Judah light rail vehicle passing through Cole Valley seems to have squished a Toyota Prius in an awkward position this morning. One Muni Diaries reader says the unfortunate mishap appears to have occurred when the Prius tried to pull out right in front of an oncoming N-Judah on Carl Street. SFMTA Reports outbound trains are currently being replaced by shuttle buses between Carl Street and La Playa. more ›

Taking a look at one possible metric for gauging Ed Reiskin's performance since he took over Nat Ford's gig as Muni chief back in July, the Examiner reveals today that the always-frustrating switchbacks on the N-Judah and L-Taraval lines have dropped from 440 early turnarounds in June to about 260 in September. So the number of incidents where riders were left stranded at Church and Duboce is down by about 40% (which is nice), but according to some end-of-the line residents they're still getting stuck out behind the Market Street Safeway for longer than they'd like. more ›

This morning around 7:30 am, an N-Judah train apparently rear-ended a car out in the Sunset near 24th Ave and Judah St. According to the Examiner, shuttles ran for about an hour and Light Rail service resumed around 8:25 this morning. The driver of the car was taken to SF General with minor injuries, but no passengers were on the train. Meanwhile, some people took to twitter to sarcastically express their displeasure. [SFEx] [BCN/Appeal] more ›

The folks at Uptown Almanac bring our attention to a video of a gentlemen taking candid pulls from his crack (presumably it's crack, since marijuana emits a stench that, by comparison, lingers in the air) pipe. Really, it's an astounding, not to mention ballsy, thing to do while riding a seemingly crowded N Judah train. Addiction will do remarkable things to a person, we guess. Alas. more ›

Update: Is it all clear now? Muni claims everything's back to normal. more ›

Ugh. N-Judah trains "are turning around at Carl Street and Hillway Avenue, and outbound trains are turning around at Church Street and Duboce Avenue" due to a "problem with an overhead line," reports SFGate. The glitch in the Sunset Tunnel, according to SFAppeal, has "gone from bad to worse," resulting in the complete shutdown of the tunnel until further notice. Expect delays, as usual. more ›

"A downed Muni cable at Judah and 45th Ave is disrupting N Judah service between Sunset and La Playa this afternoon," reports SF Appeal, "leaving flocks of sun dazed hooky players wandering the area like chinchillas dropped from their cages." Shuttle buses are trafficking people between Sunset and the beach. Please expect delays to continue throughout rush hour. more ›

Muni service on the K, L, M and T lines through the Twin Peaks Tunnel was restored tonight at around 7:15 p.m., however shuttle buses continued to run in order to maintain "regular service." The system-wide delays (despite the fact that not all trains need that tunnel) related to a damaged antenna that was caused by this morning's derailed train, which affected the oft-troubled, automated train system, thus crippling the entire city. Meanwhile, N-line service will be interrupted again this weekend by track improvements which may or may not be done by Monday morning. ALSO, the L-train derailment happened in the exact spot of a similar 2006 derailment, which was allegedly fixed. Says Sunset district resident Mike Casey, as quoted on SF Gate, the process of diverting commuter traffic into shuttles at Castro station went relatively smoothly. "But," he says, "they've got to fix the underground." Yah. Understatement. more ›

Via K.M.: "The N Judah driver hit a Cintas Truck in front of UCSF this morning and just kept on driving." more ›

This just in from The Muni Diaries: Be on the lookout for a young, short, "kind of squatty" dude on crowded N-Judah trains who likes to sidle up next to female passengers (or just their shoulders) and hump them like a dog. No word on the hair color or race of the assailant, just that he wears baseball caps and anime t-shirts and is probably not housebroken. more ›

Happening right now (as of 4:30 p..m), the N Judah is anticipating big delays. Getting home should be difficult, so riders should explore non-Muni methods of getting home. more ›

N-Judah art in progress. more ›

KTVU has some choice footage of last Saturday's Muni crash over on King Street near AT&T Park. Since major news networks inexplicably don't believe in the religion of Embedded Code, we are forced to link to it here. (Oh, and then you have to click on "RAW VIDEO: Watch Muni Surveillance Footage Shot On Trains Involved In Collision.") If some kind soul wants to upload or find us the same footage, YouTube- or Flickr Video-style, we'd be most appreciative. Forget KTVU and their pre-commercialed footage. Here it is uninterrupted! more ›

When it's not playing bumper cars and sending passengers to the hospital, it's... well, not doing anything at all. The above shot was taken last night at the N-Judah platform at 4th and King streets. more ›

Last Saturday's T-Third meets N-Judah collision might be, according to to investigators, might have been the result of a speeding Muni driver and/or someone chatting on their cell phone. KCBS reports: more ›

An astonishing twelve passengers were sent to the hospital on Saturday after a T-Third train slammed into the back of a two-car N-Judah. The accident happened near AT&T Park on King Street between Third and Fourth streets, and none of the injuries were life-threatening. Allegedly. more ›

Awhile back, Greg wrote that he didn't want The N Judah Chronicles to become the "let's all talk about people getting hurt and killed blog." Alas, the injury count seems to have gone up a tick today; Muni reports: more ›

• First eco-friendly homeless shelter opens its doors. Glamour, glitz, green. [Oakland Tribune]
• The Mayor uses Muni funds to pay his posse. [SFGate, N Judah Chronicles]
• Speaking of which, buy your "The N Is Near" t-shirt now. No, now. [N-Judah Chronicles]

• Tiger attack victims "yelled" at Tatiana. [SFGate]
• SF Main Library re-opened its first floor. We had no idea that is was closed. Still, yay! [CCBlog]
• Evacuating together. Aw. (Wasn't this an SNL commercial parody ages ago? With Phil Hartman and Victoria Jackson? Also: we're old.) [The Snitch]

N Judah Chronicles' Greg Dewar will not be pleased. And neither will the rest of you. more ›

An elderly woman was struck by an outbound N-Judah this evening around 5:45 p.m. at 9th Avenue and Irving Street. Over at N-Judah Chronicles, fittingly enough, Greg Dewar was downing a pint at Blackthorn Tavern when the collision occurred. more ›

-- Coit Tower murals. Just loverly. [WhatImSeeing] more ›

-- Should MUNI boss Nate Ford get a raise? Gavin says sure. [N Judah Chronicles] more ›

Send your Bay Area finds to found [at] sfist [dot] com, or tag them sfist and found on Flickr! Let us know where and when you found the item and any other helpful info. SFist reader The Default Attorney sent us this item, which s/he found taped to an N-Judah stop at Arguello and Irving at the end of June. The note sounds like your typical missed connection, but it was taken a step... more ›

Submit your Bay Area finds to found [at] sfist [dot] com or tag them sfist and found on Flickr! Let us know where and when you found the item and any other helpful info. Today's find was submitted via the SFist Found stream by N Judah Chronicles' Greg Dewar, who caught this tag on the T-Third Line a couple of weeks ago. We wonder if Jackie ever saw this message, and if so, would... more ›

Send your Bay Area finds to found [at] sfist [dot] com or tag them sfist and found on Flickr! Let us know where and when you found the item and any other helpful info. Today's find is courtesy of Greg Dewar of the fabulous N Judah Chronicles, brought to us via the SFist Found Flickr stream. We love the colors and texture in this one. The sink looks like it belongs in some big,... more ›

Hey folks, we're back again with our favorites amongst the comments and opinions you, the readership, made about SFist's stories that ran the week of July 1. Despite the weird holiday schedule, there was plenty of excellent conversation. more ›

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