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Work · April 6, 2019

streetcar.live

Track San Francisco's vintage streetcars with this live map

streetcar.live launched on April 6, 2019 with 94 votes, #352 of 3,128 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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What it does

A live, interactive map of SF's famous Street Cars. It tells users not only how far away the next streetcar is from their stop, but also which streetcar it is. Volunteers Chris Arvin and Kat Siegal worked together to revamp Market Street Railway website.

Track San Francisco

If you like this map, consider supporting Market Street Railway in their work of keeping our beloved streetcars and cable cars infrom streetcar.live

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