3 Jackson

3 Jackson is a suspended[2] trolleybus line operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway.

3 Jackson
3 Jackson trolleybus, July 2012
Overview
SystemMuni trolleybus network
OperatorSan Francisco Municipal Railway
Began serviceJuly 3, 1949 (July 3, 1949) (bus)
Route
LocaleSan Francisco, California
ViaJackson Street, Sutter Street
Length3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Daily ridership2,500 (2019)[1]
Map3 Jackson
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Route description

From the outbound terminal at Presidio Avenue and California Street, buses loop around the block via Walnut and Sacramento back to Presidio and run north to Jackson Street. The line turns on Jackson to Fillmore Street and runs south to Sutter Street. Outbound buses operate on Sutter from the inbound terminal at Sansome Street. Inbound buses turn off Sutter at Laguna then eastward on Post until Kearny and turning back via Bush and Sansome.

History

The Sutter Street Railway was originally a horsecar line, opened in 1866, which was converted to cable car operation in 1877.[3][4]

In 1902 the company was consolidated into United Railroads of San Francisco which later became the Market Street Railway. After 1909, the line was designated the 3 Sutter–Jackson.[5][6] Muni took over the line in 1944. Streetcar service ended on July 3, 1949, with interim diesel bus service until the line was converted to trolleybus operation on January 21, 1951.[7]

Service on the route was suspended effective April 8, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic[8] and remains suspended.[2]

References
  1. "Short Range Transit Plan" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. December 3, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. fpadmin. "3 Jackson (Suspended)". SFMTA. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. Trimble 2004, p. 16
  4. "Sutter Street Railroad". San Francisco Examiner. January 5, 1877. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. icon of an open green padlock
  5. Callwell 1999, p. 28
  6. "Servizio Tramviario". l'Italia (in Italian). San Francisco. May 24, 1910. p. 5. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. icon of an open green padlock
  7. Perles & McKane 1982, p. 211
  8. Trolleybus Magazine No. 352 (July–August 2020), p. 157. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452

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