San Francisco funicular California (61)
City: San Francisco (United States).
Route length: 2.2 km (1.4 miles).
Driving time: 11 min.
Track gauge: 1067 mm.
Opened: 1890.
Closed: April 15, 2020 because of COVID-19.
Reopened: August 2, 2021.
Existing tram lines in San Francisco
Tram line: J Church, K Ingleside, M Ocean View, N Judah and T Third Street.
Funicular: California (61), Powell/Hyde (60) and Powell/Mason (59).
Tourist line: F-Market & Wharves.
Disused tram lines in San Francisco
Tram line: L Taraval.
Party line: S Shuttle.
Tourist line: E-Embarcadero Steetcar.
The line is operated by
Final destinations
California & Drumm
California & Van Ness
San Francisco tram line California (61) on California Street
Photographer: Courtesy Pan American Airways.
Publisher: Smith Novelty Company.
Postcard: San Francisco funicular California (61) at the terminus California & Van Ness
Photographer: Henrik Boye.
Publisher: W:H: Blechkarten Factory.
San Francisco tram line California (61) on California Street (1930)
Photographer: ulstein bild.
Publisher: Atlas Verlag.
Date: 1930.
San Francisco cable car 59 on tram line California (61) in the intersection California Street/Powell Street (1994)
Photographer: Wolfgang Walper.
Publisher: Der Bahnladen.
Date: April 1994.
San Francisco cable car 54 on tram line California (61) on California Street (2009)
Photographer: Jytte Bach Jensen.
Date: May 2009.
San Francisco cable car 52 on tram line California (61) on California Street (2009)
Photographer: Jytte Bach Jensen.
Date: May 2009.
San Francisco cable car 56 on funicular California (61) on California Street (2010)
Photographer: Michael Olsen.
Date: July 4, 2010.
San Francisco cable car 56 on funicular California (61) in the intersection California Street/Grant Ave, seen from the side (2010)
Photographer: Michael Olsen.
Date: July 4, 2010.
San Francisco cable car 56 on funicular California (61) in the intersection California Street/Grant Ave (2010)
Photographer: Michael Olsen.
Date: July 4, 2010.
San Francisco cable car 50 on funicular California (61) on California Street, seen from behind (2010)
Photographer: Michael Olsen.
Date: July 4, 2010.
San Francisco cable car 50 on funicular California (61) on California Street (2010)
Photographer: Michael Olsen.
Date: July 4, 2010.
San Francisco cable car 54 on funicular California (61) on California Street (2010)
Photographer: Michael Olsen.
Date: July 7, 2010.
San Francisco cable car 52 on funicular California (61) on California Street (2010)
Photographer: Michael Olsen.
Date: July 7, 2010.
San Francisco cable car 49 on funicular California (61) on California Street (2010)
Photographer: Michael Olsen.
Date: July 7, 2010.
San Francisco cable car 60 on tram line California (61) in the intersection California Street/Davis Street (2016)
Photographer: Silas Boye Nissen.
Date: June 12, 2016.
See also
Photos from San Francisco Cable Cars
Line: San Francisco funicular Powell/Mason (59)
Links about trams in San Francisco
Museum: San Francisco Railway Museum
Company: San Francisco Cable Cars
Videos about trams in San Francisco
Last updated: Marz 30, 2022.
