A Line to Land’s End: San Francisco’s Lost Scenic Railway

A Line to Land’s End: San Francisco’s Lost Scenic Railway
By Jeremy Menzies

Any Muni rider knows, there’s no shortage of beautiful views when you ride our buses, trains and streetcars. The Powell-Hyde cable cars look out on the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. The 33 Ashbury/18th Street overlooks downtown from Twin Peaks. Even the flat route of the 12 Folsom follows a lush tree-lined street past Victorian houses in the Mission. Today, we share what happened to one of the most picturesque routes of them all: a line that led to Land’s End. This 1923 photo was taken just two years before the permanent closure of San Francisco’s most picturesque transit line. From the Bay...

Published May 29, 2025 at 05:30AM
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