1 California (bus line)

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1 California
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Muni route 1 trolleybus at Fillmore Street, October 2023.jpg
1 California trolleybus in Pacific Heights in 2023
Overview
System Muni trolleybus network
Operator San Francisco Municipal Railway
GaragePresidio Division (1)
Flynn Division (1X)
Vehicle New Flyer XT40
Route
Locale San Francisco, California
StartClay and Drumm
ViaCalifornia St, Clay St, Sacramento St
EndGeary and 33rd Avenue
Length5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Other routes1X
Service
Frequency8–11m
Weekend frequency11–12m
Daily ridership17,100 (June 2024) [1]
400 (1X, June 2024) [1]
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The 1 California is a trolleybus line operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni). It provides service between the Richmond District and Financial District via California Street.

Route description

Inbound (eastbound) 1 California buses originate at Geary Boulevard and 33rd Avenue in the Richmond District and proceed northbound on 32nd Avenue to California Street. The route runs on California Street for approximately 3 mi (4.8 km), and shifts one block north to Sacramento Street via Steiner Street. Inbound buses shift one block further northward to Clay Street via Gough Street, and terminate at the intersection of Clay Street and Drumm Street in the Financial District. [2]

Outbound (westbound) buses originate at Clay Street and Drumm Street, and proceed westbound on Sacramento Street to Gough Street, where they rejoin the inbound route to the Richmond District. [2]

Short turn trips on the 1 California terminate at California Street and Presidio Avenue. [2] This terminus is one block away from the Presidio Yard, where 1 California buses are stored and serviced. [3]

1X California Express services

The 1X California Express operates in the peak direction during weekday rush hours, with limited service. 1X buses follow the route of the 1 California from Geary and 33rd to California Street and Arguello Street. Inbound 1X buses run nonstop to the Financial District via Bush Street, terminating at Davis Street. Outbound 1X buses originate at Sacramento Street and Davis Street, running nonstop to California and Arguello via Pine Street. [4]

History

1 California trolleybus in 1982 San Francisco Flyer E800 trolleybus 5017 at Presidio & Sacramento in 1982.jpg
1 California trolleybus in 1982

Market Street Railway operated the 1 California streetcar between the Ferry Building and the Sunset on a route primarily via Sutter Street, California Street, Clement Street, and Geary Street. [5]

The C Geary–California streetcar route was the third Muni line to open in 1913. [6] It ran from ran from the Ferry Building along Market Street, Geary, 2nd Avenue, Cornwall, and California to 33rd Avenue. [7] The route was cut short in 1950 to California and 2nd Avenue with the opening of the 1 California bus line, and was removed along with the B Geary on December 29, 1956. [8] [9]

The 1 California and 55 Sacramento were combined to form the current 1 California line on January 27, 1982. [10] [11]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the 1 California's 1AX and 1BX express variants were suspended. Express service on California Street resumed with the revised 1X line on February 21, 2023. [12]

Additional short turn service between Presidio Avenue and Drumm Street was added on June 10, 2023, and morning 1X service was increased from three to five trips. [13]

Fictional "SFT" 1-California bus, as featured in Shang-Chi Shang-chi-bus-chase-reduced.jpg
Fictional "SFT" 1-California bus, as featured in Shang-Chi

A fictionalized version of the 1 California is featured in a chase scene in the 2021 Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings . In Shang-Chi, the titular protagonist and his best friend Katy are confronted on board a 1 California bus by Razor Fist and other members of the Ten Rings, who attempt to steal a pendant from Shang-Chi. As they fight, Razor Fist partially slices through the articulation joint of the articulated bus, disabling the brakes and sending the bus downhill through Nob Hill. The bus begins to split apart, while Shang-Chi fights the Ten Rings, and as Katy attempts to regain control of the bus. At a crucial moment, Shang-Chi pulls the stop request cord, signaling Katy to intentionally split the bus and leave Razor Fist behind in the back half. The front of the bus crashes into a row of parked cars outside Ghirardelli Square. [14] [15]

The 1 California bus in Shang-Chi featured the logos of the fictional "SFT" transit agency instead of the real Muni "worm" logo, as Muni did not want their brand associated with the destruction of the action sequence. Much of the scene was filmed in a studio in Australia, with exterior shots filming on location in San Francisco in October 2020. The route of the fictional 1 California was generally accurate, with modifications made to feature the Stockton Street Tunnel and Ghirardelli Square, neither of which are destinations on the real 1 California. [16] The chase scene on the 1 California was well-received, with San Francisco Chronicle critic Peter Hartlaub describing it as the second-best San Francisco car chase scene of all time, second only to Bullitt (1968). [14] Media coverage of the scene also highlighted a humorous exchange on Twitter between a San Francisco bus driver and Shang-Chi star Simu Liu, where Liu responded positively to a detailed critique of the scene's realism. [17]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Average daily Muni boardings by route and month (pre-pandemic to present)". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "1 California". SFMTA. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Presidio Yard Modernization Project". SFMTA. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ "1X California Express". SFMTA. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ Perles & McKane 1982 , p. 209
  6. ↑ Bialick, Aaron (December 17, 2015). "How Muni's Streetcar Lines Got Their Letters". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency . Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ Perles & McKane 1982
  8. ↑ "Old Geary Trolleys Go Into Limbo". The San Francisco Examiner . December 30, 1956. p. 10. Retrieved October 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  9. ↑ "End of the line - The last days of the B & C". Museums in Motion. Streetcar.org. 2007. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  10. ↑ Perles & McKane 1982 , p. 247
  11. ↑ Callwell, Robert (September 1999). "Transit in San Francisco: A Selected Chronology, 1850–1995" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Railway. p. 60.
  12. ↑ "Can an Express Bus Revive Struggling Downtown San Francisco?". The San Francisco Standard. March 1, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Service Changes: June 10, 2023". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority. June 10, 2023.
  14. 1 2 Hartlaub, Peter (August 23, 2021). "Review: 'Shang-Chi' — and its S.F. bus chase — make good transfer to Marvel Universe". Datebook. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  15. ↑ Gentile, Dan (September 3, 2021). "Why Marvel's new blockbuster 'Shang-Chi' had to be shot in San Francisco's Richmond District". SFGATE. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  16. ↑ Fitzgerald Rodriguez, Joe (September 3, 2021). "In 'Shang-Chi,' a Muni Line Made Possible by Chinatown Community Advocacy". KQED. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  17. ↑ Rehman, Fareeha (November 14, 2021). "A San Francisco bus operator rated the bus fight scene in Marvel's Shang-Chi". KRON-TV . Retrieved July 31, 2024.

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