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- 31-October-2024
- 31-August-2024
- Add News items about
new Oakland/Alameda shuttle service, pilot service from Redwood City to Oracle Park and new hydrogen cell-powered ferry.
- On the Today/East Bay page, updates about services including the new Oakland/Alameda shuttle service and the
pilot service from Redwood City to Oracle Park.
- 31-January-2019
- 31-December-2018
- On the Today/East Bay page, gate assignments rearranged at the Ferry Building to prepare for the launch of
service from Richmond to San Francisco.
- 30-November-2018
- Add News item about
accident at Ferry Building.
- 31-October-2018
- 31-August-2018
- Update Tomorrow page with information about
pier upgrades and new ferry service for the National Park Service. Also a
News item
- 30-June-2018
- Update Tomorrow page with information about
pier upgrades and new ferry service for the National Park Service. Also a
News item
- 31-January-2017
- On the Yesterday/Revival page, added a new section about the
1968 revival of ferry service by the Tiburon ferry operation.
- On the Today/North Bay page, Tiburon Ferry service
transferred from Blue and Gold Fleet to Golden Gate.
- 31-January-2017
- Add News item about
still delayed change in the Tiburon Ferry operator.
- 31-December-2016
- Added News items about
increases in ridership.
- 31-October-2016
- 30-June-2016
- 31-March-2016
- Add News items about
a change in the Tiburon Ferry operator.
- 31-January-2016
- Add News items about
a Tiburon Ferry controversy and additional service to Super Bowl City.
- 31-December-2015
- 30-September-2015
- 31-March-2015
- On the Yesterday/Ferry Building page, the Ferry Building decorated to celebrate the 100th anniversary
of the Panama-Pacific Exposition and the attempted closing of Sinbad's Restaurant.
- 31-December-2014
- 30-September-2014
- Add News item about
Golden Gate Ferry strike on 26-September-2014.
- 31-August-2014
- 31-July-2014
- 30-June-2014
- 31-May-2014
- 31-Mar-2014
- 28-Feb-2014
- 31-Jan-2014
- 31-Mar-2013
- On the Today page, a photo of a new departure board
at the Ferry Building and low ridership on South San Francisco-Oakland ferry.
- Add News item about
low ridership on South San Francisco-Oakland ferry.
- 31-May-2013
- On the Today page, a photo of ferry Mare Island
- 28-Feb-2013
- On the Today page, Delta fery Real McCoy II down for
maintenance.
- 31-Jan-2013
- On the Today page, added a photo of ferry Napa.
- 31-Oct-2011
- On the Today page, Delta fery Real McCoy II has problems.
- 30-Jun-2011
- Add News items about
Golden Gate fare increase and ferry shutdown on 01-July-2011.
- 31-Mar-2011
- 28-Feb-2011
- 31-Jan-2011
- 30-Nov-2010
- 30-Sep-2010
- Updated Preserved Boats page
with information about the sad fate of Fresno and San Leandro.
- 31-Aug-2010
- Added Bibliography item about the 40th anniversary of
Golden Gate Transit ferry service
- 30-Jun-2010
- Added model of the Oakland Pier to the Yesterday page
- 31-Mar-2010
- 30-Nov-2009
- Add Bridging the Bay With Our Ferries page,
an article by Superintendent Charles F. Heath from the March, 1921 Southern
Pacific Bulletin
- Update page about Jack London's The Sea Wolf
with a new location for the full text.
- Update Tomorrow page with information about the
ferry terminal under construction at the Oyster Point Marina in South San Francisco
- 30-Nov-2008
- Add News and Bibliography items about
two used ferries purchased from Washington State and a new ferry's arrival.
- 30-Sep-2008
- Updated Preserved Boats page
with information about the Steel Electrics being sold for scrap
and the Fresno being spotted in a new location.
- 30-Apr-2008
- Thanks to John Schmale for photos of ferries Oakland, Santa Clara, and Eurkeda
on the Yesterday page
- 31-Dec-2007
- Add News items about Washington State
Ferries' retirement of the former San Francisco boats known as the
Steel Electrics
- Updated Preserved Boats page
with information about the retirement of the Steel Electrics.
- Add new items to Bibliography
- 30-Sep-2007
- Add News items about Alameda/Oakland and Alameda Harbor Bay
service problems.
- Add new items to Bibliography
- 30-Jun-2007
- Moved to www.cable-car-guy.com/ferry
- 31-May-2007
- Add News and Bibliography items about
Paul C Trimble and William Knorp's new book about San Francisco ferries.
- Add News item about former San Francisco ferries getting a new
lease on life in Puget Sound.
- 30-Apr-2007
- Add News and Bibliography items about
Walter Rice and Emiliano Echeverria's new book about the Key System.
- Add News item about
ferry for sale.
- 31-May-2006
- Add News and Bibliography items about
Steve Picken's new book about Washington State Ferries.
- 31-Dec-2005
- Add News item about
ferry Peralta sailing to Washington State for warranty repairs.
- Add new items to Bibliography
- 30-Sep-2005
- 31-Oct-2004
- Add model of car ferry Solano's visit to San Francisco's Hyde Street Pier to the
Yesterday page
- Add links to the Central Pacific Railroad
Photographic History Museum and two hotel-related sites that link
to this site.
- 31-Mar-2004
- Add Delta Ferries and photos of both Alameda ferry landings to
and Today pages.
- 30-Nov-2003
- Update Alameda/Oakland article on the
Today page with
photos of leased boat Klondike Express.
- 31-Oct-2003
- Update Alameda/Oakland article on the
Today page with
item about leased boat Klondike Express.
- Update Kalakala article on the
Preserved Boats page with
more about the soap opera.
- Add Bibliography items about Kalakala.
- 30-Sep-2003
- Update Kalakala article on the
Preserved Boats page with
information about the sale at auction.
- Add photo of Thomas Rubarth's beatiful model of car ferry Solano to the
Yesterday page
- Add Bibliography items about Kalakala.
- 30-Jun-2003
- Added articles about Blue and Gold and Red and White Fleets on the
Today page.
- Add Bibliography items about Ferry Building clock dedication.
- 31-May-2003
- 31-Mar-2003
- Add new photo of Berkeley to
Preserved Boats page.
- Add News items about
Ferry Building reopening and ferry Berkeley preservation.
- 28-Feb-2003
- Add links to ferry designers.
- 31-Jan-2003
- 31-Dec-2002
- 30-Nov-2002
- Add News item about
Alameda/Oakland service cutbacks
- 30-Sep-2002
- 31-Aug-2002
- Add information about San Mateo and Fresno to
Preserved Boats page.
- Add News items about Quinalt (Redwood Empire)
grounding and San Mateo/Fresno available for sale
- Add new items to Bibliography
- 30-Jun-2002
- Add photos and information about Vallejo Baylink to
Today page.
- Add postcard of Santa Rosa/Enetai/Santa Rosa to
Preserved Boats page.
- 31-May-2002
- 30-Apr-2002
- Add link to BC Ferries page.
- 31-Mar-2002
- 28-Feb-2002
- 31-Dec-2001
- 30-Nov-2001
- Add photos of Eureka and Quinault (former Redwood Empire) to
Preserved Boats page.
- Add photos of ferry Encinal, SF Ferry Terminal logo, and revised Ferry Building sign to
Today page.
- Add more Links.
- 31-Oct-2001
- Add photo of Ferry Building sign to
Today page.
- Add photo of Nisqually (former Mendocino) to
Preserved Boats page.
- 30-Sep-2001
- 31-Aug-2001
- 30-Apr-2001
- Add death of Roger F. Murphy, Blue and Gold Fleet founder to
Bibliography
- 31-Mar-2001
- 28-Feb-2001
- Randy Hees suggested adding the Leale and Ford books to the bibliography.
- Randy also suggested updates to the Alameda section of the
Yesterday page
- 21-Jan-2001
- Add Santa Rosa to
Preserved page
- Add more books, air ferry magazine article, and Kalakala news items to
Bibliography
- 01-Jan-2001
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