San Francisco Bay Ferryboats - What's New

by Joe Thompson

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30-Nov-2009
- Added Bridging the Bay With Our Ferries page, an article by Superintendent Charles F. Heath from the March, 1921 Southern Pacific Bulletin
- Updated page about Jack London's The Sea Wolf with a new location for the full text.
- Updated 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
- Add new items to Bibliography
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
- Update Kalakala article on the Preserved Boats page.
- Add Bibliography items about Kalakala.
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
- Add News item about Harbor Bay service suspension
- Add new items to Bibliography
31-Dec-2002
- Add new items to Bibliography
30-Nov-2002
- Add News item about Alameda/Oakland service cutbacks
30-Sep-2002
- Add new items to Bibliography
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
- Add more about Fresno/Willapa to Preserved Boats page.
- Add link to Nichols Brothers page.
30-Apr-2002
- Add link to BC Ferries page.
31-Mar-2002
- Add Sausalito to Preserved Boats page. Also add photos of Klamath in Stockton.
- Add new items to Bibliography
- Add more Links.
28-Feb-2002
- Cleaned up links.
- Add new items to Bibliography
31-Dec-2001
- Add photos of new Peralta to Today page.
- Add San Leandro to Preserved Boats page.
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
- Add more boats to Preserved Boats page.
- Add more photos to Yesterday and Today pages.
31-Aug-2001
- Add photos to Yesterday, Today (including new ferry Mendocino before she entered service) and Preserved Boats pages.
- Add new items to Bibliography
- Add items about potential BART strike to News
30-Apr-2001
- Add death of Roger F. Murphy, Blue and Gold Fleet founder to Bibliography
31-Mar-2001
- Add Marin/Sonoma news item to Bibliography
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
- Intial release

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