The 7th Largest transit system in the United States and the 2nd Largest in California, the San Francisco Municipal Railway provides transit services for the city and county of San Francisco with an operating budget of $700 Million.

Type: Public, Owned and Operated by the City and County of San Francisco

Fleet Size: 800 Low Floor Buses, 200 Streetcars, 40 Cable Cars

Routes: 54 Bus Routes, 17 Trolleybus Lines, 7 Light Rail Lines, 3 Cable Car Lines and 1 Heritage Streetcar line known as F Market and Wharves

Manufacturer and Powerplant: SF Muni Buses are procured from various manufacturers to include, Neoplan, Orion and ETI. SF Muni recently entered into an agreement with New Flyer of Canada to purchase 70 New Flyer Xcelcior XDE buses. SF Muni operates the largest Trolleybus fleet in the country. Powerplants range from Diesel, Diesel Electric Hybrid and full Electric Trolleybus.

Fare Collection: The Contactless Card Payment System in the San Francisco Bay Area is called Clipper Card. Originally envisioned in the mid 90's as a magnetic contact card it was given a $4 Million budget it was abandoned and then revived years later. Developed by Motorola, the Clipper card is accepted by 8 different transit agencies.

Livery: SF Muni transit vehicles all share the same Grey and Red striped livery. SF Muni does sell the sides and exterior of its vehicles for advertising space.

Innovations: Many of the reforms that have shaped SF Muni into its current form have taken place due to Union/Labor disputes or public outcry. It was reported that the average speed of SF Muni at grade transit vehicles was less than 8 MPH and this was the reason for delays and the difficulty for buses to stay on schedule