A nice story in the Chron about the demise of the 26 this coming Saturday. It turns out that the route began in 1892 as one of the city’s oldest trolleys.
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By Alissa Figueroa and Deia De Brito
On a late Monday afternoon, nextbus.com predicted the 26-Valencia would arrive in 21 minutes at the Mission District Muni stop. The next one, it promised, would come in an hour and a half.
“There’s more frequency going to Los Angeles on Southwest,” said Henry Hartefeldt as he waited for the Valencia 26.
“At times I don’t need it, it’s there. But when I need it, it’s not,” there said Harteveldt.
As of Saturday, the bus that began in 1892 as one of the city’s oldest trolleys will end its 108-year run.
Read more at: http://missionlocal.org/2009/12/26valencia/