Update: Embarcadero Station Reopens

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Photo by @paulsfo

Update:
Looks like things have cleared up at Embarcadero Station, according to @jqmcd:

all’s good on the platform at 5:55

Carry on, commuters, and tweet us any new happenings on Muni or BART.

Original post:
Our Twitter followers on the ground are reporting that there is smoke filling up the Embarcadero Station as of 5:13 p.m. today and that the station is closed.

From @supereric:

In Embarcadero station, it’s filling with smoke. Two firetrucks on street upstairs. Can’t be good. #muni

From @jeremysprague:

Firemen are going into the Embarcadero BART station. A small puff of smoke was seen, but other entrances don’t look blocked.

From @paulsfo, who took the photo above:

Embarcadero station closed! A lot of police and firefighters here

Are you on the scene? Tweet us @munidiaries and let us know what’s happening!

Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Cherry Blossom Festival, Sunday Streets Mission

Don’t say we didn’t warn ya!

Cherry Blossom Festival
Over the next two weekends, April 13-14 and April 20-21, the Cherry Blossom Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. For more event details, please visit www.sfcherryblossom.org.

The following Muni routes will be affected:
· 2 Clement
· 3 Jackson
· 22 Fillmore

The Cherry Blossom Parade will be held on Sunday, April 21.

Sunday Streets – Mission District
The second Sunday Streets events will be held this Sunday in the Mission District. Sunday’s event is a 2.2-mile route and includes street closures on portions of 24th Street, Valencia Street and various adjacent streets. The route will be available for recreational activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free to all participants.

For further event details, please visit www.sundaystreetssf.com.

The following Muni lines and routes will be affected:
· 12 Folsom
· 14 Mission
· 14L Mission Limited
· 22 Fillmore
· 27 Bryant
· 33 Stanyan
· 48 Quintara/24th Street
· 49 Van Ness/Mission
· 67 Bernal Heights

The Atlantic Ocean: Giant Transit Trash Can

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Photo by Stephen Mallon via Fast Company

Ever wonder what happens when old subway cars die? Many of New York’s end up in a watery grave.

Unbelievably, for more than 10 years the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority has been dumping its old cars into the Atlantic Ocean to create artificial reefs for ocean life. Some sit off the coast of Delaware. New Jersey, according to an Aug. 22, 2001, New York Times article, rejected the idea because of concerns about asbestos within the walls of the cars.

Photographer Stephen Mallon spent more two years taking some pretty spectacular photos of the subway car dumping, like the one above. You can see more here.

And take a moment to imagine BART cars being dumped into the Bay …

Celebrating Five Years of Muni Diaries

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We are celebrating five years of Muni Diaries today, and it would not be possible without you! Muni Diaries is made entirely out of your stories, photos, and tweets. For five years you’ve been a big part of documenting a slice of life in San Francisco, and every day we are amazed at the stories and photos from your daily commute.

We’re just a few geeky commuters who thought it might be fun to make a website…and here we are, five years later! So here is a big humble thank you from the Muni Diaries, BART Diaries, and Caltrain Diaries crew. Everyone has a Muni story to tell, and we can’t wait to hear yours!

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