BIG NEWS: Clipper is now on Apple Pay! Add Clipper to your Apple Wallet and pay transit fares with your iPhone or Apple Watch. Learn more at .
#clipperonyourphone
Ever wonder what the
@SFBART
transbay tube looks like from the outside? 👀 Here's one in 1966 before it was lowered under the Bay. There are 57 of these steel and concrete sections in the 3.8-mile tube! 👀
#TBT
Happy Halloween!! Send us pics of your costumes while riding transit OR transit-related costumes (like this Clipper family here!) 🎃 💺 👻
#TransitHalloween
#TBT
Is your Halloween costume ready yet?? This cute
@SFBART
fam won the grand prize in the San Francisco Chronicle Halloween costume contest in 2018. We especially love Baby
#ClipperCard
!
📸:
@sfchronicle
Whoo Clipper made it to the big screen! 😍 Check out Marvel's new
@shangchi
trailer that features our friends at
@sfmta_muni
!
If you have any fun public transit clips from movies, share them with us! 🚎
#FunFriday
📸:
@eddo_likes_you
thanks for sharing!
Shoutout to all the Bay Area transit workers, operators, and staff! It's been a long 17 months, but thank you for keeping us moving every day! 😊 👏
#BayAreaTransit
📸:
@rideact
Happy Halloween!! Send us pics of your costumes while riding transit OR transit-related costumes (like this Clipper family here!) 🎃 💺 👻
#TransitHalloween
#TBT
Did you know the
@SFBART
tube is actually 57 sections? Bechtel Engineering constructed the underwater passage above ground, floated them into a trench at the bottom of the Bay & then connected the sections. 😮
#SFBART
📸 : Bay Area Rapid Transit
Check out this stylin’ vintage AC Transit billboard in Oakland at Telegraph and West MacArthur!
@rideact
billboards were often seen during the '60s & '70s
#TBT
(📸 :
#ACTransit
)
Three cheers for
#transitoperators
staying calm and carrying on through this unprecedented time. To keep them safe, enter and exit buses at the center doors and be sure to say "Thank you!" from at least 6 feet away. 😊
#ridetransitsafely
(photos via
@caltrain
and
@Trideltatransit
)
#TBT
to June 15, 1985, when four trains, ran between San Jose and San Francisco to commemorate the end of Southern Pacific cars (on the right) on Peninsula commute service, in favor of the fresh Caltrain commuter cars (at left).
#TBT
It was the day everyone had been waiting for... the debut of
@SFBART
's first passenger car! 👏👏👏 The space-age transit system was a renaissance in railway travel.
📸: Bill Young,
@sfchronicle
, November 1971
#BARTSF
Once you transfer your plastic card to your phone, your plastic card will be deactivated for transit use. If you'd prefer to keep your plastic card and set up a virtual card, do not transfer your plastic card and add a new Clipper card through Apple Wallet or the Clipper app.
New year, new look!
#TBT
to when
@GM
's New Look buses traveled by train from Michigan to California.
@rideact
received a new fleet of 100 series “fishbowls” in 1961 to replace the aging Key System Transit Line buses.
📸: AC Transit
The Clipper app is experiencing some issues with payment and purchasing. We recommend loading your Clipper card before entering
@SFBART
or walking away from stations for better cell service. We have an internal team currently investigating and apologize for the inconvenience.
Happy
#EarthDay
! What's the most efficient vehicle in the Bay Area? A Tesla? Nope. The answer is BART! On average, a
@SFBART
rider gets the equivalent of 224 miles per gallon. 🌲
📸: Tim Adams, 2014
#TBT
We're updating our system—including card readers—all across the Bay Area! Don’t be surprised when you see them. 😄 You still just tag—your card, phone or Apple Watch—and go!
#TBT
The old Southern Pacific San Francisco station at 3rd & Townsend (pre-
@Caltrain
) was a lovely sight to see! This mission-style building was demolished in 1975-76.
📸:
#Caltrain
Look at that hair flip! 💁 This stylin’ Bay Area lady is enjoying the benefits of bringing her bike on Bay Area Rapid Transit in the early 1970s.
#SFBART
📸:
@SFBART
In the wake of this heartbreaking news, we express our deepest condolences to
@VTA
and our hearts go out to the victims and their families. Clipper and our transit partners value bringing people together and we stand with our colleagues who are impacted by this senseless violence
Have you ridden the
#SFCentralSubway
? It connects 3rd St and Mission Bay with
@Caltrain
at 4th & King, then goes all the way to Chinatown at Stockton & Washington Streets...It's all new, underground and full of art.
Tell us what you like most about it!
📷:
@SFMTA_Muni
REMINDER:
@SFBART
is offering 50% off ALL Clipper fares this month! No need to sign up for anything (discounts are automatically applied at gates). Just grab your mask and Clipper card/phone for your trips! 🙂
Clipper card users can travel all around the Bay—from Napa Valley to Silicon Valley, from Tri-Valley to Noe Valley—by train, trolley, bus and ferry.
The Bay Area's all-in-one transit card is going strong!
#keepingthelinesopen
#BayArea
@SFBART
is offering 50% off all Clipper fares this month! No need to sign up for anything (discounts are automatically applied at gates). Just grab your mask and Clipper card/phone for your trips! 🙂
#TBT
The Cliff Steam Line, which ran from 1886 to1905, whose route brought passengers from downtown to the Cliff House via California Street 🚆
📸:
@SFPublicLibrary
Transferring your registered plastic card to Apple Wallet? You’ll need the last 4 digits of the phone number we have on file. If you don’t remember what phone number you used, log into your account on or the new Clipper app!
We're pretty hyped for Clipper's cameo in Marvel's upcoming movie
@shangchi
that also features our friends at
@sfmta_muni
!
Marvel and transit enthusiasts: you should check out the thrilling trailer at
#FunFriday
REMINDER: Once you transfer your plastic card to your phone, your plastic card will be deactivated for transit use.
🌠If you'd like to use both, you can keep your plastic card and register a new Clipper card on your phone either through Apple Wallet or the Clipper app.
#TBT
Audley Cole was the first Black transit operator hired by
#Muni
(in 1941) & an advocate for future Black employees. Three years later, there were 100 Black employees at Muni. 👏👏👏
📸:
@sfmta_muni
#TBT
On June 19,1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson was the honored guest at the official start of construction of the 4.5 mile Diablo Test Track in Concord. This track would eventually be part of the Concord line.
📸:
@SFBART
Hop on
@SFBART
to Lake Merritt Station for the
@oaklandmuseumca
Lunar New Year celebration this Sunday, Jan 29. Load up your Clipper card for a relaxing ride home for adults and kids alike!
📷: Oakland Museum of California
#TBT
Here's a colorful piece of San Francisco transit history: Up until 1909, cable cars in San Francisco were designated by color instead of numbers and letters! 🚎
📸 :
@sfmta_muni
Let's kick off
#BlackHistoryMonth
with a little Bay Area transit history.
At 16, Maya Angelou became the first Black streetcar conductor for
@sfmta_muni
This year, the poet and civil rights activist is the first Black woman to be featured on the U.S. quarter.
Clipper START launched today and is now accepting applications! Bay Area residents age 19-64 who meet certain income requirements can receive up to 50% off local transit fares. Think you may be eligible? Apply for the program today at .
#ClipperSTART
This winter, take
@SFBART
or
@SFMTA_Muni
to Downtown San Francisco for some holiday fun at the Holiday Ice Rink
@UnionSquareSF
! ❄️☃️❄️⛄️ Skating is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
#TBT
Market Street as
@SFBART
stations were being built underneath! The "cut and cover" method turned Market into a plank road with temporary streetcar tracks, travel lanes and crosswalks above the holes where stations were being built.
#MarketStreet
Sad news for TransLink users: Your cards will no longer work on the new Clipper readers. As we upgrade the Clipper system, we are replacing Clipper readers throughout the region.
Good news: Upgrade for free by calling Customer Service (877.878.8883) to get a new Clipper card!
#TBT
Take a look at rush hour on Market and Powell in San Francisco in the mid-1970s! Do you recognize these green
@SFMTA_Muni
light rail busses? 🚋 🚋
📸: Public Utilities Commission Photographer | SFMTA Photo Archive
Get ready!
@SFBART
is celebrating turning 50 in September by giving Clipper riders 50% off fares all month long 🎂
In addition, for a limited time—save $3—no fees for cards on your phone 📱 Available on Apple Pay and Google Pay:
ATTENTION: Clipper mobile, website and call center services are currently down. Ticket machines are only accepting cash. Please check back for updates.
Happy Halloween!! Add Clipper to your phone📱 before heading out to your evening festivities 👻
And be sure to send us pics of your costumes while riding transit 🚍 OR your transit-related costumes 🎃
Tuesday Tip: To tag your plastic or mobile Clipper card on the new Clipper card readers:
📱 Center your device over the “Tag Here” graphic on the screen.
✅ Lights and a “Travel OK” screen will appear on a successful tag.
❄️ Back in 1882, SF's Market Street cable cars kept running in spite of a New Year's Day snowstorm! They may have had to dodge a few snowballs...
#TBT
📷 :
@OpenSFHistory
Tuesday Tip: We have new card readers! Here's how to use them:
📱 Center your device over the “Tag Here” graphic on the screen.
🏃 Don't tap too fast! These readers take a moment to register payment.
Thinking about getting a new Clipper card? For a limited time only, there will be no fees for new cards on your phone! 😀
Set up a free new Clipper card today and learn more at:
#ClipperOnYourPhone
“Look out, East Bay! There’s a new ride in town!” In 1972,
@rideact
was all abuzz getting ready for
@SFBART
’s new Fremont line with maps, signs & transfer machines
#TBT
#OnThisDay
in 1990,
@VTA
's third light rail phase opened! With rails in the Guadalupe Freeway median to Tamien station, VTA added its first
@Caltrain
connection.
#TBT
@SFBART
@asmallteapot
Thanks for the tag! The new Clipper system will:
1) Allow parents and caregivers to manage multiple cards in one account.
2) Transit agencies will have the option to provide group tickets via the Clipper app.
You can learn more at
ATTENTION: Mobile card users may experience difficulty adding value to their cards through the Apple and Android wallets. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to resolve the issue.
The Clipper mobile system is experiencing unprecedented demand due to the Warriors parade this morning. If you are experiencing issues adding or reloading a card on your phone, please keep trying until successful as we are seeing purchases going through.
Save on transit with Clipper START—a transit discount program for eligible Bay Area residents 🚍 🚇
Visit the Clipper START website to see if you qualify!
New Caltrain ticket machines are here!
To help give riders another contactless option to pay for transit, the new ticket machines are available at San Jose, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Redwood City, Millbrae and SF stations. Learn more at:
📸:
@Caltrain
What a cutie! This Twin Coach 582 prepares to leave the
@sfmta_muni
Presidio bus yard in June, 1951. Twin Coach manufactured only 670 of these "trolley coaches" – their twin engines allowed for larger passenger loads.
📷 :
@SFPublicLibrary
#TBT
Did you know?
@sfmta_muni
is offering free Muni rides to all youth (ages 18 and under) with no application or proof of payment required! 😊
Learn more about this one-year pilot program here:
TIP: Have you heard about Clipper START? If you are a Bay Area resident age 19-64 and meet certain income requirements, you may be eligible to apply for Clipper START and can save up to 50% on local transit fares.
Learn more at .
#ClipperSTART
#TipTuesday
A big thank you to all the essential workers who are working hard to keep our lines open. If you're riding public transit, please wear a mask at all times. 💙
#StaySafe
Today is the first day of
#StayHome
orders in San Francisco, Santa Clara, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties.
BART service is not impacted by the orders. We thank all essential workers including those who use transit to go to work.
Let's 🎉 steam trains! If you've taken the (mini) Tilden Park Steam Train in Berkeley, did you also know a full-sized version used to travel to Alum Rock from San Jose, too? Here's a model from the turn of the 20th century.
#TBT
Attention: Clipper's call center is down. Customer service representatives are unable to answer or make calls, and customers will not be able to access self-serve call functions. We are working to get this resolved and apologize for the inconvenience.
#TBT
It’s 1927, and the iconic SF Ferry Building stands proud. Before the trans-bay bridges were built, the Ferry Building bustled with ferries going to and from Berkeley, Tiburon, Alameda, Oakland and Vallejo. Photo:
@SanFranciscoPublicLibrary
#FerryBuilding
@SFBayFerry
🎀
@SFBART
🎁 we got your ❄️ cute 🎄 holiday ☃️ Clipper cards right here! All the cool kids have Clipper on their phone, obv, so grab these 📱 wallpapers to decorate your favorite way to pay for transit ❄️
#HappyHolidays
BIG news! 11 more Bay Area agencies are joining the Clipper START program! Eligible riders who meet certain income requirements can apply today and save up to 50% off transit fares.
Learn more and apply today at .
#ClipperSTART
September is Transit Month! To welcome back riders, Caltrain is offering 50% off all fares through the end of the month. Pick up your Clipper card (or 📱!) and hop on this weekend! 😀
Tuesday Tip: If you add Clipper to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet 📱 and add value 💸 to your card through the wallet app, the value should appear right away.
#TBT
Before there were
@SFBART
stations or
@SFMTA_Muni
stops in the Mission, there was a train depot at Valencia and 25th Streets. It served the area for most of a century, from the 1850s to the 1920s.
📸: Found SF
AUTOLOAD UPDATE: If you're sheltering in place, follow these instructions to cancel Autoload online before your monthly passes load for April.
Thanks for your help to
#stayhome
and
#bendthecurve
!