Soon after going into service in Boston, October 1960, showing “MTA” logo. Hal Greenwald photo, Joe Testagrose collection through nycsubway.org
Painting Torpedoes (Part 2: Boston, Massachusetts)
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Painting Torpedoes (Part 1: Dallas, Texas)
Muni Car No. 1006 in 1951 at Chestnut and Fillmore, in its original green and cream “Wings” livery, during a fantrip on the old F-Stockton line. Fred Mathews Photo.
Market Street Pilot Program Great for F-line
PCC streetcars pass reach other on Market Street
Happy Third Anniversary to Our Museum!
The San Francisco Railway Museum opened the Wednesday after Labor Day three years ago. If you’ve never visited, come on by. If you have, come see recent additions!
Shaping San Francisco
One of San Francisco’s under-sung heroes is Rick Prelinger, founder and curator of the Prelinger Archive. He has uncovered and preserved countless movie clips that document our city’s past.
San Francisco by Cable Car
While not the same as actually riding a cable car, Muni Diaries lead us to this video postcard tour of San Francisco’s 3 remaining cable car lines produced by KPIX 5.
Sunset in the Sunset
Our friends at Streetsblog San Francisco unearthed a wonderful photo by an old friend of MSR, Leroy Demery, Jr. It was taken in 1972 at the L-Taraval terminal at 46th and Wawona, and features Muni’s streetcar No. 1 at the height of its restored glory.
The 2010 Calendar is Here!
Our 2010 Museums in Motion streetcar and cable car calendar has arrived and is now on sale at the San Francisco Railway Museum and online.
Streetcar Restoration Passes Board of Supervisors!
1006 at 33rd Avenue and Anza on the old
B-Geary line around 1952.
Almost There On Streetcar Restoration
In case you didn’t tune into today’s Board of Supervisor’s Budget & Finance Committee meeting on SFGTV, which isn’t as boring as it might sound, committee reviewed the pending contract to restore 16 additional historic PCC streetcars.
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