History Comes Home

August 1, 2003August 9, 2014 David Dugan News

History came home on July 10, 2003. After more than 45 years away from its home tracks, 1914 Muni streetcar No. 162 returned to San Francisco, thanks to the generous donations of Market Street Railway members and friends (see list below). The car was transported to Market Street Railway’s ‘Mint Division’ restoration facility at Duboce & Market from the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Riverside County, which had acquired it from Muni in 1958, when the car was originally retired.

Remembering a Trolley Titan

April 15, 2003June 14, 2021 Rick Laubscher Features

by Rick Laubscher, Project Manager of the 1980s Trolley Festivals and Market Street Railway President

A Streetcar Named Undesirable

April 14, 2003May 10, 2020 Rick Laubscher History Features, History Spotlight Car 3557, Dianne Feinstein, Hamburg tram, Harold Geissenheimer, Maurice Klebolt, Maury Klebolt, Trolley Festival

Editor’s Note: This article, by Marshall Kilduff, appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on March 15, 1979. Maurice Klebolt went on to become a board member of Market Street Railway and one of the forces behind the Historic Trolley Festivals from 1983-87 that led to the permanent F-Market and Wharves vintage streetcar line.

Car No. 130 Dedicated to Herb Caen

April 15, 2002March 29, 2016 David Dugan News

With considerable support from Market Street Railway, Muni has dedicated historic streetcar No. 130 to the late Herb Caen, the longtime Chronicle columnist widely known as “Mr. San Francisco.” Not so widely known was his strong affection for the City’s streetcars and his celebration of the F-line.

Streetcars and Parks: In San Francisco history, a controversial combination

April 1, 2001August 9, 2014 David Dugan Features

One proposal for extending historic streetcar service would use the tracks of the F-line and N-line to reach Ninth Avenue and Irving Street, then head north on new tracks into Golden Gate Park with a terminal at the park concourse to serve the rebuilt deYoung Museum and California Academy of Sciences.

Santacade!

December 25, 2000March 12, 2016 David Dugan Features

As I headed out from Market Street Railway’s venerable Flood Building office one day during the holiday season a few years back, I encountered a stunning site at Powell and Market.