At its December 7 meeting, the SFMTA Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution directing Muni management to evaluate using PCC streetcars to provide single-ride service long-term on the J-Church line. The action was part of a broader measure that instructs management to return J-line light rail vehicles to the Muni Metro Subway as soon as possible.
Cable cars aren’t the only San Francisco transit vehicles that “climb halfway to the stars.” This 1938 White Motor Company bus spent parts of four decades growling up and down Telegraph Hill on Muni’s 39-Coit line. White had built Muni’s very first bus in 1918, and was Muni’s favored source for its then-infrequent bus purchases. Bus #042 was one of 22 Model White 784 buses delivered to Muni in 1938-39, at a cost of $10,477.53 each (including farebox).
More than ten years ago, the City proposed a modest project to repave downtown Market Street. Planners got involved; advocacy groups pushed to add more features; city departments weighed in with wish lists, all saying, “If you’re going to that that, you should also do THIS.” The project metastasized into a full rebuilding of everything on and under the street from curb to curb, from the foot of Market to Octavia Street, more than two miles.
F-line streetcars will operate almost twice as long every day, from 7 a.m. – 10 p.m., starting Saturday, June 26.
There would be no F-line today without the concerted effort of a group of advocates and enablers in the early 1980s. Many of them were openly gay. No better time to celebrate their achievements than Pride Month.
San Francisco’s famed (and much missed) F-Market & Wharves historic streetcar line is carrying happy passengers again. Regular service began on Saturday, May 15, with Boston PCC 1059 the first car to reach Fisherman’s Wharf, followed by Detroit 1079, as documented below by Matt Lee. As a bonus, the four-block loop through the Wharf from Pier 39 to the fishing fleet’s harbor at Jones Street, was back in service after having been shut down in Fall 2019 for construction on Jefferson Street, as shown in the photo above, by Jeremy Whiteman, featuring Philadelphia PCC 1055.
Mayor London Breed told a group from Fisherman’s Wharf this morning that F-line vintage streetcar service will return to the full length of the route, from Castro to Fisherman’s Wharf, in May.
Limited Edition – San Francisco’s Muni Railway’s Streetcar #1 Resin Art Panel
Here’s a unique opportunity to own some sensational vintage streetcar wall art!
Celebrate the F-line’s San Francisco Muni Streetcar #1 with this fine art piece by San Francisco Artist Mike Sanchez. Each image is printed on an 8′ x 8′ resin panel mounted on wood and comes complete with hanger and bumpers. Artwork is signed on the back by the artist.
Limited Edition – Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. Streetcar #1060
Here’s a unique opportunity to own some sensational vintage streetcar wall art!
Celebrate the F-line PCC Cars with this framed art print by San Francisco Artist Mike Sanchez. Each image is printed on photo paper and placed in a black wood frame ready for hanging. Artwork is signed on the front by the artist.
Limited Edition – San Francisco’s Muni Railway’s Streetcar #1 framed art print
Here’s a unique opportunity to own some sensational vintage streetcar wall art!
Celebrate the F-line’s San Francisco Muni Streetcar #1 with this framed art print by San Francisco Artist Mike Sanchez. Each image is printed on on photo paper and placed in a black wood frame ready for hanging. Artwork is signed on the front by the artist.
