Market Street Railway is delighted to join many others in welcoming Ed Reiskin as Executive Director/CEO of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. The Chronicle’s Rachel Gordon has an overview today of what he faces in his new job.
5-line streetcar inbound on McAllister at Larkin, 1941. It will go straight to Market, unlike the successor trolley buses that had to detour down Hyde for decades. By the way, Market Street Railway volunteers are restoring the twin of this streetcar. That car, No. 798, is the only one of 250 of this type that survives — streetcars hand-built by San Francisco workers in the shops of our namesake, Market Street Railway Company.
Was blind, but now I see.
UPDATE: The 2012 calendar is now available on our online store as well.
We admit it’s pretty peripheral to our historic transit preservation mission, but this video is worth a look for anyone who loves San Francisco. Scott Weaver certainly does. He’s the fellow who took 100,000 toothpicks and 35 years to create a kinetic sculpture of San Francisco. Complete with California Street cable car (admittedly a tiny part of the sculpture, but enough to give us an excuse to share this with you).
No. 1071 being tested in March. Jeremy Whiteman Photo
Last fall, *60 Minutes* correspondent Morley Safer joined us aboard 1895 Market Street Railroad Company car No. 578 for a trip down Market Street, recreating the route featured in the Miles’ Brothers now-famous historic film. We told the behind-the-scenes story here, and invite you to read that post.
Colorful. And expensive.
No. 1080 arriving back in San Francisco June 24.
