More PCC Streetcars Leave for Restoration
Streetcar no. 1006 being readied to travel cross-country. Charles Darke photo.
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Photo of the Month: Heading in Opposite Directions
As Milan tram no. 1811 passes San Diego streetcar no. 1078 on Market Street. Telstar Logistics photo.
10% Muni Service Cuts Take Effect on May 8, 2010
Cable car tracks never to be used again. Walt Vielbaum photo.
Truth about the “Trip Down Market Street” video on You Tube
How does a video suddenly “go viral” after more than a century? Amazingly, we’re hearing from people all over the world, asking about a video (or more accurately, a film) made on Market Street that has gained 1,100,000 views on You Tube at this writing. Here’s the You Tube version — but it’s only a shadow of what we have.
Lost Streetcars of San Francisco, Now Lost in Missouri
ex-Muni PCC streetcars in St. Charles, Missouri. Scott Tiek photo.
Last Call for 2011 Calendar Photo Submissions
Sunday Streets Returns to the Waterfront this Sunday
A large group of pedestrians and cyclists gathered during Sunday Streets when it expanded into the Mission District last year. Jamison Wieser photo.
That’s One Long Streetcar Ride!
No. 1 – Powell Street Railway Company, 1888-1893
This cable car is considered the flagship of the Powell Street fleet, proudly wearing the original paint design Powell cable cars wore when the line first opened in 1888.
No. 2 – San Francisco Municipal Railway, 1984-current
Powell Street Cable Car 2 was built in the East Bay town of Newark in 1893 by Carter Brothers. It was part of an order placed to extend service on the Sacramento-Clay line to reach the 1894 Mid-Winter Exposition in Golden Gate Park. Some two dozen of these cars were stored on outer Sacramento Street, and so escaped destruction on April 18, 1906, when the fire following a great earthquake incinerated the original Powell Street cable car fleet. The Sacramento Street cars were moved to the Powell lines. Many, including this car, still run today.
