130 – San Francisco Municipal Railway (1940s)
Streetcar 130 was part of an order for 125 cars to expand Muni service for the 1914 Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Read More……
Search Results for: f line
Paint Schemes Selected for “New” PCC Streetcars
1011 in the Market Street Railway Company’s “zip stripe” livery.
162 – San Francisco Municipal Railway (1950s)
578s – Market Street Railway Company
San Francisco streetcar No. 578 is America’s oldest passenger streetcar still on the active roster of an urban transit agency, and one of the oldest operating electric streetcars in the world.
Muni Service Changes on December 5, 2009
798 – Market Street Railway Company
At the site of today’s Green Division, crafts workers from the old Market Street Railway Company hand-built some 250 streetcars from 1923 to 1933. Car No. 798 is the only one left.
C-1 – Muni motor flat No. C-1
In many cities, streetcars replaced horse cars to carry people. This streetcar did the work of horses in a different way. San Francisco Municipal Railway streetcar No. C-1 wasn’t built to carry passengers. Properly called a “motor flat”, it was built to carry almost everything else, though.
Some Things to be Thankful For
With all the grousing people like to do about Muni — and yes, there could certainly be improvements in many areas — it’s only fair to point out the positives, especially at this time of year.
The Past is the Present in San Francisco
SF Board of Supervisors Hearing On Muni Crime
Crime in San Francisco has been on the decline lately, with a notable exception. In addition to several high profile accidents and service outages in the several months, crime on board Muni vehicles is up as well.
