PCC Streetcar Restoration Contract Has One More Step
Second Melbourne Tram En Route
Photo courtesy Ian Green
Nat Ford discusses Muni safety on KQED’s Forum
KQED Radio’s program Forum dedicated an hour this morning discussing Muni safety following Monday’s historic streetcar crash and a major crash last month at West Portal Station which which injured 47 people.
Castro’s Trial Plaza Extended Four Months
Back to the Future?
So begins a story in this morning’s Wall Street Journal, accompanied by a picture of tourists riding a St. Charles line streetcar. Small irony here: New Orleans was one of the last privately owned big-city transit systems in the U.S., a subsidiary of an electric utility until the 1980s.
A Wish Come True
Henry onboard New Orleans streetcar no. 952
News Muni Fares Take Effect Wednesday
Remember that both Muni and BART fares will be going up starting July 1.
Harvey Milk Remembered
Cable Car No. 15 Makes its Debut
New Cable Car Rolls Out Today
The latest addition to the Powell Street “vintage livery” fleet hits the streets for the first time today (Monday, June 22), with a public ceremony at 10:45 a.m. at the Cable Car Barn, Washington and Mason Streets to unveil newly built car No. 15. The Chronicle touts it this morning with lots of detail on its construction. Click on the thumbnail below by Carmen Magana of the SFMTA for a big, glorious view.
