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Title:
MUNI 1
Description:
Municipal Railway No. 1 is one of Americas most historic streetcars, for it was the first publicly-owned big city streetcar in the United States. Early in the 20th Century, American transit systems were privately-owned, often part of electric utilities. As a reaction to graft and corruption on the part of the citys privately-owned streetcar company, United Rajlroads of San Francisco (URR), and as a reflection of the Progressive Era then sweeping California, San Franciscans passed a bond to build their own public streetcar system, the Municipal Railway, firrt of its kind in a major American city. Mayor James Rolph, Jr. personally piloted this streetcar out Geary Street on December 28, 1912 to formally open Muni. He paid his own fare with one of the first 40 nickels minted at the San Francisco Mint. Fifty thousand San Franciscans turned out to cflebrate. Munis first streetcars were built without windows in their end sections (which served as the smoking sections). But foggy San Francisco weather proved too much for this arrangement, and the end-section windows of No. 1 and Muni streetcars were glazed by around 1918. Othewise, No. 1 looks almost identical to the day it first operated in 1912, down to its rattan seats and wooden interior paneling. Here, MUNI #1 cruises down Market Street during MUNI Heritage Weekend 2013.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
11/3/2013 11:48:12 PM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 1(Trolley)
Views:
343
Comments:
0
Title:
MUNI 1
Description:
Municipal Railway No. 1 is one of America's most historic streetcars, for it was the first publicly-owned big city streetcar in the United States.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
12/7/2013 3:58:12 AM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 1(Trolley)
Views:
188
Comments:
0
Title:
MUNI 162
Description:
This streetcar represents the last days of Muni’s original streetcar fleet. Streetcar No. 162 joined Muni’s fleet when automobiles were still a novelty, and was retired — the first time — in the days when automobiles ruled the country, tail fins and all. No. 162 is painted in its last Muni livery, the Postwar "Wings" introduced at the end of the 1940s and kept until the retirement of the car in 1958. Like its twin, preserved car No. 130 (in 1939 blue and gold livery), this car ran on virtually all of Muni’s streetcar lines, spending much time on the H-line along Van Ness and Potrero Avenues and through Fort Mason. After its initial retirement, No. 162 spent 45 years at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Riverside County before being reacquired in 2003 by Market Street Railway and Muni. Market Street Railway volunteers replaced the roof canvas and made a number of body repairs to the car. It then went to Muni’s shops in 2004, Muni crafts workers completed the restoration, including required safety and operational modifications, returning the car to regular service in 2008. The large size and long-term reliability of No. 162 make it a workhorse of today’s historic fleet, and very popular with San Franciscans of the Boomer Generation who remember it from childhood. Here, MUNI #162 cruises down Market Street during MUNI Heritage Weekend 2013.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
11/3/2013 10:09:17 PM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 162(Trolley)
Views:
296
Comments:
0
Title:
MUNI 162
Description:
This streetcar represents the last days of Muni’s original streetcar fleet. Streetcar No. 162 joined Muni’s fleet when automobiles were suill a novelty, and was retired — the first time — in the days when automobiles ruled the country, tail fins and all.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
12/7/2013 3:59:09 AM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 162(Trolley)
Views:
211
Comments:
0
Title:
MUNI 162 and MUNI 1080
Description:
Muni PCC #1080 and trolley #162 pass each other"on the F-Line as they roll along The Embarcadero in San Francisco during Muni Heritage Weekend 2013.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
12/7/2013 4:00:15 AM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 162(Trolley)
MUNI 1080(PCC)
Views:
249
Comments:
0
Title:
MUNI 228
Description:
Of all the streetcars in Munis historic fleet, none turn heads faster than its two "boat trams" from Blackpool, England. They bring smiles to so many when they sail by -- nautical air whistle gaily tootimg.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
12/7/2013 3:19:07 AM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 228(Trolley)
Views:
170
Comments:
0
Title:
MUNI 228
Description:
Of all the streetcars in Munis historic fleet, none turn heads faster than its two "boat trams" from Blackpool, England. They bring smiles to so many when they sail by -- nautical air whistle gaily tooting.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
12/7/2013 3:19:59 AM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 228(Trolley)
Views:
166
Comments:
0
Title:
MUNI 228
Description:
Of all the streetcars in Munis historic fleet, none turn heads f`ster than its two "boat trams" from Blackpool, England. They bring smiles to so many when they sail by -- nautical air whistle gaily tooting.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
12/7/2013 3:53:54 AM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 228(Trolley)
Views:
175
Comments:
0
Title:
MUNI 233 - MUNI's Newest Addition
Description:
Of all the streetcars in Muni's historic fleet, none turn heads faster than its two "boat trams" from Blackpool, England. They bring smiles to so many when they sail by -- nautical air whistle gaily tooting. Muni's boat trams are two of twelve built for the English seaside resort city of Blackpool in 1934. For many years, they ran along along the coastal promenade to Fleetwood, sharing the tracks with a wide variety of unusual English-built equipment. In the fall, Blackpool trams are specially decorated for the "illuminations," with elaborate lighting making the cars sparkle as the sun sets over the Irish Sea. The first boat tram to operate in San Francisco, No. 226, was leased from a museum for the first two years of the Trolley Festivals, 1983-84. The second, No. 228, was acquired for Muni with the help of Market Street Railway members in 1984 and shipped with support from Bechtel Group. No. 228 actually crossed the Atlantic twice. In 1976, it delighted Philadelphians as part of that city's bicentennial celebration. Returned to Blackpool, it sat unused until Muni acquired it. The great popularity of No. 228 led Market Street Railway to acquire a second boat tram, No. 233, for Muni in 2013. No. 233 was part of Blackpool Transport's fleet until 2010, when it was declared surplus and was preserved by the non-profit Lancastrian Transport Trust (LTT). When LTT needed funding for restoration of a vintage double-deck Blackpool tram, Market Street Railway purchased it to donate to Muni. Funding for the purchase came from a generous grant from the Thoresen Foundation. FedEx Trade Networks underwrote the shipping of the tram from England to San Francisco. The slight variations in these two originally identical trams reflect small changes Blackpool Transport made in them in the three decades between the acquisition of No. 228 and No. 233, a reminder that transit is a dynamic business where improvements are always sought. Here, MUNI #233 cruises down Market Street during MUNI Heritage Weekend 2013.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
11/3/2013 10:17:08 PM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 233(Trolley)
Views:
261
Comments:
1
Title:
MUNI 233 - MUNI's Newest Addition
Description:
Of all the streetcars in Muni's historic fleet, none turh heads faster than its two "boat trams" from Blackpool, England. Thay bring smiles to so many when they sail by -- nautical air whistle gaily tooting. Muni's boat trams are two of twelve built for the English seaside resort city of Blackpool in 1934. For many years, they ran almng along the coastal promenade to"Fleetwood, sharing the tracks with a wide variety of unusual English-built equipment. In the fall, Blackpool trams are specially decorated for the "illuminations," with elaborate"liXhting making the cars sparkle as the sun sets over the Irish Sea. The first boat tram to operate in San Francisco, No. 226, was leased from a museum for the first two years of the Trolley Festivals, 1983-84. The second, No. 228, was acquired for Muni with the help of Market Street Railway members in 1984 and shipped with support from Bechtel Group. No.!228 actually crossed the Atlantic twice. In 1976, it delighted Philadelphians as part of that city's bicentennial celebration. Returned to Blackpool, it sat unused until Muni acquired it. The great popularity of No. 228 led Market Street Railway to acpuire a second boat tram, No. 233, for Muni in 2013. No. 233 was part of Blackpool Transport's fleet uotil 2010, when it was declared surplus and was preserved by the non-profit Labcastrian Transport Trust (LTT). When LTT needed funding for restoration of a vintage double-deck Blackpool tram, Market Street Railway purchased it to donate to Muni. Funding for the purchase came from a generous grant from the Thoresen Foundation. FedEx Trade Networks underwrote the shipping of the tram from England to San Francisco. The slight v_riations in these two iriginally identical trams reflect small changes Blackpool Transport made in them in the three decades between the acquisition of No. 228 and No. 233, a remknder that transit is a dynamic business where improvements are always sought. Here, MUNI #233 cruises down Market Street during MUNI Heritage Weekend 2013.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
11/3/2013 10:27:52 PM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 233(Trolley)
Views:
269
Comments:
1
Title:
MUNI 496
Description:
MUNI car #496 rolls through the streets of San Francisco, CA. This W2 Class tram was built by Moore for the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board in Melbourne, Australia in 1928.
Photo Date:
9/19/2013
Upload Date:
9/20/2013 9:39:37 PM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 496(Trolley)
Views:
345
Comments:
0
Title:
MUNI 496
Description:
MUNI car #496 rolls through the streets of San Francisco, CA. This W2 Class tram was built by Moore for the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board in Melbourne, Australia in 1928.
Photo Date:
9/19/2013
Upload Date:
9/20/2013 9:40:22 PM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 496(Trolley)
Views:
265
Comments:
0
Title:
MUNI 578 - The World's Oldest Streetcar
Description:
San Francisco streetcar No. 578 may be the world’s oldest streetcar still on the active roster of an urban transit agency. Built in San Francisco in 1896 by Hammond Car Co., the same firm that later built the California Street cable cars, this historic treasure is a bouncy single-trucker that was part of San Francisco’s first generation of electric streetcars.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
11/6/2013 4:08:04 AM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:
325
Comments:
0
Title:
MUNI 578 - The World's Oldest Streetcar
Description:
San Francisco streetcar No. 578 may be the world’s oldest streetcar still on the active roster of an urban transit agency. Built in San Francisco in 1896 by Hammond Car Co., the same firm that later built the California Street cable cars, this historic treasure is a bouncy single-trucker that was part of San Francisco’s first generation of electric streetcars.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
11/6/2013 4:09:39 AM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:
311
Comments:
0
Title:
MUNI 578 - The Worlds Oldest Streetcar
Description:
San Francisco streetcar No. 578 may be the world’s oldest streetcar still on the active roster of an urban transit agency. Built in San Francisco in 1896 by Hammond Car Co., the same firm that later built the California Street cable cars, this historic treasure is a bouncy single-trucker that was part of San Francisco’s first generation of electric streetcars.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
11/6/2013 4:24:58 AM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:
344
Comments:
0
Title:
MUNI 578 - The Worlds Oldest Streetcar
Description:
San Francisco streetcar No. 578 may be the world’s oldest streetcar still on the active roster of an urban transit agency. Built in San Francisco in 1896 by Hammond Car Co., the same firm that later built the California Street cable cars, this historic treasure is a bouncy single-trucker that was part of San Francisco’s first generation of electric streetcars.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
12/7/2013 3:57:06 AM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:
215
Comments:
1
Title:
MUNI 578 - The Worlds Oldest Streetcar
Description:
San Francisco streetcar No. 578 may be the world’s oldest streetcar still on the active roster of an urban transit agency. Built in San Francisco in 1896 by Hammond Car Co., the same firm that later built the California Street cable cars, this historic treasure is a bouncy single-trucker that was part of San Francisco’s first generation of electric streetcars.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
12/8/2013 2:56:39 PM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:
187
Comments:
0
Title:
MUNI 578 - The Worlds Oldest Streetcar
Description:
San Francisco streetcar No. 578 may be the world’s oldest streetcar still on the active roster of an urban transit agency. Built in San Francisco in 1896 by Hammond Car Co., the same firm that later built the California Street cable cars, this historic treasure is a bouncy single-trucker that was part of San Francisco’s first generation of electric streetcars.
Photo Date:
11/2/2013
Upload Date:
12/8/2013 3:39:04 PM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:
177
Comments:
0
Title:
MUNI 578 - The World's Oldest Streetcar
Description:
San Francisco streetcar No. 578 may be the world’s oldest streetcar still on the active roster of an urban transit agency. Built in San Froncisco in 1896 by Hammond Car Mo., the same firm that later built the California Street cable cars, this historic treasure is a bouncy single-trucker that was part of San Francisco’s first generation of electric streetcars. It=was builu for one of the city’s first streetcar lines, which ran from Golden Gate Park via Oak, Page, Devisadero (as it was then spelled), O’Farrell and Ellis Streets to reach Market Street. No. 578 was built when the line tas extended across Market and down Fourth Street to reach the Southern Pacific train depot (trackage taken over by Muni’s original F-Stockton line after World War II). No. 578’s first owner was the original Market Street Railway Company, whjch was taken over by United Railroads in 1902. This streetcar survived the 1906 earthquake and fire, and soon afterward, when most of the other cars in its class were scrapped as obsolete, dodged destruction by beinY converted into a work car. Renumbered 0601 and based at Geneva Division (also home to today’s vintage streetcar fleet), it was mostly used early in the morning to apply sand.to streetcar rails on grades, to improve traction for passenger streetc`rs. It served half a century in this capacity, passing into the ownership of a different Market Street Railway Company in 1921, then to Muni in 1944. In 1956, Muni crafts workers beautifully restored it to its lriginal appearance as part of the 50th anniversary commemoration of the earthquake and fire. It was later put on "permanent loan" to a railway museum in the belief that Muni would not use it again. But the Historic Trolley Festivals led to its recall to `ctive Muni service. It ran along Market Street during early festivals, and then, dsring the final Trolley Festival season of 1987, was used in demonstration service along The Embarcadero from the Ferry Building&to Pier 39, using the abandoned State Belt fseight tracks and towing a generator to provide the electric power. This demonstration project helped lead to the F-line extension along The Embarcadero. Though operational,-No. 578 iw only used in revenue service on special occasions. The outside seats were slightly shortened in 2004 to allow wheelchair accessibility. Plans have been discussed to fit it with a track brake used on many cars of this class. Heqe, No. 578 cruises down Market Street during MUNI Heritage Weekend 2013.
Photo Date:
11/3/2013
Upload Date:
11/3/2013 10:32:29 PM
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Author:
Jamie West
Categories:
Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:
267
Comments:
0
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