It was on (or very close to) April 14, 1906 that the Miles Brothers, early San Francisco commercial filmmakers, bolted a hand-cranked camera to the front of a United Railroads cable car and created one of the longest “dolly shots” in film history, a 12-minute nonstop ride down Market Street between Eighth Street and the Ferry Building.
Author: Rick Laubscher
Photo of the Moment: The Streak
Cargo Streetcar
Muni’s hunting for more revenue almost everywhere these days. Check out this video at about the two minute mark for an idea: cargo streetcars. Volkswagen moves parts to its Dresden factory on special cargo-carrying streetcars (trams to them). Maybe Muni could do the same…oh, wait, that’s right, we don’t have industry in San Francisco anymore. Never mind. đŸ™‚
America’s Cup Plan Includes E-line Service, Mentions Fort Mason Extension
Exclusive Narrated Streetcar Tour May 22
This Week: Evening Buses on the F-line
Photo of the (Past) Moment: Not a Streetcar, But…
Cam Beach, Remembered
Cameron Beach was well remembered at a touching service at Grace Cathedral on Thursday, attended by hundreds of friends. Comments about his great smile abounded; stories of how he bridged the divide between streetcar fans and bus fans brought laughter. We will have extensive coverage of this service and a tribute to Cam’s life in the forthcoming issue of our member newsletter, Inside Track, on which we are starting work now. (The newsletter members will receive in their mailboxes in the next few days was being printed at the time of Cam’s unexpected death.)Meantime, the S.F. Municipal Transportation Authority currently has a tribute to Cam on its main page.
Cameron Beach, 1949-2011
Fort Mason Streetcar a Step Closer
Historic streetcar service to Aquatic Park and Fort Mason came a step closer today with the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the extension. The National Park Service was the lead agency on the DEIS because much of the 0.85 mile extension from Jones and Jefferson Streets to Fort Mason Center traverses federal parkland. However, the final design, construction, and operation of the extension would be done by Muni (part of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency).
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