Muni’s latest vintage streetcar, 1946 Melbourne tram No. 916, will formally join the historic fleet Wednesday morning, October 7, at ceremony to be held in the Embarcadero median across from the San Francisco Railway Museum at 9:45 a.m.
Even though the F-line and most buses run in transit-only lanes in the center of Market through the affected stretch, [a Muni inspector] said the lack of cars cutting in illegally made a big difference.
PE Car No. 5000 poses in sunlight, wearing a post-World War II version of its livery, with the original silver roof replaced by tan and the “Pacific Electric” lettering replaced by a logo.
Soon after going into service in Boston, October 1960, showing “MTA” logo. Hal Greenwald photo, Joe Testagrose collection through nycsubway.org
Muni Car No. 1006 in 1951 at Chestnut and Fillmore, in its original green and cream “Wings” livery, during a fantrip on the old F-Stockton line. Fred Mathews Photo.
PCC streetcars pass reach other on Market Street
The San Francisco Railway Museum opened the Wednesday after Labor Day three years ago. If you’ve never visited, come on by. If you have, come see recent additions!
1006 at 33rd Avenue and Anza on the old
B-Geary line around 1952.
In case you didn’t tune into today’s Board of Supervisor’s Budget & Finance Committee meeting on SFGTV, which isn’t as boring as it might sound, committee reviewed the pending contract to restore 16 additional historic PCC streetcars.
