Something about the poet and author Dr. Maya Angelou escaped most people’s attention, until now. She was once employed by our namesake, Market Street Railway Company, Muni’s old competitor, as a streetcar conductor. The first black female conductor in San Francisco history, in fact.
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Sneak Peek at a Special Streetcar
Sign Up for a Sail…Or Other Excursions
Milestone for Fort Mason Streetcar Extension
Photomontage showing a PCC streetcar emerging from the historic Fort Mason railroad tunnel at the foot of Van Ness Avenue.
“Streetcar Artist” Retires
Carole Gilbert on March 14, 2013, her last day on the job, with historic maintenance superintendent Karl Johnson at Cameron Beach Division.
Shuttle Diplomacy?
Newly restored PCC No. 1009, honoring Dallas Railway & Terminal, takes the turn from Steuart onto Mission as part of its shuttle loop, March 13, 2013. Rick Laubscher photo. Click to enlarge.
Sunday Street(car)s!
San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) mounted the latest Sunday Streets celebration March 10, 2013, along The Embarcadero. We thought what better way to see it than from Muni’s 1934 boat tram from Blackpool, England. Come along for the ride in this video we put together!
Photo of the Moment: Less Darkness, More Daylight
Visit Us This Weekend at the SF History Expo
Our display of San Francisco transit artifacts at the first History Expo in 2011.
Photo of the Moment: Down Under the Bridge
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