Among F-line operators, there are many who appreciate the history of the vintage streetcars. One of them, Jose Alvarez, often goes the extra mile to share that history with his passengers.
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Trains in the Plane Place
Well, sort of. We get out to SFO a lot coming and going on business trips, and have had some nice surprises there over the years, like the great display of model trains they had in the International Terminal back in 2009.
Congratulations, Mayor Lee!
Mayor Ed Lee (right) inspects newly restored 1912 Muni streetcar No. 1 with SFMTA Transportation Director Ed Reiskin (Center) and Market Street Railway President Rick Laubscher.
Thank You, SPUR!
Superhero Streetcars?
Safe From the Weather At Last
1924 Market Street Railway Co. car No. 798, last of its kind, is backed into sheltered storage at Muni’s Cameron Beach Yard, November 1, 2011. Click on photo to enlarge.
Call Me Ishmael
Honoring Cam Beach
A crowd of more than 200 gathered for the ceremony, October 25, 2011, under a new sign on the protective canopy for Muni’s historic streetcar fleet that Cam beach championed.
A Most Fitting Tribute
Tuesday, October 25 at 10 a.m., Mayor Edwin Lee, SFTMA head Ed Reiskin, and many other dignitaries will gather at Geneva and San Jose Avenues in the Excelsior District to rename the Geneva Streetcar Yard, built in 1900, for Cameron Beach.
More F-line Service. But More Streetcars?
Pilot PCC No. 1071 on a test run at the L-Taraval Zoo terminal, September 29
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