July 25, 2015 Rick Laubscher

Three Trolley Tours in August. Sign Up Now!

July 25, 2015 Rick Laubscher Posts with Photos

[caption id="attachment_7807" align="alignleft" width="700"] The two streetcars scheduled to be used on August Trolley Tours: PCC No. 1050 (left) and venerable Muni Car No. 1. Peter Ehrlich photo.[/caption]

No Comments

July 22, 2015 Rick Laubscher

New Development Fee Could Benefit Streetcars

July 22, 2015 Rick Laubscher Muni News, Policy & Planning, Posts with Photos 1055, F-line, Market Street

[caption id="attachment_7794" align="alignleft" width="920"] Streetcar No. 1055, wearing its original 1946 Philadelphia livery, passes new condos on Market at Buchanan. Michael Macor photo for the Chronicle.[/caption]

No Comments

July 21, 2015 Rick Laubscher

Driver Takes Stupid Pills

July 21, 2015 Rick Laubscher News, PCC - 1050 Class, Posts with Photos 1063, accident, Market Street

[caption id="attachment_7791" align="alignleft" width="640"] Kendall Willets photo via SFist.[/caption]

3 Comments

July 15, 2015July 16, 2015 Rick Laubscher

Great E-line Startup Piece in The Examiner

July 15, 2015July 16, 2015 Rick Laubscher E-Embarcadero Updates, Fort Mason Extension, Muni News, Policy & Planning, Posts with Photos

[caption id="attachment_7756" align="alignleft" width="700"] Right after this shot was snapped, Mayor Dianne Feinstein (left) took the controls of Muni Car No.1 and personally piloted it down Market Street to open the first Trolley Festival in June 1983. That success led to the permanent F-line, and now the E-line.[/caption]

No Comments

July 12, 2015July 12, 2015 Rick Laubscher

Great Photos in Chron’s “Our SF”

July 12, 2015July 12, 2015 Rick Laubscher History Spotlight, Posts with Photos

2 Comments

July 3, 2015July 3, 2015 Rick Laubscher

E-line Opening Now August 1

July 3, 2015July 3, 2015 Rick Laubscher E-Embarcadero Updates, Help Us!, Muni News, PCC - Big Ten Class, Posts with Photos, Volunteer Opportunities 1006, E-Embarcadero, E-line

[caption id="attachment_7727" align="alignleft" width="700"] PCC Streetcar No. 1006, training on the E-line June 30, 2015, joins the light rail tracks that emerge from the Market Street Subway at Folsom Street.[/caption]

4 Comments

June 16, 2015September 28, 2015 Rick Laubscher

E-Line Startup Looks Set for July 25

June 16, 2015September 28, 2015 Rick Laubscher Antique Streetcars, E-Embarcadero Updates, Help Us!, Muni News, PCC - Big Ten Class, Policy & Planning, Posts with Photos, SF - Antiques, Volunteer Opportunities 1, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1015, 130, 496, E-Embarcadero, E-line, Embarcadero, Fisherman's Wharf

[caption id="attachment_7693" align="alignleft" width="700"] E-line car No. 1008 in 2013 Demonstration Service at its Caltrain Depot terminal.[/caption]

No Comments

May 18, 2015January 25, 2022 Rick Laubscher

GM Conspiracy to Kill Streetcars? Not By Itself

May 18, 2015January 25, 2022 Rick Laubscher History Spotlight, Opinion, Policy & Planning, Posts with Photos GM streetcars, National City Lines, Streetcar conspiracy

[caption id="attachment_7605" align="aligncenter" width="700"] In this 1940 shot from the SFMTA Archives, you can see automobiles jousting with streetcars for space on Market Street. This car-car clash was a big reason streetcars almost died out in the U.S.[/caption]

8 Comments

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 Rick Laubscher

Information NOT Gladly Given?

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 Rick Laubscher Apparel, Fleet Updates, Muni News, Posts with Photos, Store

Muni unveiled sleek new buses yesterday, both motor coaches and trolley coaches. Their press release was full of positive stuff, and rightly so. Transit chief John Haley deserves credit for pulling strings to get new vehicles ordered and here much faster than used to be the case.

1 Comment

April 22, 2015 Rick Laubscher

Super Bowl Party Kicks Out F-Line Streetcars

April 22, 2015 Rick Laubscher Muni News, Posts with Photos

9 Comments

Archive: All Posts