One hundred Thanksgivings ago, Muni was laying streetcar track at the spot you see here, and finishing up the Stockton Tunnel in the background, all to create the original F-line, the F-Stockton, which was initially built to carry crowds to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
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Flagship Powell Cable Car Slips Into Service
Without fanfare, the latest product of Muni’s able cable car shops has rejoined the fleet after a full restoration and makeover.
Archival Prints Now at our Museum and Online
Just in time for holiday giving to your San Francisco history-loving friends, eight great new images from the Market Street Railway Archives. You can view them all here. These are quality 8″x10″ prints in double 11″x14″ mattes, perfect for economical ready-made frames in that standard size.
Taking “White” Literally
Beyond the cool historic streetcars, cable cars, and buses, Muni Heritage Weekend taught some important social history lessons as well. One was part of the program: a tribute to the late Maya Angelou for her teen-age persistence in becoming the first female African-American streetcar conductor in San Francisco. St. Ignatius senior Johnnae D. Sanders gave wonderful readings that illuminated that story both days of the festival. The next issue of our Member newsletter, Inside Track, out at the end of the year, will dive more deeply into Angelou’s pioneering transit role.
Muni Heritage Weekend a Huge Success
Muni Heritage Weekend drew thousands of San Franciscans and visitors to the Ferry Building area November 1-2, both for the rare opportunity to ride a mix of vintage streetcars, cable cars, and buses, and for a variety of other family-friendly attractions. The event was co-sponsored by Muni’s parent, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), and Market Street Railway.
Member Reception/Muni Heritage Weekend Reminder
[caption id="attachment_6779" align="alignnone" width="700"] 1941 Muni trolley coach No. 506 is already on display for Muni Heritage Weekend, across the F-line tracks from our San Francisco Railway Museum on Steuart Street between Market and Mission.[/caption]
SFMTA Has a Great Blog Going
Historic Buses in Spotlight November 1-2
Muni’s historic buses are featured in a great column by the Chronicle’s Carl Nolte.
The Little Engine That Could!
Next weekend (Saturday-Sunday, November 1-2) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., you’ll have the special opportunity to ride a streetcar built in the 1890s from our San Francisco Railway Museum up The Embarcadero to the Wharf area, as part of Muni Heritage Weekend.
Kansas City, Outta Here!
No, we’re not prematurely claiming a World Series victory (though we’re predicting one, of course). We just found it interesting that just as the Giants are about to engage the Kansas City Royals in the 2014 World Series, Muni’s streetcar that honors KC up and leaves town.
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