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Muni Heritage Weekend September 26-27
Muni Heritage Weekend for 2015 has been officially scheduled on Saturday-Sunday, September 26-27. These dates were reaffirmed by Muni in June.
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]
Muni Heritage Weekend November 1-2
[caption id="attachment_6687" align="alignnone" width="700"] These three historic transit vehicles are just some of those that will be operating on Muni Heritage weekend. From left, 1950 Marmon-Herrington trolley coach No. 776, 1912 Muni streetcar No. 1, and 1938 White motor coach No. 042[/caption]
Happy 149th Anniversary, Cable Cars!
August 2, 1873 — In the wee small hours of a misty San Francisco night (they didn’t call the month “Fogust” back then, but it was), a new type of transit was about to be inaugurated. An endless wire rope clattered beneath Clay Street. An odd open vehicle sat on the rails at the top of the hill. Standing by was Andrew Smith Hallidie, a Scot who had experience using wire rope in the mining business, and was part of the team promoting this new technology, aimed at making horsecars obsolete.
2026 calendar photos wanted
What? Some of us are still hung over from New Year’s Eve, and you’re already thinking of 2026?
Yep.
Help us bring the original “Love Boat” back to San Francisco
They say you never forget your first. Absolutely true for the open-top streetcar from England that turned heads on Market Street 40 years ago during the first Historic Trolley Festival that paved the way for the permanent F-line. People took one look, then a double take, and noted the smiles of the riders. It was quickly dubbed the “Love Boat”.
Ride the Boat Tram to see the Blue Angels
Muni’s most popular electric streetcar, an 89-year old Boat Tram from Blackpool, England, will be back on The Embarcadero for an encore at the end of Fleet Week, Saturday-Sunday, October 7-8, 10:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Here’s the Boat’s sailing schedule
The 1934 English “Boat Tram” is Muni’s most popular streetcar. But due to a variety of circumstances, including what Muni leader Julie Kirschbaum says is an ongoing shortage of trained operators, it didn’t carry any passengers this year until September 12-13 (Sunday-Monday). Instead, vintage Milan and Melbourne trams have been alternating on Sundays and Mondays carrying people along the northern Embarcadero between Pier 39 and the Ferry Building (with an additional stop at our San Francisco Railway Museum).
