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Historic Buses in Spotlight November 1-2
Muni’s historic buses are featured in a great column by the Chronicle’s Carl Nolte.
A Brief History of the F-Market & Wharves Line
The F-Market & Wharves line is the most successful vintage rail line ever opened. With 20,000+ riders per day, it is on a par with the National Historic Landmark St. Charles streetcar line in New Orleans, which has been in service continuously as a rail line since 1835, and as an electric streetcar line since the 1890s.
Brief history of San Francisco streetcars and today’s F-line
The F-Market & Wharves line is the most successful vintage rail line ever opened. With 20,000+ riders per day, it is on a par with the National Historic Landmark St. Charles streetcar line in New Orleans, which has been in service continuously as a rail line since 1835, and as an electric streetcar line since the 1890s.
“E for Effort” — Hectic Weekend Taught Lessons
A conga line of buses, Milan trams and PCCs lines up to turn around at Pier 39 while the Wharf portion of the E and F lines was closed for a parade on Sunday — one of the many challenges facing Muni on an extraordinary weekend.
189 – Porto, Portugal
A century ago, America was the world technology leader – in streetcars! U.S. firms such as the J.G. Brill Company of Philadelphia exported their products to numerous countries around the globe.
Remembering a Trolley Titan
by Rick Laubscher, Project Manager of the 1980s Trolley Festivals and Market Street Railway President
