May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 Rick Laubscher

Welcome back, F-line!

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 Rick Laubscher Muni News, Posts with Photos F-line, F-line restart, F-line return, F-line streetcars, San Francisco streetcars

San Francisco’s famed (and much missed) F-Market & Wharves historic streetcar line is carrying happy passengers again. Regular service began on Saturday, May 15, with Boston PCC 1059 the first car to reach Fisherman’s Wharf, followed by Detroit 1079, as documented below by Matt Lee. As a bonus, the four-block loop through the Wharf from Pier 39 to the fishing fleet’s harbor at Jones Street, was back in service after having been shut down in Fall 2019 for construction on Jefferson Street, as shown in the photo above, by Jeremy Whiteman, featuring Philadelphia PCC 1055.

Streetcars bring smiles to the streets

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 Rick Laubscher Antique Streetcars, News, PCC - All, SF - Antiques, SFMSR Blackpool boat tram, boat tram, F-line, F-line restart

Smiles are breaking out along the city’s waterfront and along Market Street, as Muni’s vintage streetcars are out in force for the first time in more than a year. The F-line is running a full test schedule, including pull-outs and pull-ins along the J-Church line, in advance of the official reopening of the line for passenger service on May 15. Initial service will run seven days a week, but just eight hours a day (11 am-7 pm) initially, running the whole route from Castro to Fisherman’s Wharf.