Passenger Trains > Killing time at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco

Had some time to kill in SF today so I wandered down to Fishman's Wharf for a few streetcars on the Muni's historic F Line route.

First is the #1010 which is painted in the San Franicisco Municipal Railway's 1939 Blue & Gold color scheme.

Next is the #1052 which is painted in the colors of the Los Angeles Railway.

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#1059 is painted for the Boston Elevated Railway

#1061 is painted in the colors of Pacific Electric (LA)

#1053 is painted in the colors of the Brooklyn and Queens Transit

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Lastly 2 non-PCC streetcars.

#1895 from Milan Italy

#496 from Melbourne Australia

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silagi Wrote:
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> Lastly 2 non-PCC streetcars.
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> #1895 from Milan Italy
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> #496 from Melbourne Australia


A little bit different, but very nice, you trolley foamer ;-)

Talk to you later.

TopCat

Nice photos! If, on the night I shot those photos I posted under nostalgia, you told me that 25 years later such an operation would exist in SF, I would have laughed some body parts off.

Hey at least I did not post all the bus photos I took!

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Was Vanna White on board? Coach USA, remember, is the official bus of Wheel of Fortune!

silagi Wrote:
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> Lastly 2 non-PCC streetcars.
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> #1895 from Milan Italy
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> #496 from Melbourne Australia

That orange car from Milan I've been in a few times.....the most uncomortable seats you can imagine! But it looks good.

Great pictures---thanks for posting (even the bus picture...LOL)!

Great shots! Thanks for posting. Re: #1053; it is displaying an interesting destination, i.e. "Nowhere in particular." How many transit agencies can you think of that would ever display such a flippant destination sign. Gotta love it.

Norio

Now the real bus/trolley foamer in him comes out ;)

silagi Wrote:
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> Hey at least I did not post all the bus photos I
> took!

"Nowhere in Particular" first showed up in Muni's Car #1 (built 1912) when it came back out in 1962 for the first time since it was stored after all the non-PCC's were taken out of service. The moniker is now built into all of the historic car fleet signs. It was a favorite destination to put up for charters.

UNfortunately, some bureaucrat at the Muni recently put a total ban on all charters. No charters at all. Dunno when that will be revoked, but people are working on it.

silagi Wrote:
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> Hey at least I did not post all the bus photos I
> took!


You sick man!

By the way, beautiful photos.

Talk about bus photos--I have shots of the Muni 8 and 32 lines, the LA Metro 401, the San Jose VTA 74 (I think) and the Portland TriMet 5. What do they have in common? All have been replaced by electric railway service! There's also a section of parking lot in Sacramento which was taken for the Light Rail line. There is some justice in the world!