Calendar: San Francisco railcar 1895 on Church Street (2023)
Archive: Henrik Boye.
Photographer: Matthew Lee.
Publisher: San Francisco Railway Museum.
Date: March 2023.
City: San Francisco (United States).
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San Francisco railcar 1895 (ex Milan railcar 1795), manufacturer Breda, type Peter Witt, series Tipo 1928, signed No Passengens.
Description
March 2023
The Covid pandemic turned San Francisco's transit world upside down, shutting down the vintage steetcars and cable cars for more than a year. Muni staff would take some of the steetcars out without passengers on occasion to keep them in operating shape. The pandemic also saw proliferration of "parklets" outdoor dining areas, some of them imaginative, like this one meant to resemble a Lisbon tram outside a Portuguese restaurant.
The first Trolley Festival 40 years ago featured two streetcars from Portugal, but from Porto rather than Lisbon. Here, Car 122 leaves the Mint storage yard. This car now runs on Dalles' McKInney Avenue line; Car 189 awaits restoration at Muni.
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