The Muni Centennial Streetcar Festival
- When
- Event has passed (Sun Nov 4, 2012 - Sun Nov 11, 2012)
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- City Events, Other City Events
Description
The Muni Centennial Streetcar Festival, Nov. 4 through 11, vintage streetcars, cable cars, buses and trolley coaches will take to city streets, including many that have been restored specifically for the Muni Centennial. Docents from Market Street Railway will be onboard these vehicles to provide historical perspective.Rides start near the Ferry Building at the Market Street Railway Museum, at 77 Steuart Street between Market and Mission streets. During the week, vintage streetcars will return to service on the F Line from Fisherman’s Wharf to Castro Street.
The Muni is one of the oldest transit systems which dates back to 1912. It is the largest transit system in the Bay Area and seventh largest in the nation. The Muni includes historic streetcars, biodiesel and electric hybrid buses and electric trolley coaches, light rail vehicles, paratransit cabs and vans and the world famous cable cars.
Sun Nov. 4th
Rare vintage streetcars will operate along the J Church Line between Market and Steuart streets and 30th and Church streets.
Vintage Muni buses and trolley coaches spanning the last 40 years, currently not in operation, will be on display near the Market Street Railway Museum.
Cable car No.42, originally built in 1907 for the now defunct O’Farrell, Jones and Hyde Line will operate on the California Line.
Sun Nov. 11th
Vintage streetcars will operate along a portion of Muni’s newest rail line, the T Third. Passengers will only board or offboard at two stops: at the San Francisco Railway Museum stop on Don Chee Way and on King Street between Second and Third streets adjacent to AT&T Park. Streetcars will loop around the new Muni Metro East (MME) facility and return. There will be no stops along Third Street or at MME.
Vintage Muni buses and trolley coaches spanning the last 40 years (currently not in operation) will be on display near the Market Street Railway Museum.
Cable car No.42, originally built in 1907 for the now defunct O’Farrell, Jones & Hyde Line will operate in revenue service on the California Line.
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