FORGOTTEN MUNI STREETCAR LINES OF 1950
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- Опубликовано: 22 янв 2024
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See the days when the “Iron Monsters” were the rule on Market Street and watch the Muni PCC cars of long ago when they were run as double-ended cars and the newer single-ended fleet as it expanded and replaced the Iron Monsters by the late 1950s. We bring the J, K, L, N & M lines from a long-lost era. The "Iron Monsters" were shot by Harre Demoro and Wil Whittaker.
We bring examples of the long-forgotten Market Street Railway streetcars after the Muni took over those lines after WWII. Early examples of the A, B, K and L type streetcars abound in this presentation when they ruled Market Street and all the outbound lines.
Don’t miss the old B, C, D, F and H lines and how Market Street looked generations ago. Learn the Muni’s history over the years up to the BART subway project and more! See firsthand the effects of the Market Street Subway construction and all the changes to the West Portal Tunnel, the Phelan Loop of earlier times and the Transbay Transit Terminal.
Visit the old Transbay Transit Terminal operations in the 1950s to the 1970s. learn How the Eastbay electric trains of the Key System, and the SP IER, used the Bay Bridge to the San Francisco Transbay Transit Terminal.
Hear the city and rail sounds to better appreciate the way San Francisco was over the decades. This video has narration to bring a better understanding of the way things were and how they were shaped into the present day.
Review the expansion of the PCC fleet and see these cars in the 1950s from other cities before they were bought by the Muni. Examples are from cities that sold PCC cars to the Muni such as St. Louis and Toronto as well as those that almost became Muni cars. The early beginnings of the Historic Streetcar fleet will bring a wealth of visual surprises. 
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This is never before seen historical film of the Muni Railway in San Francisco! A great transportation story "Municipal Railway Vintage Scrapbook" available at www.cspmovies.com
A couple years ago either O’Farrell or Geary was being repaved by where I lived, by Leavenworth. They’d dug up the street and were taking out rails and it even looked like cable car equipment- the wheels and pulleys that would’ve handled the cable. I found that curious, and a bit of a shame, like whatever equipment it was, it was REALLY gone after that work was done.
Happy Birthday, San Francisco Muni and Happy 112th Anniversary!!!!!!!🎂
This DVD along with the Key System series are my favorite. Thanks Charles!
Jeff you might like this new one too
ruclips.net/video/OWHtXTlTseo/видео.html
Ha! Fan trip at 6:50 headsign “nowhere in particular”. Robert A. Burrowes lives on in infamy. Art Lloyd, Bob Burrowes, & Bill Billings were pioneers in the California Charter bus industry. In the 30’s, they formed Sequoia Charter Service. TCP 1A. The first charter certificate in California. Bill later ran Eastshore bus line, Art went to WP and Amtrak, and Bob worked at Muni, Greyhound, and other places. Thanks for posting this.
Thanks. It's always gratifying when my productions can help remember railfans that are no longer with us.
Mr. Smiley, here in the Midwest we had not a clue of this transportation method. At least in depth as you presented. They should have kept a big mix of every type to this very day. What energy and fun exploring SF in a different type every so many hours !! Get rid of the drugs etc. and pick it up. But it takes a desire. Very nice presentation for a guy like me that missed it. I can remember back to 66 in Chicago with the cabs etc. I just missed the electric buses etc. Maybe Chicago would be a good choice sometime for a program ?? Not sure if there is any films, videos etc covering it. Take care Charlie 🎉😊
I did a Chicago transit DVD that even includes the old Chicago streetcars in the late 40s into the 1950s. Plus a lot of other Midwest lines. cspmovies.com/dvd/midwest-electric-rails.
We have one of the chapters on youtube for free. ruclips.net/video/2Wv9ZVI36TQ/видео.html
If you go back far enough in the history of US transit systems, many cities in the Midwest had streetcar systems. Unfortunately many were built on speculation and didn't survive past the 1920s, which puts them too early to be widely remembered.
What poor financing didn't kill was decimated by the Depression, deliberate predation by the car and oil industries, and planners who considered cars to be the solution to all transportation problems. 😢
Thanks for this! Lots of great footage and commentary with a few minor errors. Notably, Duboce is not pronounced 'do-boasy as the final E is silent. If you were to make a 'then and now' version you would be surprised at how much better S.F. looks now, not because of newer buildings, but because of the trees that line so many of its streets. And though downtown, especially south of Market has changed dramatically over the years, except for the trees, the neighborhoods you show are mostly unchanged. And you can still see green and cream PCC cars rolling down Market just as they did 75 years ago.