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Woods Division with part of the Muni diesel bus fleet

With five different modes of transport from many different vendors, the San Francisco Municipal Railway or Muni as it is commonly known, runs one of the most diverse fleets of vehicles in the United States. Roughly 800 buses (500 diesel buses and 300 trolleybuses), 200 streetcars and 40 cable cars see active duty. Muni's cable cars constitute the oldest and largest such system remaining in service in the world and is the only one still running with manually operated cars in street traffic. Its fleet of electric trolleybuses is the largest in the United States. The 30- and 40-ft diesel/hybrid buses are numbered in the 8000 series, the 60-ft articulated diesel/hybrid buses in the 6000 series, the 40-ft trolleybuses in the 5000 series, the 60-ft articulated trolleybuses in the 7000 series, and the streetcars in the 1000 and 2000 series. Muni is in the process of replacing its motor coach fleet - the first of which was procured in 1915[1] - with diesel-electric hybrid buses. A summary of the current and historic vehicles follows.

Summary

Current fleet

All buses are accessible at all stops. All streetcars are accessible; however, some surface stops on the E and F lines, and many Muni Metro surface stops, are not accessible. Cable cars are not accessible.

Model Fleet Series (Year Built)
Quantity[2]		 Division Image Notes
Neoplan AN440 (40 ft. High Floor Diesel Bus) 8101 (1999)
8102-8235 (2000)
8301-8371 (2002)
206 buses		 Kirkland, Woods (reserve fleet), Islais Creek (reserve fleet) 34 buses were rebuilt in 2010-2011, and 80 more rebuilt in 2013.[citation needed]
Being retired, although some units used as reserve / training buses.
Orion Bus VII (40 ft. Low Floor Diesel-electric Hybrid Bus) 8401 (2006)
8402-8456 (2007)
56 buses		 Woods
Orion Bus VII (30 ft. Low Floor Diesel-electric Hybrid Bus) 8501-8530 (2007)
30 buses		 Woods
New Flyer Industries XDE60 (60 ft. Articulated Low Floor Diesel-electric Hybrid Bus) 6500-6554 (2015)
6560-6699 (2016-2018)
6700-6730 (2015-2016)
226 buses		 Flynn, Islais Creek
New Flyer Industries XDE40 (40 ft. Low Floor Diesel-electric Hybrid Bus)[3] 8601-8662, 8701-8750 (2013)
8751-8780 (2017)
8800-8901 (2016-)
312 buses		 Woods, Kirkland
ETI 14TrSF (40 ft. High Floor Trolleybus) 5401-5402 (1999)
5403-5640 (2001-2003)
240 buses		 Presidio, Potrero To be replaced by XT40 fleet.
New Flyer XT40 (40 ft. Low Floor Trolleybus) 5701-5885 (2018-2019)
185 buses[4]		 Presidio, Potrero
New Flyer Industries XT60 (60 ft. Articulated Low Floor Trolleybus) 7201-7293 (2015-2018)
93 buses 		Potrero Option for the final 33 units exercised in July 2016[5]
Breda LRV2 (1400-1476),
Breda LRV3 (1477-1550)[6] (High floor Light-Rail Vehicle)		 1400-1535 (1996-2001),
1536-1550 (2003)
151 streetcars[7]		 Green, Muni Metro East Two units retired.
Siemens S200 LRV4 (High floor Light-Rail Vehicle) 2001-2215 (2016-2028)
24 streetcars (plus up to 236 option)		 Green, Muni Metro East, Cameron Beach Yard First unit entered service in November 2017
PCC (High floor historic streetcar) 1006-1011, 1015, 1040,
1050-1053, 1054, 1055-1063,
1070-1080 (1946-1952)
32 streetcars [8]		 Cameron Beach Yard 33 units were acquired by Muni, but 1 were retired.
1055-1063 were purchased from SEPTA.
1070-1080 were purchased from NJ Transit.
Additional units were in storage.
Peter Witt (High floor historic streetcar) 1807, 1811, 1814, 1815, 1818, 1834, 1856, 1859, 1888, 1893, 1895 (1928)
11 streetcars[8]		 Cameron Beach Yard
Various (High floor historic streetcar) (1912-)
7 streetcars[8]		 Cameron Beach Yard
Various (High floor historic streetcar) (Unknown)
N/A[8]		 Various
Various (High floor cable car) Powell: 1-27
California: 49-60
(1873-)
40 cable cars		 Cable Car

Not yet in service

Model Years Quantity Fleet Series Image Notes
New Flyer XDE40 (40 ft. Low Floor Motor Coach) 2018- 68 8902-8969

Historical bus fleet

The following shows the buses previously operated by the SFMTA. Some of these coaches have been preserved in the historic fleet, donated to trolley museums, or auctioned.

Model Fleet Numbers (Year Built) Preserved Unit(s) Quantity Year(s) of retirement Stored Image Notes
Neoplan AN460 6200-6225 (2000),
6226-6299 (2001),
6401-6424 (2002) 		TBA 124 2015- TBA Some units were rebuilt between 2010 and 2011.
Some remain in the reserve fleet, 6 units remain are being used on express routes on weekday morning as of April 2018.
NABI 416.12 8001-8045 (1999) None Preserved 45 2013-2016 N/A
ETI 15TrSF 7101 (2000),
7102-7133 (2003-2004) 		None Preserved 33 2016 N/A
New Flyer Industries E60 7000-7059 (1993-1994) 7031 60 2007-2015 Islais Creek Division First 60-foot articulated trolleybus fleet.
New Flyer Industries D60 9101-9124 (1990-1991) 9120 24 2003-2014 Islais Creek Division
Gillig Corporation Phantom 40' 2801–2845 (1993) 2840 45 2013[9] Woods Division Bought by Muni from AC Transit in 2005 for reserve fleet.
Orion Bus Industries I Citycruiser 9001-9045 (1990) 9010 45 2007-2008 Woods Division 9030 was converted to Mobile Commander Center CC1.
New Flyer Industries D40 8801-8850 (1988),
8901-8956 (1989) 		8926 106 2004-2007 Woods Division
Flyer Industries E800 5003-5345 (1976-1977) 5300, 5345 343 1991-2007 Presidio Division, Woods Division 5148 is at Seashore Trolley Museum.
Flyer Industries D901 4574 (1985) Preserved 1 2003 Woods Division Replacement for the original 4574.
Flyer Industries D902 4500-4679 (1984) None Preserved 179 2000-2003 N/A 4574 was damaged while being delivered. A second 4574 was built in 1985 as a Flyer D901 and delivered in its place.
MAN AG SG-310-18-3A 6000-6099 (1984) 6099 100 2000-2002 Islais Creek Division First 60-ft articulated bus.
6020 and 6090 are under private ownership and are commonly seen at Burning Man.[10]
Flyer D900 3XXR, 6XXR (1980) None Preserved 110 2000 N/A Bought from SamTrans in 1994; reserve fleet only.
Flyer E700A 5001 (1972),
5002 (1973) 		None Preserved 2 1999 N/A Pilot buses
GM New Look 3000-3389 (1969-1970) 3287 390 1989-1994 Presidio Division 3000, 3210, 3226, etc. under private ownership; 3270 at Pacific Bus Museum.
Flxible New Look 4000-4009 (1969) 4009 10 1991[1] Woods Division
AM General 9635-6 4100-4199 (1975) 4154 100 1990 Woods Division
Grumman 870 4030-4054 (1980) None Preserved 25 1984[1] N/A Few remained as reserve buses until 1989. Most were scrapped around 1986.
Twin Coach 44TTW 570-659 (1949-1950) None Preserved 90 1977[1]
St. Louis Car Company Job 1704/Job 1731 501-509 (1939),
510-525 (1947) 		506 25 1977[1] Presidio Division
Marmon-Herrington TC40 526-549 (1948) None Preserved 25 1977[1] N/A
Marmon-Herrington TC44 550–569,
660–710 (1948-1949) 		None Preserved 70 1977[1] Presidio Division 559 is not an original Muni bus because it is from the Dayton, Ohio, trolleybus system; it is currently stored at the Presidio Division.
Marmon-Herrington TC48 711–849 (1950-1951) 776 139 1977[1] Presidio Division
White 784 042-062 (1938) 042, 060 20 1975[1] Woods Division 060 was bought by a private owner and is stored at the Marin Division.
Mack C-49-DT 2100-2199 (1955),
2200-2269 (1956),
2300-2369 (1957),
2400-2469 (1958),
2500-2569 (1959), 2600-2669 (1960) 		2230 450 1974[1] Woods Division 2617 was bought by a private owner and retired around 1980.
White 798 075-0155,
0166-0454 (1944-1948) 		0392, 0419 368 1957 (075-0155),
1969 (0166-0454) 		Unknown
Twin Coach 44-D 0156-0165 (1947) 0163 10 1953[1] Marin Division
ACF 26-S 063–072 (1940) None Preserved 10 None preserved

Divisions

Division Opened Number of Vehicles Vehicle Type Location Notes
Presidio Division 1912 ~165 40-foot trolleybuses Bush and Presidio The first yard built for Muni, originally used for the Geary streetcar lines
Potrero Division 1914 ~170 40-foot and 60-foot trolleybuses 17th & Bryant
Woods Division 1975 ~200 30-foot and 40-foot hybrid buses 22nd & Indiana
Flynn Division 1980s 124 60-foot hybrid buses 15th & Harrison
Kirkland Division 1950 ~135 40-foot diesel and hybrid buses Powell & Beach
Balboa Park complex 1901 (rebuilt 1970s) ~200 LRVs and historic streetcars San Jose & Geneva Includes Green Division, Geneva Division, and the closed Geneva Upper Yard
Muni Metro East 2008 80-100 LRVs and historic streetcars Cesar Chavez & Illinois
Cable Car 1890s 50 Cable cars Washington & Mason Includes the San Francisco Cable Car Museum
David Pharr Restoration Facility 1982 Duboce and Buchanan Small outdoor yard used for restoration work and to temporarily store Muni Metro trains
Marin 1982 Marin & Indiana Used for long-term storage of disused streetcars, cable cars, and buses
Islais Creek 2013 165-185 40-foot and 60-foot diesel buses Marin & Indiana Originally an open storage yard, it was replaced with an enclosed building in 2017. The $127 million facility, intended to replace the aging Kirkland Yard, has attracted local criticism. It was promised to include a public meeting room, a publicly-accessible lobby with historical exhibits, and a shoreline park with signage; however, the lobby was dropped for the plans and funding was not allocated for the signage.[11]

Buses

Diesel buses

Muni's active diesel fleet contains coaches ranging from thirty to sixty feet in length. For the last complete fleet replacement cycle Muni bought from three manufacturers, NABI, Neoplan and Orion, all of whom no longer sell buses in the U.S. (NABI has merged into New Flyer, Neoplan has left the North American market, and Daimler has shut down Orion). Muni has since purchased 40 ft. and 60 ft. buses from New Flyer with options to replace the remainder of the fleet in those sizes.

In 1984, Muni received its first 60-ft articulated buses, which were used on high-ridership routes because the buses carried more people than the standard length bus.

In December 2007, Muni acquired a double-decker diesel bus for testing purposes.[12] Its proponents claim that the double-decker makes more efficient use of Muni's limited service bays, that the lack of an articulation joint will result in a lower cost of ownership and that the shorter length will also be a boom in congested areas. Its detractors claim that dwell time is increased because there are fewer exits than on an articulated bus and that Muni's traditionally lax security will render the top level of the bus unsafe.[13]

Historically, Muni has run standard length buses from a wide variety of manufactures. Articulated buses were sourced from MAN and New Flyer.

All of Muni's current active diesel buses have met ADA standards since 1980. Muni fuels its diesels with a B20 (20% bio, 80% diesel) bio-diesel blend.

Hybrid-electric diesel buses

Since 2007 Muni's new diesel bus purchases have been for diesel-electric hybrids. Because of their electric motor propulsion these buses can climb hills just as well as trolleybuses without being limited to the overhead grid. Hybrids are also known for averaging more miles between road calls - which is where a mechanic services a transit vehicle on the street[14] - than standard diesels.[15] One of the vehicles was briefly outfitted with wireless internet as a demonstration project.[16] In addition, these vehicles were not operated on the 44-O'Shaughnessy and the 54-Felton routes for several months as vandals consistently flipped a battery switch towards the back of the vehicle, disabling the bus.[17] Over the next five years, the agency plans to replace its entire motor coach fleet with hybrid buses[18]

Electric trolleybuses

Main article: Trolleybuses in San Francisco
Potrero Garage scene showing a range of Muni trolley buses spanning from 1976 to 2003. On the left is an ETI (Skoda/AAI) 14TrSF trolleybus, which type replaced the non-accessible Flyer trolleybuses in the center. On the right is an articulated New Flyer trolleybus, one of 60 articulated ETBs built by New Flyer for Muni in 1993-94.

Muni's fleet of electric trolleybuses (ETBs) is the largest in the nation[19] and serves many parts of the city. ETBs were very popular in the United States in the middle of the 20th century. Today, San Francisco is one of only five cities in the United States with an operational ETB fleet,[19][20] but they play a major role in the Muni system, in part because of the city's many steep hills. Although their overhead wires are sometimes considered unsightly, ETBs are able to climb grades much steeper than conventional, non-cable streetcars and are quieter (particularly when climbing hills) and cleaner than diesel- or hybrid buses. The steepest grade on the Muni trolleybus system, 22.8% in the block of Noe Street between Cesar Chavez Street and 26th Street on route 24-Divisadero,[21] is the steepest grade on any existing trolleybus line in the world,[22][23][24] and several other sections of Muni ETB routes are among the world's steepest.[25] Muni has operated trolleybuses since 1941 and the mode has been present in San Francisco since 1935—initially a line built and operated by the Market Street Railway and later taken over by Muni.[19] Conversion of some existing diesel bus lines has been proposed.

In 1992, Muni tested its first 60-ft articulated trolleybus, the first in the trolleybus fleet to have a wheelchair lift, which were used on high-ridership trolleybus routes. The buses started service in 1993.

Muni's active ETB fleet consists of articulated coaches from New Flyer and Electric Transit, Inc. (ETI) (Skoda/AAI), as well as standard 40 ft coaches from ETI. Historically, Muni ran ETBs from Brill, the St. Louis Car Company, Twin Coach, Marmon-Herrington and Flyer.[26]

Cable cars

Main article: San Francisco cable car system

Around the turn of the century, there were numerous cable car lines providing service to many sections of the city. Some of those cable cars are built by Muni themselves.[27] Currently only three lines and forty cars remain.

Streetcars

Contemporary light rail vehicles

Main article: Muni Metro

The Muni Metro has run two types of light rail vehicles. Originally, Boeing-Vertol cars, which Muni designated LRV1, were used. However, these proved to be extremely troublesome and were phased out of service beginning in 1997. The Boeing cars were replaced by Italian-built Breda LRV2 and LRV3 models. Initially, the Breda vehicles were hailed as more reliable and easier to service than their predecessors. However, deferred maintenance and design defects have taken their toll on them.

Muni is now looking to replace the Bredas and expand its fleet with new Siemens light rail vehicles. The first batch of 24 Siemens S200 LRV4s will be delivered by 2018, ahead of the scheduled opening of the Central Subway in 2019. SFMTA's contract with Siemens calls for a total of 260 cars to be delivered.[28] The first LRV4 went into revenue service on November 17, 2017.[29]

Signs are changing into "T" when the train steps up and reaches into West Portal Station.

Historic streetcars

Historic streetcars are run on the F Market & Wharves line. Introduced as a regular, year-round service in 1995, the F-line heritage streetcar service started out 12 years earlier as a temporary, replacement tourist attraction for the cable cars, during an almost two-year suspension (1982–84) of all cable-car service to permit major infrastructure maintenance to take place. The F line fleet is composed mostly of PCC cars bought second hand from Philadelphia and New Jersey. The cars are painted in liveries from cities around the world, as well as 1920s-vintage Peter Witt cars from Milan. In addition, Muni operates streetcars from around the world which were bought or donated to Muni. The vintage fleet is looked over by Market Street Railway but owned and operated by Muni.

Active PCC fleet

First batch (overhauled by Morrison-Knudsen)

This shows the active PCCs entering service 1995 or before. Most are single-ended; cars 1007, 1010, and 1015 are double-ended "Torpedo" cars. All of these cars were rehabilitated by Morrison-Knudsen before entering revenue service. Car 1054 (original 2121) was damaged beyond repair following an accident on November 16, 2003 and it is stored awaiting scrapping.[30][31][32]

In 2014, Muni sent 1056, the first from the original batch of sixteen to be overhauled at Brookville Equipment Company.[33] The entire first batch of sixteen is scheduled to be rebuilt at Brookville; the next cars to be sent were 1051, 1060, and 1059 in that order;[34][35] followed (in indeterminate order) by 1055, 1062, and 1063.[36] The first streetcar to re-enter service, 1051, was re-dedicated to Harvey Milk in March 2017, and was followed back into service by 1056.[37]

PCC # City/System Represented Current Status Notes Image
1007 Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company In service Built in 1948 for Muni. Retired in 1982 and stored until 1994. Restored in 1995. Previously painted in Muni's Breda LRV livery; repainted into the present livery in 1997.
1010 San Francisco Municipal Railway
(1939 livery) 		In service Built in 1948 for Muni. Retired in 1982 and stored until 1994. Restored in 1996.
1015 Illinois Terminal Railroad In service Built in 1948 for Muni. Retired in 1982 and stored until 1994. Restored in 1995.
1050 Saint Louis
(1950 livery) 		In service Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2119. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995. Went for rebuild in late 2016. 1050 was repainted into a tribute livery for Saint Louis.
1051 San Francisco Municipal Railway
(1963 livery) 		In service Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2123. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995. Dedicated for Supervisor Harvey Milk in 2008, later appearing in the film Milk.[38][39][40] Sent to Brookville for rebuild; returned in 2016[36] and re-entered service in 2017.[37]
1052 Los Angeles Railway
(1937 livery) 		In service Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2110. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995.
1053 NYC Board of Transportation
(Brooklyn, NY) 		Out of service Built in 1947 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2721. Originally configured with a separate conductor's booth until 1955. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995. At Brookville for rebuild.[41]
1055 Philadelphia Transportation Company
(1947 livery) 		In service Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2122. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995. Rebuilt Brookville (2017),[36] repainted to as-delivered Philadelphia livery.[42][43]
1056 Kansas City Public Service Company In service Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2113. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995. Out of service after a cracked bolster was discovered in 2011;[33][44] rebuilt by Brookville and returned to Muni in 2016,[45] re-entered service in 2017.[37]
1057 Cincinnati Street Railway In service Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2138. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995.
1058 Chicago Transit Authority In service Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2124. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995. Previously painted in CTA's 1950s green and cream livery; repainted into the 1940s "Green Hornet" livery in 2010 after accident repairs.
1059 Boston Elevated Railway In service Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2099. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995. Rebuilt Brookville (2017),[36] returned with accurate colors.[43][46]
1060 Philadelphia Transportation Company
(1938 livery) 		In service Built in 1947 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2715. Originally configured with a separate conductor's booth until 1955. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995. Previously painted in Newark, NJ's Public Service Coordinated Transport livery; repainted into the present livery (previously worn by retired 1054) in 2005 after accident repairs. Rebuilt Brookville (2017).[36][47]
1061 Pacific Electric Out of service Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2116. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995. At Brookville for rebuild.[43][47]
1062 Pittsburgh Railways In service Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2101. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995 with Louisville Railway livery. Rebuilt Brookville (2017),[36] returned with Pittsburgh livery.[41][46]
1063 Baltimore Transit Company Out of service Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2096. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995. Rebuilt by Brookville in 2017 and returned with alternate and more accurate Baltimore livery. It was damaged in a collision with a truck in January 2018, shortly after returning to revenue service.[48]

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Second batch (overhauled by Brookville Equipment Company)

All of these cars were purchased by Twin Cities Rapid Transit in 1946. They were sold to Newark in 1953 and ran on the Newark City Subway until replacement by modern light rail vehicles in 2001. The San Francisco Municipal Railway acquired these cars in 2004 and had the cars overhauled at Brookville Equipment Company. Some of the cars were put in service in early 2007, but were taken out of service for wiring problems. These problems were eventually repaired. All these cars are single-end cars.

PCC # City/System Represented Current Status Notes Image
1070 Newark City Subway In service
1071 Twin City Rapid Transit In service
1072 Mexico City (STE) In service
1073 El Paso-Juarez In service
1074 Toronto Transit Commission In service
1075 Cleveland Transit System In service
1076 Washington, DC In service
1077 Birmingham, Alabama In service
1078 San Diego In service
1079 Detroit, Michigan In service
1080 Los Angeles (National City Lines) In service
Third batch of rehabilitated San Francisco PCC cars

The following shows cars acquired by Muni in 1948 and 1952 that were restored or are in restoration and are either in service or will enter service within the next year. Car 1040 was restored in this batch and is the last PCC car ever built in North America.

PCC # City/System Represented Status Notes Image
1006 San Francisco (wings) In service This car was purchased in 1948 and ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1987. Underwent restoration at Brookville Equipment. Returned to service on October 6, 2012.
1008 San Francisco (wings) In service This car was purchased in 1948 and ran in San Francisco. It was outfitted with a pantograph and used for testing in the Market Street Subway in November 1977 - the only PCC car to enter the subway.[50] It was eventually converted into a work car, then restored by Brookville Equipment and returned to service on August 25, 2012.
1009 Dallas Terminal & Railway In service This car was purchased in 1948 and ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. This car was stored in Pier 72 where it was damaged by arsonists. It was eventually restored by Brookville Equipment and returned to service on January 17, 2013. However, the computerized door motors proved problematic and 1009 returned to Brookville for a refit, returning to San Francisco in 2014.[51]
1011 San Francisco (Market Street Railway zip stripe) In service This car was purchased in 1948 and ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. This car was stored in Pier 72 where it was damaged by arsonists. 1011 was the last of the four double-enders restored at Brookville, and eschewed the computerized door motors after operating experience proved they were unreliable.[52] It returned to San Francisco after an extensive testing period at Brookville and underwent burn-in testing[53] before re-entering service in 2014.
1040 San Francisco (wings) In service Purchased 1952 as the last PCC streetcar ever built in the United States. Ran in San Francisco wearing this paint scheme until repainted to Landor livery in 1980. Remained in service until the retirement – originally expected to be permanent – of all remaining PCC cars in September 1982, then was repainted back to wings livery and returned to service for the summer 1983 Historic Trolley Festival. Stored out of service in 1987, then operated in tripper service in 1995 for a short time, then finally retired in 1997. 1040 left San Francisco on December 4, 2009, to undergo a full restoration at Brookville Equipment Company in Pennsylvania and returned to service on March 13, 2012.

Inactive/retired streetcar fleet

10xx class

The following shows the cars acquired by Muni in the 1940s to 1952 that have yet to be restored.[54][55]

PCC # City/System Represented Status Notes Image
1023 San Francisco Stored
1026 San Francisco Stored
1027 San Francisco Stored
1028 San Francisco Stored
1031 San Francisco Stored
1033 San Francisco Stored Purchased 1952 as the seventh-to-last PCC streetcar ever built in the United States. Ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. After retirement, it was sold to Orange Empire Railway Museum. The car was reacquired in 2003 and is currently stored in Marin Division.
1034 San Francisco Stored Purchased 1952 as the sixth-to-last PCC streetcar ever built in the United States. Ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. After retirement, it was sold to Gunnar Henrioulle in Lake Tahoe. The car was reacquired in 2001 and is currently stored in Marin Division.
1038 San Francisco Stored Purchased 1952 as the third-to-last PCC streetcar ever built in the United States. Ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. After retirement, the car was stored in Pier 72 for a short while until moved to Marin Division.
1039 San Francisco (Simplified) Stored Purchased 1952 as the second-to-last PCC streetcar ever built in the United States. Ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. After retirement, it was sold to Orange Empire Railway Museum. The car was reacquired in 2003 and is currently stored in Marin Division.

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Retired cars

The following shows F-line PCC cars which have been accident-damaged beyond repair. Only one car, 1054 (ex-SEPTA 2121), was wrecked in 2003 and is stored at Marin Division.

PCC # City/System Represented Status Notes Image
1054 Philadelphia Transit Commission (PCC-1938 Livery) Permanently out of service Purchased in 1948 by Philadelphia Transportation Company as 2121 and ran until retirement in 1988. Sold to San Francisco Municipal Railway in 1992 and returned to service in 1995 until collision with a MUNI Metro Breda LRV 1541 on 11/16/03.[30] Stored beyond repair in Marin Division.
11xx class

The 1100s series of cars were purchased in 1957 by Muni from St. Louis Public Service. These cars were retired in 1982, with most being sold off to Tahoe Valley Lines and then went to St. Charles, Missouri in 2007 for the planned St. Charles City Streetcar.

PCC # City/System Represented Status Image
1103 San Francisco Stored
1106 San Francisco
1108 San Francisco
1115 San Francisco
1125 San Francisco
1128 St. Louis Public Service
1130 San Francisco
1139 San Francisco
1140 San Francisco
1158 San Francisco
1160 San Francisco
1168 San Francisco

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Boeing LRVs in storage
Main article: US Standard Light Rail Vehicle

The US Standard Light Rail Vehicle was an attempt at a standardized light rail vehicle (LRV) promoted by the United States Urban Mass Transit Administration (UMTA) and built by Boeing Vertol in the 1970s. Part of a series of defense conversion projects in the waning days of the Vietnam War, the LRV was seen as both a replacement for older PCC streetcars in many cities and as a catalyst for new cities to construct light rail systems. The USSLRV was marketed as and is popularly known as the Boeing LRV and is usually referred to as such. Both Muni and the MBTA (Boston) purchased the cars, but after a lawsuit with Boeing Vertol and MBTA, they had the ability to reject the last 40 cars. The cars sat in the storage yard, until Muni purchased 31 of them. Muni stored two cars (1264 and 1320) at the Cameron Beach Yard (formerly the Geneva Streetcar Yard) for potential restoration and preservation by the Market Street Railway, but they declined to do so and both were scrapped in April 2016.[56][57]

Boeing 1213 is preserved (since 2000) at the Oregon Electric Railway Museum while 1258 is preserved at Western Railway Museum. 1271 is used as an office trailer in the yard of Certified Towing in Richmond, California.[58] One of the Boston cars is preserved at the Seashore Trolley Museum, six Boston cars are at the US Government training facility in Pueblo, Colorado, and three Boston cars continue to operate as work cars.

Model Year Built Fleet Series Quantity Year of retirement Notes Image
Boeing USSLRV 1978 1200-1299 130 1996-2001 1212 wrecked into 1255 at the Van Ness junction in the Muni Metro subway in 1987. The good halves were converted into a new 1255 and the bad halves were scrapped in February 1994.
1977 1300-1329 1300-1329 began service in 1981-1984.

Milan "Peter Witt" trams

These Peter Witt streetcars were originally in service in Milan, Italy.[8] This origin can still be seen in the cars, as all the original Italian signs and notices are still in place. In the meantime, additional signs in English were added.

Car # Livery Status Image
1807 Milan, Italy (Yellow/White) In service
1811 Milan, Italy (Yellow/White) Out of service
1814 Milan, Italy (Two-tone green) In service
1815 Milan, Italy (Orange) In service
1818 Milan, Italy (Two-tone green) In service
1834 Milan, Italy (Orange) Undergoing restoration
1856 Milan, Italy (Orange) In service
1859 Milan, Italy (Orange) In service
1888 Milan, Italy (Two-tone green) Undergoing repair
1893 Milan, Italy (Orange) In service
1895 Milan, Italy (Orange) In service

Historic trams

San Francisco

The following shows trams that operated in San Francisco before the 1950s under either San Francisco Muni or Market Street Railway.

Car # City of Origin (Car's Paint Scheme Colors) Status Notes Image
1 San Francisco (Battleship Gray) In service This car was purchased in 1912 as one of the original streetcars publicly owned by Muni. The car originally was retired in 1951 and was set aside for a museum. This car was restored in 1962 as part of Muni's 50th anniversary and ran occasionally on special excursions until the late 1980s. This car was restored again in 1995 for the opening of the F-line. In 2009 it was shipped to Brookville Equipment Company for a complete restoration at a cost of $1.8 million. This streetcar returned to service on October 6, 2012.
130 San Francisco (Blue/Gold) In service This car was purchased in 1914 as part of a 100-car order from Jewett Car Company. This car ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1958. It was converted into a wrecker and was restored to blue and gold colors in 1983. In 2002, No. 130 was dedicated to longtime San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen.[59]
162 San Francisco (Wings) Out of service This car was purchased in 1914 as part of a 100-car order from Jewett Car Company. This car ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1958 and was then sold with another car to Orange Empire Railway Museum. It was reacquired in 2003 by the San Francisco Municipal Railway and restored by Market Street Railway in 2004. The car then underwent further restoration by Muni starting in 2005 and returned to service in August 2008, the 50-year anniversary of its earlier retirement. On January 4, 2014, this car was involved in a collision with a container truck, seriously damaging one of its ends.[60]
578-S Market Street Railway Charter service only
798 Market Street Railway (Whiplash Green/White) Undergoing restoration at Curtis E. Green complex
United States

The following shows trams (including PCCs) which have operated elsewhere in the United States. Some of these are not in service, and even require extensive restoration.

Car # City of Origin (Car's Paint Scheme Colors) Status Notes Image
351 Johnstown,Pennsylvania (Orange/Cream) Awaiting overhaul
913 New Orleans, Louisiana (Green) Awaiting overhaul
952 New Orleans, Louisiana (Green) Out of service
2133 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Stored This was SEPTA's demonstration streetcar before the F-line's inception.
2147 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Stored This was acquired as a parts car for the 1050 class PCC fleet, and has a different propulsion from the current fleet. This car is notable for being the only PCC car to ever operate in New Orleans.
4008 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Stored Port Authority 4000 Series PCC, originally built for the Pittsburgh Railways Company, later the Port Authority of Allegheny County. When portions of Port Authority's streetcar system was being rebuilt and modernized in the 1980s, 45 of the Authority's PCC's were to be completely rebuilt as well. However, due to budget problems, only a dozen were actually rebuilt, including this car and 4009. After the Overbrook Line's closure in 1993, these cars were relegated to a shuttle service between the Drake Loop and Castle Shannon until retirement in 1999. Purchased at auction in 2001, 4008 and 4009 are stored and require re-gauging as well as modifications to make them ADA-Compliant.
4009 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Awaiting overhaul Purchased at auction in 2001, along with 4008. See 4008 above.
The rest of the world

The following shows trams that were acquired from outside the United States.

Car # City of Origin (Car's Paint Scheme Colors) Status Notes Image
106 Moscow/Orel, Russia (Red) Stored awaiting restoration
151 Osaka, Japan Stored awaiting restoration
189 Porto, Portugal Undergoing restoration
228 Blackpool, England (Green/White) Operational Distinctive open-air "boat" car
233 Blackpool, England (Green/White) Undergoing renovation Open-air boat car. Recently purchased from the Beamish Tramway.[61]
496 Melbourne, Australia (Green/Beige) Operational W2-class
578-J Kobe/Hiroshima, Japan Undergoing restoration
586 Melbourne, Australia (Green/Beige) Out of service W2-class. Is a parts car for 496. Donated its trucks for 916, trucks went under refurbishment and were installed in February 2018.
737 (7037) Brussels, Belgium Operational This car's original service career was spent on the Brussels, Belgium streetcar system, but it was repainted in San Francisco in the blue-and-white paint scheme of the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich, as Zurich, Switzerland, is a sister city of San Francisco. Has seen limited service because it has specialized parts and is a narrow streetcar, limiting capacity three doors regardless.
916 Melbourne, Australia (Green) Operational SW6-class. Awaited modifications necessary to operate on E and F line from 2009 to 2018. In early February, 916 received its permanent trucks and final modifications. It awaits CPUC inspection.
3557 Hamburg, Germany (Brown/White) Stored awaiting restoration, major structural revisions necessary for ADA requirements.

See also

References

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  60. ^ Embarcadero clear following SF Muni streetcar, big-rig crash
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