likalar Posted August 5, 2012 Share #1 Posted August 5, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) M4, Tri-X scanned. I worked near the corner of Market and Grant, SF. This was shot nearby. A rare, quiet moment on Market Street. Thanks for looking. For streetcar fans, quoted from the Muni history website: " PCCs are streetcars that were originally designed under the direction of the Electric Railway Presidents' Conference Committee, in an attempt by 25 U.S. and Canadian transit companies to develop a standardized streetcar whose many improvements would help to reverse the decline in transit use that had begun in the 1920s. PCC cars were first put into service in 1936. Their streamlined design was attractive, and they were quieter and more economical than earlier versions of streetcars, with better motors, controls, acceleration, and braking" Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 Hi likalar, Take a look here PCC Streetcar Line Breakdown, circa 1972. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
thrd Posted August 5, 2012 Share #2 Posted August 5, 2012 Very nice picture ... Many thanks that you share this impression from the good old time with us here. --- Th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted August 5, 2012 Share #3 Posted August 5, 2012 Larry, A great picture that brings back the good ole days. I haven't seen these since the 1950's. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likalar Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted August 5, 2012 Thanks, Th, Paul. San Francisco still has 27 of them, that see daily service. The F Line features many older design streetcars from the city's early years. Many are now painted in the colors of other cities that ran these cars. Here's a site with info on our F line cars: Historic Streetcars of the F-line - Market Street Railway Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 6, 2012 Share #5 Posted August 6, 2012 Lovely. The bus manufacturers (mostly GM) were the smoke-filled back room reason why street cars disappeared from most US cities in the early 1950s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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