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MUNI 578 in Historic Street Car Parade on Market Street.
Title:  MUNI 578 in Historic Street Car Parade on Market Street.
Description:  Built in 1927 for Hiroshima, Japan. In the rear was Line Car 0304 and PCC 1040. Exact day of month photo taken unrecorded.
Photo Date:  4/15/1992  Upload Date: 10/28/2009 11:21:28 AM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
MUNI 578 in Historic Street Car Parade on Market Street.
Title:  MUNI 578 in Historic Street Car Parade on Market Street.
Description:  Built in 1927 for Hiroshima, Japan. Exact day of month photo taken unrecorded.
Photo Date:  4/15/1992  Upload Date: 10/28/2009 11:21:48 AM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
Muni 1
Title:  Muni 1
Description:  Muni streetcar #1 at the Geneva Barn.
Photo Date:  7/22/2011  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 2:28:28 AM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  Yard,Transit,Passenger
Locomotives:  MUNI 1(Trolley) MUNI 162(Trolley) MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  503   Comments: 0
Muni 578S
Title:  Muni 578S
Description:  On November 11th Muni 578S (ex Market Street Railway 578), believed to be the oldest streetcar still on an active roster of a transit agency made a rare in service appearance running back and forth between the San Francisco Railway Museum and Pier 39 for Muni's centennial celebration.
Photo Date:  11/4/2012  Upload Date: 11/15/2012 12:43:16 AM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  Roster,Station,Transit,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  248   Comments: 0
Muni 578S
Title:  Muni 578S
Description:  Muni 162 from the motorman's point of view on Muni 578S.
Photo Date:  11/11/2012  Upload Date: 11/24/2012 3:46:58 AM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  InCab,Station,Signal,Transit,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  MUNI 162(Trolley) MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  246   Comments: 0
Muni 162
Title:  Muni 162
Description:  Muni 162 from the motorman's point of view on Muni 578S.
Photo Date:  11/11/2012  Upload Date: 11/24/2012 3:51:32 AM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  InCab,Station,Signal,Transit,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  MUNI 162(Trolley) MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
Muni 578S
Title:  Muni 578S
Description:  Muni 578S (ex Market Street Railway 578) after returning from a run to Pier 39 for Muni's centennial celebration. This car is believed to be the oldest streetcar still on the active roster of a transit agency being built in 1896.
Photo Date:  11/11/2012  Upload Date: 11/27/2012 8:44:43 PM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  Roster,Station,Transit,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  283   Comments: 0
Muni 578S
Title:  Muni 578S
Description:  Muni 578S about to turn left onto The Embarcadero for a run to Pier 39 for Muni's centennial celebration. This car is believed to be the oldest streetcar still on the active roster of a transit agency being built in 1896.
Photo Date:  11/11/2012  Upload Date: 11/27/2012 9:14:30 PM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
Muni 578S
Title:  Muni 578S
Description:  Muni 578S about to turn left onto The Embarcadero for a run to Pier 39 for Muni's centennial celebration. This car is believed to be the oldest streetcar still on the active roster of a transit agency being built in 1896.
Photo Date:  11/11/2012  Upload Date: 11/27/2012 9:23:04 PM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  221   Comments: 0
Muni 578S and 1075
Title:  Muni 578S and 1075
Description:  Muni 578S prepares for another run to Pier 39 for Muni's centennial celebration, while 1075 goes about its regular chores on the F Line. 578S is believed to be the oldest streetcar still on the active roster of a transit agency being built in 1896.
Photo Date:  11/11/2012  Upload Date: 11/27/2012 8:48:53 PM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  Roster,Station,Transit,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  MUNI 1075(PCC) MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  227   Comments: 0
MUNI 578 - The World's Oldest Streetcar
Title:  MUNI 578 - The World's Oldest Streetcar
Description:  San Francisco streetcar No. 578 may be the world’s oldest streetcar still on the active roster of an urban transit agency. Built in San Francisco in 1896 by Hammond Car Co., the same firm that later built the California Street cable cars, this historic treasure is a bouncy single-trucker that was part of San Francisco’s first generation of electric streetcars.
Photo Date:  11/2/2013  Upload Date: 11/6/2013 4:08:04 AM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
MUNI 578 - The World's Oldest Streetcar
Title:  MUNI 578 - The World's Oldest Streetcar
Description:  San Francisco streetcar No. 578 may be the world’s oldest streetcar still on the active roster of an urban transit agency. Built in San Francisco in 1896 by Hammond Car Co., the same firm that later built the California Street cable cars, this historic treasure is a bouncy single-trucker that was part of San Francisco’s first generation of electric streetcars.
Photo Date:  11/2/2013  Upload Date: 11/6/2013 4:09:39 AM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
MUNI 578 - The Worlds Oldest Streetcar
Title:  MUNI 578 - The Worlds Oldest Streetcar
Description:  San Francisco streetcar No. 578 may be the world’s oldest streetcar still on the active roster of an urban transit agency. Built in San Francisco in 1896 by Hammond Car Co., the same firm that later built the California Street cable cars, this historic treasure is a bouncy single-trucker that was part of San Francisco’s first generation of electric streetcars.
Photo Date:  11/2/2013  Upload Date: 11/6/2013 4:24:58 AM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
MUNI 578 - The Worlds Oldest Streetcar
Title:  MUNI 578 - The Worlds Oldest Streetcar
Description:  San Francisco streetcar No. 578 may be the world’s oldest streetcar still on the active roster of an urban transit agency. Built in San Francisco in 1896 by Hammond Car Co., the same firm that later built the California Street cable cars, this historic treasure is a bouncy single-trucker that was part of San Francisco’s first generation of electric streetcars.
Photo Date:  11/2/2013  Upload Date: 12/7/2013 3:57:06 AM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  152   Comments: 1
MUNI 578 - The Worlds Oldest Streetcar
Title:  MUNI 578 - The Worlds Oldest Streetcar
Description:  San Francisco streetcar No. 578 may be the world’s oldest streetcar still on the active roster of an urban transit agency. Built in San Francisco in 1896 by Hammond Car Co., the same firm that later built the California Street cable cars, this historic treasure is a bouncy single-trucker that was part of San Francisco’s first generation of electric streetcars.
Photo Date:  11/2/2013  Upload Date: 12/8/2013 2:56:39 PM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
MUNI 578 - The Worlds Oldest Streetcar
Title:  MUNI 578 - The Worlds Oldest Streetcar
Description:  San Francisco streetcar No. 578 may be the world’s oldest streetcar still on the active roster of an urban transit agency. Built in San Francisco in 1896 by Hammond Car Co., the same firm that later built the California Street cable cars, this historic treasure is a bouncy single-trucker that was part of San Francisco’s first generation of electric streetcars.
Photo Date:  11/2/2013  Upload Date: 12/8/2013 3:39:04 PM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
San Francisco Municipal Railway 578S
Title:  San Francisco Municipal Railway 578S
Description:  San Francisco Municipal Railway 578S, the oldest streetcar still on the active roster of a transit system, participates in Munis 2013 Heritage Weekend.
Photo Date:  11/3/2013  Upload Date: 7/24/2014 1:41:15 AM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  Roster,Station,Transit,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
MUNI 578 - The World's Oldest Streetcar
Title:  MUNI 578 - The World's Oldest Streetcar
Description:  San Francisco streetcar No. 578 may be the world’s oldest streetcar still on the active roster of an urban transit agency. Built in San Froncisco in 1896 by Hammond Car Mo., the same firm that later built the California Street cable cars, this historic treasure is a bouncy single-trucker that was part of San Francisco’s first generation of electric streetcars. It=was builu for one of the city’s first streetcar lines, which ran from Golden Gate Park via Oak, Page, Devisadero (as it was then spelled), O’Farrell and Ellis Streets to reach Market Street. No. 578 was built when the line tas extended across Market and down Fourth Street to reach the Southern Pacific train depot (trackage taken over by Muni’s original F-Stockton line after World War II). No. 578’s first owner was the original Market Street Railway Company, whjch was taken over by United Railroads in 1902. This streetcar survived the 1906 earthquake and fire, and soon afterward, when most of the other cars in its class were scrapped as obsolete, dodged destruction by beinY converted into a work car. Renumbered 0601 and based at Geneva Division (also home to today’s vintage streetcar fleet), it was mostly used early in the morning to apply sand.to streetcar rails on grades, to improve traction for passenger streetc`rs. It served half a century in this capacity, passing into the ownership of a different Market Street Railway Company in 1921, then to Muni in 1944. In 1956, Muni crafts workers beautifully restored it to its lriginal appearance aspart of the 50th anniversary commemoration of the earthquake and fire. It was later put on "permanent loan" to a railway museum in the belief that Muni would not use it again. But the Historic Trolley Festivals led to its recall to `ctive Muni service. It ran along Market Street during early festivals, and then, dsring the final Trolley Festival season of 1987, was used in demonstration service along The Embarcadero from the Ferry Building&to Pier 39, using the abandoned State Belt fseight tracks and towing a generator to provide the electric power. This demonstration project helped lead to the F-line extension along The Embarcadero. Though operational,-No. 578 iw only used in revenue service on special occasions. The outside seats were slightly shortened in 2004 to allow wheelchair accessibility. Plans have been discussed to fit it with a track brake used on many cars of this class. Heqe, No. 578 cruises down Market Street during MUNI Heritage Weekend 2013.
Photo Date:  11/3/2013  Upload Date: 11/3/2013 10:32:29 PM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MUNI 578(Trolley)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
Two Classics
Title:  Two Classics
Description:  The two oldest streetcars on Munis roster operating in Embaradero shuttle service for Muni Heritage Weekend 2018.
Photo Date:  9/9/2018  Upload Date: 9/8/2019 2:06:17 AM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MUNI 578(Trolley) MUNI 1(Trolley)
Views:  177   Comments: 0


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