THE SHOWBUS AMERICA STREETCAR IMAGE GALLERY
MUNI - San Francisco Municipal Railway non PCC Streetcars
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 Milan 1834 is the car that preceded the ten extras. It is seen here in 1984, the year it arrived in California with PCC car 1704. The Italian cars were to an American design by Cleveland street railway commissioner Peter Witt. Peter Witts saw service in fifteen US cities including New York, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Los Angeles. The design was also exported to other cities like Toronto, Mexico City, Madrid, as well as three Italian cities: Naples, Turin, and - of course - Milan. |
 This really is a number 1. Built in 1912 by Holman, this was the first streetcar delivered to the newly formed "MUNI". It is seen in 1984 on one of its then rare outings in public service after retirement in 1951. It has been restored over the period 2009-2010 by Brookville Equipment Company of Pennsylvania under a $1.8 million contract that included total rebuilding of the trucks, motors, running gear, reconstruction of the car body and installation of low voltage electrical circuits for lighting, switch control, and communications in readiness for the undertaking's centenary celebrations in 2012. |
 Car 130 is a remarkable survivor, one of 125 cars built by Jewett and delivered in 1914 it was saved as a recovery car when its contemporaries were scrapped in 1958. The tram was restored in 1983 to 1939 appearance, with blue and gold “Treasure Island” livery, to participate in the Trolley Festival, it is seen in 1984. An enthusiastic and far sighted MUNI worker, Charlie Smallwood, helped save the tram by hiding its seats in his basement in those intervening years! |
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