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MUNI 578 in Historic Street Car Parade on Market Street. |
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Built in 1927 for Hiroshima, Japan. In the rear was Line Car 0304 and PCC 1040. Exact day of month photo taken unrecorded. |
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4/15/1992 Upload Date: 10/28/2009 11:21:28 AM |
| Location: |
San Francisco, CA |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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| Locomotives: |
MUNI 578(Trolley) |
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195 Comments: 0 |
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| 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 |
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| Locomotives: |
MUNI 578(Trolley) |
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184 Comments: 0 |
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| 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) |
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222 Comments: 0 |
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| 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) |
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210 Comments: 0 |
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| 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) |
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173 Comments: 0 |
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| 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) |
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250 Comments: 0 |
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| 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) |
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240 Comments: 0 |
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| 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: |
196 Comments: 0 |
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| 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) |
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197 Comments: 0 |
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| 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. It was built 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 was 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, which 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 being 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 streetcars. 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 original appearance as part 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 active Muni service. It ran along Market Street during early festivals, and then, during 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 freight 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 is 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. Here, No. 578 cruises down Market Street during MUNI Heritage Weekend 2013. |
| Photo Date: |
11/2/2013 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: |
175 Comments: 0 |
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| 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: |
217 Comments: 0 |
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| 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: |
193 Comments: 0 |
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| 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: |
206 Comments: 0 |
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| 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. |
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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: |
124 Comments: 1 |
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| 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: |
70 Comments: 0 |
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| 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: |
80 Comments: 0 |
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| 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: |
215 Comments: 0 |
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| 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: |
147 Comments: 0 |
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