I have been to San Francisco just the once. I toured the city on foot, on bicycle, by cab, and yes, by streetcar. With such hills, it’s not hard to imagine how these more uncommon form of public transportation became a dominant one in the 415. Courtesy of some hard work and research by listener Monophonic, let us show you the streetcars of Frisco.
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Units discussed:
Unknown 1896 Hammond Car Co. Streetcar
Unknown 1902 “Interurban Model”
“Big Sub”
A-Type “Muni Car”
K-Type “Iron Monster”
Unknown 1924 Market Street Railway Streetcar
PCC “Magic Carpet”
PCC “Torpedo”/”Big Ten”
PCC “Baby Ten”
LRV1 US Standard Light Rail Vehicle
LRV2/3 San Francisco LRV
LRV4 S200 SF
