San Francisco Municipal Railway fleet

Woods Division with part of the Muni diesel bus fleet

With five different modes of transport from many different vendors, the San Francisco Municipal Railway or Muni as it is commonly known, runs one of the most diverse fleets of vehicles in the United States. Roughly 800 buses, 200 streetcars and 40 cable cars see active duty. Muni's cable cars constitute the oldest and largest such system remaining in service in the world and is the only one still running with manually operated cars in street traffic. Its fleet of electric trolleybuses is the largest in the United States. Muni is in the process of replacing its motor coach fleet - the first of which was procured in 1915^[1] - with diesel-electric hybrid buses. A summary of the current and historic vehicles follows.

Summary

Current fleet

Length/Fuel	Model	Year Built	Quantity[2]	Floor Styling	Fleet Series	Frequently Used Routes	Wheelchair access	Automatic Stop Announcements	Image
40 ft./Diesel Bus	Neoplan AN440	2000 (8101-8159), 2001 (8160-8235, 8301-8304) 2002 (8305-71)[3]	204	High	8101-8235♦; 8301-8371♦	1AX, 1BX, 2, 10, 12, 19, 27 (Sometimes), 28, 28R, 30X, 31AX, 31BX, 38AX, 38BX, 43, 47, 48 (Sometimes), 76X, Cable Car Shuttle (Sometimes), F (Sometimes)	Yes	Yes
40 ft./Diesel-electric Hybrid Bus	Orion Bus VII	2007	56	Semi-low	8401-8456 (8407 was seen in La Mission movie 2009)^[3]	7, 7R, 7X, 9, 9R, 18, 23, 25, 27, 29, 44, 48, 54, 81X, 82X, 88, 90, 91, F (Sometimes)	Yes	Yes
30 ft./Diesel-electric Hybrid Bus	Orion Bus VII	2007	30	Semi-low	8501-8530[3]	35, 36, 37, 39, 52, 56, 57, 66, 67, 83X	Yes	Yes
60 ft./Articulated Diesel Bus	Neoplan AN460	2001 (6200-25), 2002 (6226-6299, 6401-24[3])	121	High	6200-6237,6239-6258,6260-6290,6292-6299; 6401-6424§	7 (weekends only), 8, 8AX, 8BX, 14R, 38, 38R, 38AX, 38BX	Yes	Yes
40 ft./Diesel-electric Hybrid Bus	New Flyer Industries XDE40[4]	2013	112	Semi-low	8601-8662, 8701-8750	5 (weekdays 7am-7pm), 7, 7R, 7X, 9, 9R, 14X, 18, 23, 25, 27, 29, 44, 54, 55, 81X, 82X, 88, 90, 91, F (Sometimes), L Owl, N Owl, NX	Yes	Yes
40 ft./Trolleybus	ETI 14TrSF	2000 (5401-02), 2001 (5403-21), 2002 (5422-5529), 2003 (5530-5624), 2004 (5625-5640)[3]	240	High	5401-5640	1, 3, 5 (5R weekdays from 7am-7pm), 6, 14, 21, 22, 24, 30, 31, 33, 41, 45, 49	Yes	Yes
60 ft./Articulated Trolleybus	ETI 15TrSF	2003-04 (first one was built in 2000)	33	High	7101-7133	14, 41 (AM peak only), 49	Yes	Yes
Light-Rail Vehicle	Breda LRV2/LRV3[5]	1996-2001 (1400-1535), 2003 (1536–50)	149[6]	High	1400-1550	J, K, L, M, N, T	Yes, at certain stops.	By voice only, under the Market Street Subway
Historic Streetcar	PCC	1946-1952	32[7]	High	1006-1011, 1015, 1040 1050-1053, 1055-1063 (purchased from SEPTA) 1070-1080 (purchased from NJ Transit) Additional units in storage	F	Yes, at most F-line stops.[8]	No
	Peter Witt	1928	11[7]	High	1807, 1811, 1814, 1815, 1818, 1834, 1856, 1859, 1888, 1893, 1895	F	Yes, at most F-line stops.[8]	No
	Various	1912-	7[7]	High		F	Yes, at most F-line stops.[8]	No
Cable Car	Various	1873-	40	High	Powell: 1-27 California: 49-60	Powell-Mason, Powell-Hyde, California	No	No

§6238,^[9] 6259,^[10] and 6291^[11] retired. ^8448 Wi-Fi equipped from 2008 to 2009, the "Connected" bus. ♦8101-8235 and 8301-71's turn signal is different when rehabilitated since 2013.

On order

Muni also tested a 40-foot double-decker bus^[18] from Alexander Dennis Limited^[19] but the demo bus is now retired and sold by Las Vegas' Deuce route.^[20]

Reserve fleet

Length/Fuel	Model	Year Built	Quantity[2]	Floor Styling	Fleet Series	Year(s) of retirement	Wheelchair access	Automatic Stop Announcements	Image
40 ft./Diesel Bus	NABI 416	1999-2000	28	High	8001, 8003, 8004, 8007, 8008, 8009, 8011, 8013, 8014, 8015, 8016, 8017, 8018, 8021, 8022, 8024, 8026, 8027, 8028, 8031, 8032, 8033, 8034, 8035, 8040, 8041, 8042, 8044	2014 (8010, 8037, 8038, 8043, 8045)	Yes	Yes

All units in this series are assigned to training coach runs and reserve fleet services as of Feb. 2014. The NABI 416 are for assigned to training coach for Muni student operator in training only, and are not allowed to be used for routes. Whenever in the case for not enough buses, the NABI 416 is not used at the whole time.

Historical bus fleet

The following shows the buses previously operated by the SFMTA. Some of these coaches have been preserved by the agency in its historic fleet, while the other ones have been scrapped and destroyed in Islais Creek or Sims Metal Scrap Yard, or auctioned.

Manufacturer	Model	Series # (Coach # Preserved)	Year Entered Service	Quantity	Year(s) of Retirement	Stored	Wheelchair accessible?	Automated Stop Announcements?	Image
New Flyer Industries	E60HF	7000-7059 (7031)†	1993-94 (first one was built in 1992)	60	2000 (7036), 2001 (7048), 2002 (7002), 2003 (7039), 2007 (7000), 2008 (7004, 7006, 7008, 7014, 7016, 7023-26, 7029, 7034, 7037, 7042, 7047, 7050), 2010 (7027), 2013 (7005, 7007, 7015, 7018, 7021, 7028, 7033, 7044, 7046, 7052), 2015 (7001, 7003, 7009-7013, 7017, 7019, 7020, 7022, 7030, 7032, 7035, 7038, 7041, 7043, 7045, 7049, 7051, 7053-7059)	Presidio Division	Yes	No
New Flyer Industries	D60	9101-9124 (9120)	1991-92	24	2007 (9101-05, 9107-09, 9111-16, 9119, 9123, 9124), 2009 (9110), 2013 (9118), 2014 (9106, 9117, 9121, 9122)	Muni Metro East	Yes	No
Gillig Corporation	Phantom 40'	2801-2845 (2840)	2007 (originally bought by AC Transit in 1993)	45	2013[21]	Muni Metro East	Yes	No
New Flyer Industries	D40	8801-8850, 8901-8956 (8926 is Preserved by Muni) (8922 was seen in Mrs. Doubtfire)^	8801-8850: 1988 8901-8956: 1989	106	2007	Muni Metro East	Yes	No
Orion Bus Industries	I Citycruiser	9001-9045 (9010; 9030 became Mobile Commander Center CC1)	1990	45	2007-2008	Muni Metro East, Marin Division	Yes	No
Flyer Industries	E800	5003-5345 (5300, 5345; 5148 at Seashore Trolley Museum)	1976-77	345	2003-2007	Presidio Division	No	No
Flyer Industries	D902	4500-4679 (4574)	1984	180	2003	Muni Metro East	Yes	No
MAN AG	SG-310	6001-6099 (6099; 6020[22] and 6090 are under private ownership and are commonly seen at Burning Man.[23] Also, 6090 was in The Italian Job.)	1984	100	2002	Muni Metro East	Yes	No
GM	New Look	3000-3390, some renumbered 3500-3649 (Both non-air conditioned and air-conditioned fleets) (3287; 3000, 3210, 3226, more under private ownership; 3270 at Pacific Bus Museum)	1969	390	1991[1]	Muni Metro East	No	No
Flxible	New Look	4000-4009 (4009)	1970	10	1991[1]	Muni Metro East	No	No
Grumman	870	4030-4054	1981	24	1984[1]	None Preserved	No	No
AM General		4100-4199 (4154)	1975	100	1991[1]	Muni Metro East	No	No
Twin Coach	44TTW	570-659	1950s	90	1977[1]	Presidio Division	No	No
St. Louis Car Company	Job 1704, Job 1731	501-525 (506)	1940	25	1977[1]	Presidio Division	No	No
Marmon-Herrington	TC40	526-549	1950s	25	1977[1]	Potrero Division	No	No
Marmon-Herrington	TC44	550-569, 660-710 (559)	1950s	70	1977[1]	Presidio Division	No	No
Marmon-Herrington	TC48	711-849 (776)	1950s	139	1977[1]	Presidio Division	No	No
White	784	042-062 (042, 060 (Private owner, stored at Marin Division))	1938	20	1975[1]	Muni Metro East	No	No
White	798	075-0155, 0166-0454 (0392, 0419)	Unknown	368	1970[1]	Unknown	No	No
Mack	C-49	2100-2669 (2230)	1950s	570	1974[1]	Muni Metro East	No	No
Twin Coach	Unknown	0156-0165 (0163)	Unknown	10	1953[1]	Marin Division	No	No

†7036 and 7048 both written off in 2000 and 2001 respectively due to splitting in half while running; 7002 and 7039 written off in 9/29/2002 and 2003 respectively due to a collusion. ^8801-8850 and 8901-8956 both made different sounds when kneeling.

Divisions

There are 11 divisions for the Muni buses. ETI Skodas #5401-89 and #7101-33 are from the Potrero Division, while #5490-5640 are from the Presidio Division; the latter holds only 40-ft ETI Skoda trolleybuses. The Kirkland Division uses only Neoplan AN440 diesel buses. The 30 and 40-ft Orion VII diesel-electric hybrid buses, New Flyer XDE40 diesel-electric hybrid coaches and some Neoplan AN440s all rest in the Woods Division. The 48-Quintara 24th Street route is the only route that can be used in both the Woods and Kirkland Divisions.

A new diesel bus facility, Islais Creek, which is alongside Islais Creek and near to Muni Metro East, entered service in 2013. Originally slated as a replacement for Kirkland Division, it will substitute for older yards as they are rehabilitated. It has a capacity for 165-185 standard (40-ft) buses and can handle articulated coaches.

Buses

Diesel buses

Muni's active diesel fleet contains coaches ranging from thirty to sixty feet in length. The standard 40 ft vehicles include Neoplan (no longer sold in the U.S.) AN440, NABI (the American arm of Ikarus) 416 and Orion (now defunct) VII models. At the small end of the scale, Muni has thirty 30 ft Orion VIIs. At the large end of the scale, Muni's articulated diesel fleet is made up of Neoplans AN460s.

In December 2007, Muni acquired a double-decker diesel bus for testing purposes.^[24] Its proponents claim that the double-decker makes more efficient use of Muni's limited service bays, that the lack of an articulation joint will result in a lower cost of ownership and that the shorter length will also be a boom in congested areas. Its detractors claim that dwell time is increased because there are fewer exits than on an articulated bus and that Muni's traditionally lax security will render the top level of the bus unsafe.^[19]

Historically, Muni has run standard length buses from a wide variety of manufactures. Articulated buses were sourced from MAN (retired in 2002) and New Flyer, which were retired in 2007, 2009, 2013, and 2014.

All of Muni's current active diesel buses have met ADA standards since 1980. Muni fuels its diesels with a B20 (20% bio, 80% diesel) bio-diesel blend.

Hybrid-electric diesel buses

Since 2007 Muni's new diesel bus purchases have been for diesel-electric hybrids. Because of their electric motor propulsion these buses can climb hills just as well as trolleybuses without being limited to the overhead grid. Hybrids are also known for averaging more miles between road calls - which is where a mechanic services a transit vehicle on the street^[25] - than standard diesels.^[26] One of the vehicles was briefly outfitted with wireless internet as a demonstration project.^[27] In addition, these vehicles were not operated on the 44-O'Shaughnessy and the 54-Felton routes for several months as vandals consistently flipped a battery switch towards the back of the vehicle, disabling the bus.^[28] Over the next five years, the agency plans to replace its entire motor coach fleet with New Flyer Xcelsior hybrid buses^[29]

Electric trolleybuses

Potrero Garage scene showing a range of Muni trolley buses spanning from 1976 to 2003. On the left is an ETI (Skoda/AAI) 14TrSF trolleybus, which type replaced the non-accessible Flyer trolleybuses in the center. On the right is an articulated New Flyer trolleybus, one of 60 articulated ETBs built by New Flyer for Muni in 1993-94.

With 313 vehicles,^[30] Muni's fleet of electric trolleybuses (ETBs) is the largest in the nation^[31] and serves many parts of the city. ETBs were very popular in the United States in the middle of the twentieth century. Today, San Francisco is one of only five cities in the United States with an operational ETB fleet,^[31][32] but they play a major role in the Muni system, in part because of the city's many steep hills. Although their overhead wires are sometimes considered unsightly, ETBs are able to climb grades much steeper than conventional, non-cable streetcars and are quieter (particularly when climbing hills) and cleaner than diesel- or hybrid buses. The steepest grade on the Muni trolleybus system, 22.8% in the block of Noe Street between Cesar Chavez Street and 26th Street on route 24-Divisadero,^[33] is the steepest grade on any existing trolleybus line in the world,^[34][35][36] and several other sections of Muni ETB routes are among the world's steepest.^[37] Muni has operated trolleybuses since 1941 and the mode has been present in San Francisco since 1935—initially a line built and operated by the Market Street Railway and later taken over by Muni.^[31] Conversion of some existing diesel bus lines has been proposed.

Muni's active ETB fleet consists of articulated coaches from New Flyer and Electric Transit, Inc. (ETI) (Skoda/AAI), as well as standard 40 ft coaches from ETI. Historically, Muni has run ETBs from Brill, the St. Louis Car Company, Twin Coach, Marmon-Herrington and Flyer.^[38]

Cable cars

Around the turn of the century, there were numerous cable car lines providing service to many sections of the city. Some of those cable cars are built by Muni themselves.^[39] Currently only three lines and forty cars remain.

Streetcars

Contemporary light rail vehicles

The Muni Metro has run two types of light rail vehicles. Originally, Boeing-Vertol cars were used. However, these proved to be extremely troublesome and were phased out of service beginning in 1997. The Boeing cars were replaced by Italian-built Breda LRV2 and LRV3 models. Initially, the Breda vehicles were hailed as more reliable and easier to service than their predecessors. However, deferred maintenance and design defects have taken their toll on them.

Muni is now looking to replace the Bredas and expand its fleet with new Siemens light rail vehicles. The first batch of 24 Siemens S200 LRV4s will be delivered in 2018, in time for the Central Subway's opening in 2019. SFMTA's contract with Siemens calls for a total of 260 cars to be delivered.^[40]

Historic streetcars

Historic streetcars are run on the F Market & Wharves line. Introduced as a regular, year-round service in 1995, the F-line heritage streetcar service started out 12 years earlier as a temporary, replacement tourist attraction for the cable cars, during an almost two-year suspension (1982–84) of all cable-car service to permit major infrastructure maintenance to take place. The F line fleet is composed mostly of PCC cars bought second hand from Philadelphia and New Jersey. The cars are painted in liveries from cities around the world, as well as 1920s-vintage Peter Witt cars from Milan. In addition, Muni operates streetcars from around the world which were bought or donated to Muni. The vintage fleet is looked over by Market Street Railway but owned and operated by Muni.

Active PCC fleet

First batch (overhauled by Morrison-Knudsen)

This shows the active PCCs entering service 1995 or before. All of these cars were rehabilitated by Morrison-Knudsen before entering revenue service. Car 1054 (original 2121) was wrecked in an accident on 11/16/03 and is stored damaged beyond repair.^[41]

PCC #	City/System Represented	PCC Type	Current Status	Notes	Image
1007	Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company	Double-ended "Torpedo" PCC	In service	Built in 1948 for Muni. Retired in 1982 and stored until 1994. Restored in 1995. Previously painted in Muni's Breda LRV livery; repainted into the present livery in 1997.
1010	San Francisco Municipal Railway (1939 livery)	Double-ended "Torpedo" PCC	In service	Built in 1948 for Muni. Retired in 1982 and stored until 1994. Restored in 1996.
1015	Illinois Terminal Railroad	Double-ended "Torpedo" PCC	In service	Built in 1948 for Muni. Retired in 1982 and stored until 1994. Restored in 1995.
1050	San Francisco Municipal Railway (1951 livery)	Single-ended PCC	In service	Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2119. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995.
1051	San Francisco Municipal Railway (1963 livery)	Single-ended PCC	In service	Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2123. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995.
1052	Los Angeles Railway (1937 livery)	Single-ended PCC	In service	Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2110. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995.
1053	NYC Board of Transportation (Brooklyn, NY)	Single-ended PCC	In service	Built in 1947 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2721. Originally configured with a separate conductor's booth until 1955. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995.
1055	Philadelphia Transportation Company (1947 livery)	Single-ended PCC	In service	Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2122. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995.
1056	Kansas City Public Service Company	Single-ended PCC	Out of service	Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2113. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995. Out of service with a cracked bolster since 2011.[42]
1057	Cincinnati Street Railway	Single-ended PCC	In service	Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2138. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995.
1058	Chicago Transit Authority	Single-ended PCC	In service	Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2124. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995. Previously painted in CTA's 1950s green and cream livery; repainted into the 1940s "Green Hornet" livery in 2010 after accident repairs.	1995-2006 Present livery
1059	Boston Elevated Railway	Single-ended PCC	In service	Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2099. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995.
1060	Philadelphia Transportation Company (1938 Livery)	Single-ended PCC	In service	Built in 1947 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2715. Originally configured with a separate conductor's booth until 1955. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995. Previously painted in Newark, NJ's Public Service Coordinated Transport livery; repainted into the present livery (previously worn by retired 1054) in 2005 after accident repairs.
1061	Pacific Electric	Single-ended PCC	In service	Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2116. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995.
1062	Louisville Railway	Single-ended PCC	In service	Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2101. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995.
1063	Baltimore Transit Company	Single-ended PCC	In service	Built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company (later SEPTA) as 2096. Acquired by Muni in 1992 and re-entered service in 1995.

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Second batch (overhauled by Brookville Equipment Company)

This shows the PCCs that were scheduled to re-enter service in 2008, but some were held out of service due to wiring problems. All of these cars were purchased by Twin Cities Rapid Transit in 1946. They were sold to Newark in 1953 and ran on the Newark City Subway until replacement by LRVs in 2001. The San Francisco Municipal Railway acquired these cars in 2004 and had the cars overhauled at Brookville Equipment Company. Some of the cars were put in service in early 2007, but were taken out of service for wiring problems. These problems were eventually repaired. All these cars are single-end cars.

PCC #	City/System Represented	Current Status	Notes	Image
1070	Newark City Subway	In service	Acquired by Muni from New Jersey Transit, Newark in 2004
1071	Twin Cities Rapid Transit	In service	Acquired by Muni from New Jersey Transit, Newark in 2004
1072	Mexico City	In service	Acquired by Muni from New Jersey Transit, Newark in 2004
1073	El Paso-Juarez	In service	Acquired by Muni from New Jersey Transit, Newark in 2004
1074	Toronto Transit Commission	In service	Acquired by Muni from New Jersey Transit, Newark in 2004
1075	Cleveland Transit System	In service	Acquired by Muni from New Jersey Transit, Newark in 2004
1076	Washington, DC	In service	Acquired by Muni from New Jersey Transit, Newark in 2004
1077	Birmingham, Alabama	In service	Acquired by Muni from New Jersey Transit, Newark in 2004
1078	San Diego	In service	Acquired by Muni from New Jersey Transit, Newark in 2004
1079	Detroit, Michigan	In service	Acquired by Muni from New Jersey Transit, Newark in 2004
1080	Los Angeles (National City Lines)	In service	Acquired by Muni from New Jersey Transit, Newark in 2004

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Third batch of rehabilitated San Francisco PCC cars

The following shows cars acquired by Muni in 1948 and 1952 that were restored or are in restoration and are either in service or will enter service within the next year. Car 1040 was restored in this batch and is the last PCC car ever built in North America.

PCC #	City/System Represented	Status	Notes	Image
1006	San Francisco (wings)	In service	This car was purchased in 1948 and ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1987. Underwent restoration at Brookville Equipment. Returned to service on October 6, 2012.
1008	San Francisco (wings)	In service	This car was purchased in 1948 and ran in San Francisco. This was the only PCC streetcar to operate in the Muni Metro. It was eventually converted into a work car. It was eventually restored by Brookville Equipment and returned to service on August 25, 2012.
1009	Dallas Terminal & Railway	In service	This car was purchased in 1948 and ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. This car was stored in Pier 72 where it was damaged by arsonists. It was eventually restored by Brookville Equipment and returned to service on January 17, 2013.
1011	San Francisco (Market Street Railway zip stripe)	In service	This car was purchased in 1948 and ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. This car was stored in Pier 72 where it was damaged by arsonists. It returned to San Francisco after an extensive testing period by the contractor and is undergoing burn-in testing.[45]
1040	San Francisco (wings)	In service	Purchased 1952 as the last PCC streetcar ever built in the United States. Ran in San Francisco wearing this paint scheme until repainted to Landor livery in 1980. Remained in service until the retirement – originally expected to be permanent – of all remaining PCC cars in September 1982, then was repainted back to wings livery and returned to service for the summer 1983 Historic Trolley Festival. Stored out of service in 1987, then operated in tripper service in 1995 for a short time, then finally retired in 1997. 1040 left San Francisco on December 4, 2009, to undergo a full restoration at Brookville Equipment Company in Pennsylvania and returned to service on March 13, 2012.

Inactive/retired streetcar fleet

10xx class

The following shows the cars acquired by Muni in the 1940s to 1952 that have yet to be restored.^[46][47]

PCC #	City/System Represented	Status	Notes	Image
1023	San Francisco	Stored
1026	San Francisco	Stored
1027	San Francisco	Stored
1028	San Francisco	Stored
1031	San Francisco	Stored
1033	San Francisco	Stored	Purchased 1952 as the seventh-to-last PCC streetcar ever built in the United States. Ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. After retirement, it was sold to Orange Empire Railway Museum. The car was reacquired in 2003 and is currently stored in Marin Division.
1034	San Francisco	Stored	Purchased 1952 as the sixth-to-last PCC streetcar ever built in the United States. Ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. After retirement, it was sold to Gunnar Henrioulle in Lake Tahoe. The car was reacquired in 2001 and is currently stored in Marin Division.
1038	San Francisco	Stored	Purchased 1952 as the third-to-last PCC streetcar ever built in the United States. Ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. After retirement, the car was stored in Pier 72 for a short while until moved to Marin Division.
1039	San Francisco (Simplified)	Stored	Purchased 1952 as the second-to-last PCC streetcar ever built in the United States. Ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. After retirement, it was sold to Orange Empire Railway Museum. The car was reacquired in 2003 and is currently stored in Marin Division.

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Retired cars

The following shows F-line PCC cars which have been accident-damaged beyond repair. Only one car, 1054 (ex-SEPTA 2121), was wrecked in 2003 and is stored at Marin Division.

PCC #	City/System Represented	Status	Image
1054	Philadelphia Transit Commission (PCC-1938 Livery)	Permanently out of service	Purchased in 1948 by Philadelphia Transportation Company as 2121 and ran until retirement in 1988. Sold to San Francisco Municipal Railway in 1992 and returned to service in 1995 until collision with a MUNI Metro Breda LRV 1541 on 11/16/03.[41] Stored beyond repair in Marin Division.

11xx class

The 1100s series of cars were purchased in 1957 by Muni from St. Louis Public Service. These cars were retired in 1982, with most being sold off to Tahoe Valley Lines and then went to St. Charles, Missouri in 2007 for the planned St. Charles City Streetcar.

PCC #	City/System Represented	Status	Image
1103	San Francisco	Stored
1106	San Francisco
1108	San Francisco
1115	San Francisco
1125	San Francisco
1128	St. Louis Public Service
1130	San Francisco
1139	San Francisco
1140	San Francisco
1158	San Francisco
1160	San Francisco
1168	San Francisco

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Boeing LRVs in storage

The US Standard Light Rail Vehicle was an attempt at a standardized light rail vehicle (LRV) promoted by the United States Urban Mass Transit Administration (UMTA) and built by Boeing Vertol in the 1970s. Part of a series of defense conversion projects in the waning days of the Vietnam War, the LRV was seen as both a replacement for older PCC streetcars in many cities and as a catalyst for new cities to construct light rail systems. The USSLRV was marketed as and is popularly known as the Boeing LRV (not to be confused with that company's prior lunar roving vehicles for NASA) and is usually referred to as such. Both Muni and the MBTA (Boston) purchased the cars, but after a lawsuit with Boeing Vertol and MBTA, they had the ability to reject the last 40 cars. The cars sat in the storage yard, until Muni purchased 31 of them. Muni still has cars 1264 and 1320, both of which are stored at Metro Green. One or both of these cars could be restored for E or F-line operation in the future.

Boeing 1213 is preserved (since 2000) at the Oregon Electric Railway Museum while 1258 is preserved at Western Railway Museum. 1271 is used as an office trailer at a junk yard in San Pablo, California. One of the Boston cars is preserved at the Seashore Trolley Museum, while six Boston cars are at the US Government training facility in Pueblo, CO and three Boston cars continue to operate as work cars.

Car #	City/System Represented	Status	Image
1264	San Francisco (Landor)	Stored at Geneva complex
1320	San Francisco (Landor-simplified livery)

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Milan "Peter Witt" trams

All of these were originally in service in Milan, Italy. This origin can still be seen in the cars, as all the original Italian signs and notices are still in place. In the meantime, additional signs in English were added.

Car #	Livery	Status	Image
1807	Milan, Italy (Yellow/White)	In service
1811	Milan, Italy (Yellow/White)	Out of service
1814	Milan, Italy (Orange)	Under repair. Seriously damaged in accident on 2/18/2010 by Muni Breda LRV.
1815	Milan, Italy (Orange)	In service
1818	Milan, Italy (Two-tone green)	In service
1834	Milan, Italy (Orange)	Undergoing restoration
1856	Milan, Italy (Orange)	In service
1859	Milan, Italy (Orange)	In service
1888	Milan, Italy (Two-tone green)	Undergoing repair
1893	Milan, Italy (Orange)	In service
1895	Milan, Italy (Orange)	In service

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Historic trams

San Francisco

The following shows trams that operated in San Francisco before the 1950s under either San Francisco Muni or Market Street Railway.

Car #	City of Origin (Car's Paint Scheme Colors)	Status	Notes	Image
1	San Francisco (Battleship Gray)	In service	This car was purchased in 1912 as one of the original streetcars publicly owned by Muni. The car originally was retired in 1951 and was set aside for a museum. This car was restored in 1962 as part of Muni's 50th anniversary and ran occasionally on special excursions until the late 1980s. This car was restored again in 1995 for the opening of the F-line. In 2009 it was shipped to Brookville Equipment Company for a complete restoration at a cost of $1.8 million. This streetcar returned to service on October 6, 2012.
130	San Francisco (Blue/Gold)	In service	This car was purchased in 1914 as part of a 100-car order from Jewett Car Company. This car ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1958. It was converted into a wrecker and was restored to blue and gold colors in 1983.
162	San Francisco (Wings)	Out of service	This car was purchased in 1914 as part of a 100-car order from Jewett Car Company. This car ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1958 and was then sold with another car to Orange Empire Railway Museum. It was reacquired in 2003 by the San Francisco Municipal Railway and restored by Market Street Railway in 2004. The car then underwent further restoration by Muni starting in 2005 and returned to service in August 2008, the 50-year anniversary of its earlier retirement. On January 4, 2014, this car was involved in a collision with a container truck, seriously damaging one of its ends.[48]
578-S	Market Street Railway	Charter service only
798	Market Street Railway (Whiplash Green/White)	Undergoing restoration at Curtis E. Green complex

United States

The following shows trams (including PCCs) which have operated elsewhere in the United States. Some of these are not in service, and even require extensive restoration.

Car #	City of Origin (Car's Paint Scheme Colors)	Status	Notes	Image
351	Johnstown,Pennsylvania (Orange/Cream)	Awaiting overhaul
913	New Orleans, Louisiana (Green)	Awaiting overhaul
952	New Orleans, Louisiana (Green)	Out of service
2133	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Stored	This was SEPTA's demonstration streetcar before the F-line's inception.
2147	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Stored	This was acquired as a parts car for the 1050 class PCC fleet, and has a different propulsion from the current fleet.
4008	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Stored	Port Authority 4000 Series PCC, originally built for the Pittsburgh Railways Company, later the Port Authority of Allegheny County. When portions of Port Authority's streetcar system was being rebuilt and modernized in the 1980s, 45 of the Authority's PCC's were to be completely rebuilt as well. However due to budget problems, only a dozen were actually rebuilt, including this car and 4009. After the Overbrook Line's closure in 1993, these cars were relegated to a shuttle service between the Drake Loop and Castle Shannon until retirement in 1999. Purchased at auction in 2001, 4008 and 4009 are stored and require re-gauging as well as modifications to make them ADA-Compliant.
4009	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Awaiting overhaul	Purchased at auction in 2001, along with 4008. See 4008 above.

The rest of the world

The following shows trams that were acquired from outside the United States.

Car #	City of Origin (Car's Paint Scheme Colors)	Status	Notes	Image
106	Moscow/Orel, Russia (Red)	Stored awaiting restoration
151	Osaka, Japan	Stored awaiting restoration
189	Porto, Portugal	Undergoing restoration
228	Blackpool, England (Green/White)	Operational	Distinctive open-air "boat" car
233	Blackpool, England (Green/White)	Undergoing renovation	Open-air boat car. Recently purchased from the Beamish Tramway.[49]
496	Melbourne, Australia (Green/Beige)	Operational	W2-class
578-J	Kobe/Hiroshima, Japan	Undergoing restoration
586	Melbourne, Australia (Green/Beige)	Out of service	W2-class
737 (7037)	Brussels, Belgium	Operational	This car's original service career was spent on the Brussels, Belgium streetcar system, but it was repainted in San Francisco in the blue-and-white paint scheme of the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich, as Zurich, Switzerland, is a sister city of San Francisco.
916	Melbourne, Australia (Green)	Undergoing restoration	SW6-class. Awaiting modifications necessary to operate on E and F line.
3557	Hamburg, Germany (Brown/White)	Stored awaiting restoration

See also

• Peter Witt streetcar
• US Standard Light Rail Vehicle
• Muni Metro
• Perley A. Thomas
• Jewett Car Company
• W.L. Holman Car Company

References

External links

• Market Street Railway: Historic Streetcar Fleet Guide
• Market Street Railway: F-Line Fleet Roster & Operational Status
• Travel-Report about the F-Market & Wharves Line