RIGHT: Remnants of historic street railway infrastructure folded into the Muni system during the last 99 years abound today. A timeworn manhole cover on Baker Street reveals evidence of the Market Street Railway, which was merged into Muni in 1944. The moniker has been resuscitated for use by the non-profit organization that partners with Muni to maintain the historic streetcars used in the F-Market and Wharves line service.


BELOW: The light of a nearby street light illuminates a trolley wire worn and flattened by time and the friction of innumerable pantographs.


BOTTOM: In this quintessential San Francisco scene, within sight of Victorian era residences and a Volkswagen bus, an outbound J-Church train reaches the apex of its precipitous climb from 18th Street and prepares to stop at the modest station at 21st and Chattanooga streets in the upper Noe Valley neighborhood. If it weren’t for the presence of Breda LRV equipment, this scene could be easily mistaken for a more stereotypical San Francisco view from the late 1960s..


38 APRIL 2014 • RAILFAN.COM


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