San Francisco Municipal Railway 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 1,000 buses, 200 streetcars, and 40 cable cars see active duty. Muni's forty cable cars represent one of the oldest, last remaining public transportation fleets of cable cars remaining in service around the world. Muni's fleet of diesel-electric hybrid buses is the third largest in the nation, and there are plans in place to replace the existing diesel fleet with hybrid buses. Continuing the trend, Muni's fleet of electric trolleybuses is one of the oldest and largest remaining in the United States. A summary of the current and historic vehicles follows below.
Summary
Current fleet
Type | Model | Ordered | Quantity[1] | Type of Floor | Wheelchair access? | Image |
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40ft. Diesel Bus | NABI 416 | 1999 | 45 | High | Yes | |
Neoplan AN440 | 2000-2003 | 206 | High | Yes | ||
40ft. Diesel-Electric Hybrid Bus | Orion Bus VII | 2007 | 55 | Semi-low | Yes | File:San Francisco Cluture Bus.jpg |
40ft. Diesel-Electric Hybrid Bus with Wi-fi capability[2][3] | Orion Bus VII | 2008 | 1 | Semi-low | Yes | |
30ft. Diesel-Electric Hybrid Bus | Orion Bus VII | 2007 | 30 | Semi-low | Yes | |
60ft. Articulated Diesel Bus | Neoplan AN460 | 2002-2003 | 124 | High | Yes | |
New Flyer Industries D60 | 1991 | 24 (6 in service) | High | Yes | ||
40ft. Trolleybus | ETI Skoda 14Tr-SF | 1999-2003 | 240 | High | Yes | |
60ft. Articulated Trolleybus | New Flyer E60 | 1992-1994 | 60 | High | Yes | |
ETI Skoda 15Tr-SF | 2003 | 33 | High | Yes | ||
Light-Rail Vehicle | Breda LRV2/LRV3 | 1997-2003 | 151 | High | Yes, at certain stops. | |
Historic Streetcar | PCC | 1948-1993 | 16[4] | High | Yes, at most F-line stops.[5] | File:Car1009AtMarinDivisionPaintedInBlue.jpg |
Peter Witt | 1984, 1998 | 11[4] | High | Yes, at most F-line stops.[5] | ||
Various | 1912- | 7[4] | High | Yes, at most F-line stops.[5] | ||
Cable Car | Various | 1873- | 40 | High | No |
Muni also tested a 40-foot double-decker bus[6] from Alexander Dennis Limited[7]but the bus is now at Las Vegas' Deuce route.[8]
Historical bus fleet
Manufacturer | Model | Date of Retirement | Stored | Wheelchair accessible? | Image |
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New Flyer Industries | D40 | 2007 | Pier 15/17 | Yes | |
Orion Bus Industries | I Citycruiser | 2007-2008 | Woods Division/Pier 15/17 | Yes | |
Flyer Industries | E700-E800 | 2007 | Potrero Division | No | |
Flyer Industries | D902 | 2005 | Pier 15/17/Marin Division | Yes | |
MAN AG | SG-310 | 2002 | Marin Division | Yes | |
GM | Fishbowl | 1995 | Pier 15/17 | No | |
Flxible | Fishbowl | 1995 | Pier 15/17 | No | |
AM General | 1990 | Pier 15/17 | No | ||
Twin Coach | 1978 | Unknown | No | ||
Marmon-Herrington | 1978 | Unknown | No | ||
White | 1975 | Marin Division | No | ||
Mack | 1982 | Marin Division | No |
Divisions
Division | Open Date | Features | Number of Vehicles | Location |
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Presidio | 1912 | Dyno, Repair, Storage, Car Wash | ~200 | Bush and Presidio |
Potrero | 1914 (Wonder Bread), 1951 | Paint shop, Dyno, Repair, Storage, Car Wash | ~170 | 17th St. & Bryant |
Woods Yard Park | 1975 | Paint shop, carpentry, dyno, car wash, repair, storage, Historic fleet storage | ~500 | 24th & Tubbs |
Flynn | 1980s | Parts, car wash, repair, storage | 124 | 15th St. & Harrision |
Kirkland | 1948 | Car wash, dyno, storage, repair | ~50 | Powell & Beach |
Geneva complex (Includes Curtis Green, Geneva Division, Geneva Upper yard) | 1901-1970s | Paint shop, repair, storage, car wash, paint team, parts | ~200 | San Jose & Geneva |
Metro East Light Rail complex | 2008 | Unknown | 80-100 | Cesar Chavez & Illinois |
Cable Car | 1890s | Repair, storage, Cable Car Museum | 50 | Washington & Mason |
David Pharr Restoration Facility | 1982 | Storage, restoration, carpentry | 5 | Duboce and Buchanan |
Marin | 1982 | Storage | Unknown | Marin & Indiana |
Buses
Diesel buses
Muni's active diesel fleet contains coaches ranging from thirty to sixty feet in length. The standard 40ft vehicles include Neoplan (now defunct) AN440, NABI (the American arm of Ikarus) 416, and Orion VII models. Additionally, there are a handful of Gillig Phantoms in reserve duty. At the small end of the scale, Muni has 30 30ft Orion VIIs. At the large end of the scale, Muni's articulated diesel fleet is comprised of Neoplans AN460s. The Orion VIIs (both 30ft and 40ft models) are unique in the Muni fleet in that they are powered by a hybrid diesel-electric system,[9] with one being a Wi-Fi enabled bus.[10]
The Orion VII do not operate on the 44 O'Shaugnessy and the 54-Felton due to vandals flipping the switches on the back of the hybrid buses.[9] In December 2007, Muni acquired a double decker diesel bus for testing purposes.[11] 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 boon 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.[7]
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.
All of Muni's current active diesel buses meet ADA standards.
Electric trolleybuses
Electric trolleybuses (ETB) were very popular in the United States throughout much of the 20th century. Today, San Francisco is one of five cities in the United States with an operational ETB fleet.[13] Muni's ETB fleet is one of the largest in the nation, and services many parts of the city. Initially the ETBs were met with resistance, as residents preferred the uncluttereed skylines that the streetcars provided.[14] However, after the 1906 earthquake, ETBs were seen as a cheaper option than rebuilding the cable car infrastructure and eventually the resistance faded. Indeed, there are plans in the works to electrify existing diesel lines.
Muni's active ETB fleet consists of articulated coaches from New Flyer and ETI Skoda, as well as standard 40ft coaches from ETI Skoda. Historically, Muni has run ETBs from Brill, the St. Louis Car Company, Twin Coach, Marmon-Herrington, and Flyer.[15]
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.[16] 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 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 Muni riders.
Historic streetcars
Historic streetcars are run on the F Market & Wharves line. Formally introduced in the 1990s, the F line started out as a replacement tourist attraction for the cable cars, while major cable car infrastructure maintenance took place. The F line is comprised mostly of PCC cars painted in livery from cities around the United States, as well as vintage Peter Witt cars from Milan. Streetcars from many other cities round out the vintage fleet.
Active PCC Fleet
First Batch (Overhauled by Morrision-Knudsen)
This shows the active PCCs entering service 1995 or before. All of these cars were rehabbed by Morrison-Knudsen before entering revenue service. Car 1054 (original 2121) was wrecked in an accident on 11/16/03, and is in storage.[17]
PCC # | City/System Represented | Type of PCC | Current Status | Notes | Image |
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1007 | Philadelphia Suburban | Double-ended "Torpedo" PCC | Active Service | This car was purchased in 1948, and ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. Stored in Pier 72 until 1994, then the car was restored for the F-line. This car was previously painted in MUNI's 1995 Breda livery, but was repainted in 1997 into the Philadelphia Suburban livery. | File:Car1007TurningOnTowardsMarketStreet.jpg |
1010 | San Francisco (blue/gold) | Double-ended "Torpedo" PCC | Active Service | This car was purchased in 1948, and ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. Stored in Pier 72 until 1994, then the car was restored for the F-line in 1996. | |
1015 | Illinois Terminal | Double-ended "Torpedo" PCC | Active Service | This car was purchased in 1948, and ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1982. Stored in Pier 70 until 1994, then the car was restored for the F-line in 1995. | |
1050 | San Francisco Municipal Railway (Wings) | Single-ended PCC | Active Service | Purchased in 1948 by the SEPTA as #2119 until retirement in 1989. This car was sold to San Francisco Municipal Railway in 1992, and has been in active service beginning in 1995. | |
1051 | San Francisco (simplified) | Single-ended PCC | Active Service | Purchased in 1948 by the SEPTA as #2123 until retirement in 1989. This car was sold to San Francisco Municipal Railway in 1992, and has been in active service beginning in 1995. | |
1052 | Los Angeles (NCL) Shirley Temple Livery | Single-ended PCC | Active Service | Purchased in 1948 by the SEPTA as #2110 until retirement in 1989. This car was sold to San Francisco Municipal Railway in 1993, and has been in active service since 1995. | |
1053 | Brooklyn Transit Corporation | Single-ended PCC | Active Service | Purchased in 1947 by the SEPTA as #2721. This car was originally a double-ended car, along with car #1060, until their conductor booths were removed in 1955. This car ran in revenue service until retirement in 1992, and was sold to San Francisco Municipal Railway in 1993. This car has ran in active service since 1995. | |
1055 | Philadelphia Transit Commission (PCC-2 Livery) | Single-ended PCC | Active Service | Purchased in 1948 by the SEPTA as #2122 until retirement in 1988. This car was sold to San Francisco Municipal Railway in 1993, and has been in active service since 1995. | |
1056 | Kansas City Public Service | Single-ended PCC | Active Service | Purchased in 1948 by the SEPTA as #2113 until retirement in 1988. This car was sold to the San Francisco Municipal Railway in 1993, and has been in active service since 1995. | |
1057 | Cincinnati Street Railway | Single-ended PCC | Active Service | ||
1058 | Chicago Transit Authority (Green Hornet Livery) | Single-ended PCC | Active Service | ||
1059 | Boston Elevated Railway (now MBTA) (Orange livery) | Single-ended PCC | Active Service | ||
1060 | Philadelphia Transit Commission (PCC-1938 Livery) | Single-ended PCC | Active Service | ||
1061 | Pacific Electric | Single-ended PCC | Active Service | ||
1062 | Louisville Railway Company | Single-ended PCC | Active Service | ||
1063 | Baltimore Transit Commission | Single-ended PCC | Active Service |
Second Batch (Overhauled by Brookville Equipment Company)
This shows the currently-inactive PCCs that were scheduled to re-enter service in 2008, but are held out of service for possible rewiring. All of these cars were purchased by Twin Cities Rapid Transit in 1946, and were sold to Newark in 1953, and ran on the Newark City Subway until upgrading the system to 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. Currently they are being repaired. All of these cars are single-ended PCCs
PCC # | City/System Represented | Current Status | Notes | Image |
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1070 | Newark PSCT | Out of Service | ||
1071 | Twin Cities Rapid Transit | Out of Service | ||
1072 | Mexico City | Out of Service | ||
1073 | El Paso-Juarez | Out of Service | ||
1074 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Out of Service | ||
1075 | Cleveland Transit System | Out of Service | ||
1076 | Washington, DC | Out of Service | ||
1077 | Birmingham, Alabama | Out of Service | ||
1078 | San Diego | Out of service | ||
1079 | Detroit, Michigan | In service | ||
1080 | Los Angeles (National City Lines) | Out of Service |
Inactive/Retired PCC/Boeing Fleet
10xx class
The following shows the cars acquired by Muni in the 1940s to 1952. One car in particular, car 1040, is the last PCC streetcar ever built in the United States.[20][21]
PCC # | City/System Represented | Status | Notes | Image |
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1006 | San Francisco (wings) | Stored at Marin Division | This car was purchased in 1948, and ran in San Francisco until retirement in 1987. | File:Car1006AtMarinDivision2of4.jpg |
1008 | San Francisco (Walter Landor) | Wrecker Service | Purchased 1948, ran in San Francisco until converted to wrecker service in 1982 to replace car #130. | |
1009 | San Francisco (simplified) | Stored by MUNI, fire damaged | 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 vandals or vagrants with fire. This car is currently stored in Marin Division, possibly beyond repair. | File:Car1009AtMarinDivisionPaintedInBlue.jpg |
1011 | Unknown | Stored by MUNI | 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 less so by vandals or vagrants with fire. This car is currently stored in Marin Division. | File:Car1011AtMarinDivisionPaintedInBlue.jpg |
1023 | San Francisco | |||
1026 | San Francisco | |||
1027 | San Francisco | |||
1028 | San Francisco | |||
1031 | San Francisco | |||
1033 | San Francisco | 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 | 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 | 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) | 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. | ||
1040 | San Francisco (wings) | Purchased 1952 as the last PCC streetcar ever built in the United States. Ran in San Francisco until repainted to Landor livery in 1980. The car then ran for two more years, and was repainted back to wings livery for the 1983 trolley festival. Stored out of service in 1987, then operated as tripper service in 1995 for a short time, then retired in 1997. The car is currently stored in Geneva Division. | ||
1054 | Philadelphia Transit Commission (PCC-1938 Livery) | Permanently out of service | Purchased in 1948 by the SEPTA as #2121 until retirement in 1988. Sold to San Francisco Municipal Railway in 1992, active service in 1995 until collision from a MUNI Metro Breda LRV #1541 on 11/16/03. [17] 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 to St. Charles, Missouri.
Boeing LRVs in storage
The US Standard Light Rail Vehicle was an attempt at a standardized light rail vehicle 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 their prior lunar roving vehicles for NASA) and is usually referred to as such. Both Muni and the MBTA purchased the cars, but after a lawsuit with Boeing Vertol and the MBTA, they had the ability to reject the last 40 cars. The cars sat on the storage yard, until Muni purchased 31 of them. Muni kept parts of the Boeing Vertol fleet until August 2007[citation needed] and still has two on Muni property, 1264 and 1320.
Car # | City/System Represented | Status | Image |
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1264 | San Francisco (Landor) | Unknown | |
1320 | San Francisco (Landor-simplified livery) |
Milan "Peter Witt" Trams
Car # | Livery | Status | Image |
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1807 | Milan, Italy (Orange) | Out of service[22][23] | |
1811 | Milan, Italy (Yellow/White) | Active Service | |
1814 | Milan, Italy (Orange) | Active Service | |
1815 | Milan, Italy (Orange) | Active Service | |
1818 | Milan, Italy (Two-tone green) | Active Service | |
1834 | Milan, Italy (Orange) | Training Only | |
1856 | Milan, Italy (Orange) | Active Service | |
1859 | Milan, Italy (Orange) | Active Service | |
1888 | Milan, Italy (Two-tone green) | Undergoing overhaul | |
1893 | Milan, Italy (Orange) | Active Service | |
1895 | Milan, Italy (Orange) | Active Service |
Historic Streetcar Fleet
Car # | City From (Tram Paint Colors) | Status | Notes | Image |
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1 | San Francisco (Battleship Gray) | Awaiting Overhaul | This car was purchased in 1912 as one of the original and first streetcars publicly-owned by the San Francisco Municipal Railway. The car originally retired in 1951, and set aside for a museum. This car was restored in 1962 as part of Muni's 50th anniversary, and ran on Market Street until trolley festival in 1982. This car was restored again in 1995 for the opening of the F-line. Currently stored unservicable at Curtis E. Green Complex and pending bids for restoration. | |
106 | Moscow/Orel, Russia (Red) | Undergoing Restoration by Market Street Railway at Duboce Yard | ||
130 | San Francisco (Blue/Gold) | Active Service | ||
151 | Osaka, Japan | Not Serviceable | ||
162 | San Francisco (Wings) | Burn-in runs | 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 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 went under further restoration in 2005 by the San Francsico Municipal Railway, and is now under burn-in runs. The car entered service in August 2008, the 50-year anniversary of when this car retired. | |
189 | Porto, Portugal | Awaiting Lead-paint removal | ||
228 | Blackpool, England (Green/White) | In Service | ||
496 | Melbourne, Australia (Green/Beige) | Active Service | ||
578-J | Kobe/Hiroshima, Japan | Out of Service | ||
578-S | Market Street Railway | Charter Service only | ||
586 | Melbourne, Australia (Green/Beige) | Reserve fleet unservicable | ||
737 (7037) | Brussels, Belgium | Active Service | ||
798 | Market Street Railway (Whiplash Green/White) | Awaiting further overhaul at Curtis E. Green complex. | ||
913 | New Orleans, Louisiana (Green) | Awaiting Overhaul | ||
952 | New Orleans, Louisiana (Green) | Active Service | ||
3557 | Hamburg, Germany (Brown/White) | Awaiting overhaul at Marin Division |
References
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2008 Short Range Transit Plan: Chapter 7" (PDF). San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency. Retrieved December 25.
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- ^ Muni's 'Connected Bus' is about to go online
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Museums in Motion: F-line fleet operational status". Market Street Railway. Retrieved December 27.
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- ^ Muni's 'Connected Bus' is about to go online
- ^ "SFMTA Explores Double Deck bus option". San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency. Retrieved December 25.
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- ^ "Tom's North American (Canada, USA, Mexico) Trolleybus Pix". Retrieved December 25.
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(help) - ^ a b Winter 2004 issue of Inside Track Newsletter
- ^ SEPTA Pasts of F-Line PCCs 1050-1063
- ^ Twin Cities Past of F-Line PCCs
- ^ New Life for Old Trolleys
- ^ The 17th & 18th 'Vintage Cars?'
- ^ Streetcars collide on Embarcadero, 14 hurt
- ^ Muni driver warned an hour before crash
See also
- Peter Witt streetcar
- US Standard Light Rail Vehicle
- Muni Metro
- Perley A. Thomas
- Jewett Car Company
- W.L. Holman Car Company