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Woods Division with parts of the Muni Diesel 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
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
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
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

Muni's trolley coach operations spanning between 1977 to 2003. To the left is an ETI Skoda bus, which replace the Flyer inaccessible buses in the center. That bus in particular is notable to San Franciscans as it is the only Muni bus with the carpeted seats.[12] To the right is an articulated New Flyer bus, which were the 1st of 60 articulated ETBs built by New Flyer and Muni's 1st articulated ETBs.

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

Main article: San Francisco cable car system

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

Main article: Muni Metro

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)
See also: SEPTA

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
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

[4][18]

Second Batch (Overhauled by Brookville Equipment Company)
See also: NJ Transit

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
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

[19]

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
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.

[4]

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.

PCC # City/System Represented Status Image
1103 San Francisco Stored by MUNI
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

[4]

Boeing LRVs in storage
Main article: US Standard Light Rail Vehicle

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
1264 San Francisco (Landor) Unknown
1320 San Francisco (Landor-simplified livery)

[4]

Milan "Peter Witt" Trams

See also: Peter Witt
Car # Livery Status Image
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

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Historic Streetcar Fleet

Car # City From (Tram Paint Colors) Status Notes Image
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

  1. ^ "Fiscal Year 2008 Short Range Transit Plan: Chapter 7" (PDF). San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency. Retrieved December 25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Connected Bus Pilot Schedule
  3. ^ Muni's 'Connected Bus' is about to go online
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Museums in Motion: F-line fleet operational status". Market Street Railway. Retrieved December 27. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help) Cite error: The named reference "scstatus" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b c "Accessibility". On the Level SF. Retrieved December 27. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "SFMTA Explores Double Deck Bus Option press release". San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency. Retrieved December 25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b "Double Decker Bus Trial SFMTA Fact Sheet". San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency. Retrieved December 25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "San Francisco checking out double-decker transit buses". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ a b Vandals halt some hybrid buses in Hunters Point
  10. ^ Muni's 'Connected Bus' is about to go online
  11. ^ "SFMTA Explores Double Deck bus option". San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency. Retrieved December 25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ MisterSF.com
  13. ^ "Tom's North American (Canada, USA, Mexico) Trolleybus Pix". Retrieved December 25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "WANT CABLE CARS TO RESUME OPERATION: McAllister Street Residents Would Have Old Line Run Again.", San Francisco Chronicle, p. 14, August 3, 1906 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  15. ^ "Tom's Trolley Bus Pictures San Francsico CA Fixed Frame". Retrieved December 25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Rachel Gordon (December 3, 2007). "Elite craftsmen keep S.F. cable car in good shape". San Francisco Chronicle/SFGate. Retrieved 2007-12-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ a b Winter 2004 issue of Inside Track Newsletter
  18. ^ SEPTA Pasts of F-Line PCCs 1050-1063
  19. ^ Twin Cities Past of F-Line PCCs
  20. ^ New Life for Old Trolleys
  21. ^ The 17th & 18th 'Vintage Cars?'
  22. ^ Streetcars collide on Embarcadero, 14 hurt
  23. ^ Muni driver warned an hour before crash

See also

External links

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