Car 1895
by Kate Brown
Title
Car 1895
Artist
Kate Brown
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
One of the historic streetcars that comprise San Francisco Market Street Railway's F-Line. From Milan, Italy, this type of car is named for Cleveland street railway commissioner Peter Witt, who designed it for his Ohio city around 1915. "Peter Witts" ran in 15 U.S. cities and the design was exported to world cities including Milan Italy, which has the longest-serving Peter Witts in the world. In 1984, one Milan tram (No. 1834) came to San Francisco for the summer Trolley Festivals that led to construction of the F-line. It proved so reliable that Muni obtained ten more in 1998 to meet the huge F-line rider demand. Over the years, Muni has systematically upgraded these trams with modern GPS navigation and other improvements, but they still retain their distinctive Italian flavor. Seen along the Embarcadero, San Francisco CA.
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March 26th, 2013
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Comments (16)
Hanne Lore Koehler
Spectacular streetcar capture, Kate! What gorgeous colors and city reflections! L/F
Will Borden
Hi Kate- really like your capture of one of San Francisco's iconic streetcars- we sure enjoyed riding on them while visiting there. Hope you are having a pleasant weekend!! F&L!!