PCC Streetcars in the Streets of San Francisco

Until 1982 PCC cars ran regular service on the streets of San Francisco until the subway below Market Street took over all services. The tracks in Market Street were retained however and used for Trolley festivals with vintage streetcars during summertime. In 1995 a permanent F-Market line was opened with PCC cars painted in colours from American cities where this type of streetcar once served. In 2000 the F line was extended to Fisherman's Wharf. In 2008 a second heritage line E-Embarcadero was opened between Fisherman's Wharf and Caltrain Railway station.

[@Steven_Rowe]

San Francisco is a truly beautiful city. I just got back havng never been to the US before. The street cars are magnificent, a working museum, never sure what wonderful car would come along. Not only US PCC cars that The Love but Milan trams, a Melbourne tram and much to my surprise to open top Blackpool boat trams. Truly I did leave my heart in San Francisco.

[@OperatorLogan]

Its great, Been there 4, times and its always a great experience.

[@user-qt5cm1qf3m]

I love the PCCs!!!

[@timosha21]

I'm a train and I approve this video!! :O

[@mxr572]

PCCs were fast, and reliable. did great service in Toronto for many years. new low floor cars are slow.

[@jeanpierredevos3137]

In the Hague Netherlands we had these streetcars to but they went to a museum 40 years ago.

[@Franky46Boy]

For me as a kid in The Hague in the Fifties these 'trams' were like spaceships! :-)

[@TohaBgood2]

I think Muni might have actually bought some of those for it's heritage line. This line is intended to be an open-air museum so they regularly buy and restore all models of electric trams from all over the world. I think they have streetcars from over 50 cities already, but most are only rolled out only for special events. I believe that I might have ridden the Hague one once. It was definitely from some place in the Netherlands, but I'm not sure that it was specifically from the Hague.

[@wuloki]

Some people may not know that PCC trams were (and are!) popular in Europe too: Antwerp, Belgium: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYi3lKd7h5WSi8U Leipzig, Germany: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iarOn4R4bbdsitU (PCC clones from the CSSR)

[@AABB-pc4mo]

👍👍👍

[@SamSamShine]

3:17 😊