San Francisco Trolleybus Photos 1

California, USA

    

OC 1935 to 1944 (Market St. Railway)

7 SEP 1941 to Present (Muni)

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Rear view of a flyer on Market St. as seen from the front of a streetcar; the streetcar is probably a Peter Witt. The location must be between Hayes and Haight since the trolleybus wires are independent from the streetcar wires. After Haight St., the trolleybus wires move to the centre of the street and the F streetcar shares one of them. The trolleybus wires were installed in the event that bus substitution becomes necessary. In the early period of the F line, there not enough streetcars and trolleys would sometimes make certain runs. The 40 foot Flyers used '8' on their rollsign, but the articulated Flyers have 'F' on their rollsigns. To the best of my knowledge, trolleys have not appeared on the F line in recent times. Photo by Ken Josephson. Date unknown.

koda (ETI) 5402 and at Potrero Garage. Photo by George Chiasson. Date unknown.

Twin Coach loses its poles turning a corner. Photo by R. Hill. Submitted by Ken Josephson. Date unknown.

Marmon Herrington on 16th St. on the 22 Fillmore line waiting for a PCC on Church St. on the J line to cross the street. Back in the days when both Muni and the Market St. Railroad were operating, there four sets of tracks from 22nd St. to Market St., one for the #22 and the other for the J. The 22 is a trolleybus line today, and the PCCs have disappeared from this part of Church St. Photo by R. Hill, submitted by Ken Josephson. Date unknown.

Flyer E700. The Flyer seems to be relatively new. The flyer is at the end of the 41 and 45 lines at Lyon and Greenwich. Photo by R. Hill, submitted by Ken Josephson. Date unknown.

A Marmon Herrington at Van Ness and Bay near the wharf posing in front of the Galileo High school. Photo by R. Hill, submitted by Ken Josephson. Date unknown.

Marmon Herrington on Van Ness Ave... on route 47 at Sutter St.--routes 1, 3, 4. Later the 45 was converted to trolleys and made the turn here. In the '90s, the 45 was shifted over to Stockton St. Photo by R. Hill, submitted by Ken Josephson. Date unknown.

Marmon Herrington on the 21 turning onto California St. on the 21 Hayes at the former 6th and California terminus. The Hayes was cut back to 6th and Fulton in 1993 or 94. The old loop is now used by the 4 Sutter. Photo by R. Hill, submitted by Ken Josephson. Date unknown.

A Marmon Herrington shares the street with a PCC on what could be Church St. between Market St. and 16th St. If so, the Marmon is on the 22, and the PCC on the J. Photo by R. Hill, submitted by Ken Josephson. Date unknown.

Flyer 5167 on Market St. at the Hyatt Hotel near California St. Photo by Bob Rathke. 12 AU 2000.

MSR Twin Coach 50, ex-Seattle 614, né 836 on Arguello at Geary St. This coach belongs to the "Market Street Railroad"--a museum group. #50 is painted similar to the original MRS colours. The coach was on a fan trip but it never completed the trip as it broke down. It has not run since. The rollsign, which is illegible, is incorrect for the 33 Stanyan. The fan trip was celebrating the opening of the extension of the 33 to California St. Courtesy SFMuniHistory, photo by Peter Ehrlich. 6 FE 1988.

ETI (S^koda) 5401 being tested northbound on the 22 Fillmore at Market and Church St. Courtesy SFMuniHistory, photo by Peter Ehrlich. DE 1989.

Articulated ETI (S^koda) 7101 being tested southbound on Castro at 18th St (route 24). Courtesy SFMuniHistory, photo by Peter Ehrlich. DE 1989.

On 2 JUL 1940 Muni created the R line, the date of this photograph. Overhead was strung, but a lawsuit prevented the new line from using trolleys until 1941. In the meanwhile Muni ran 4 White buses. The overhead for the new line can be seen in the picture. This is probably one of the first pictures of Muni's entrance into the electric trolleybus business. Courtesy SFMuniHistory. Photographer unknown.

The four "Market Street Railroad" Twinc coaches bought from Seattle, parked at Presidio GaragePhotographer unknown.

The last day of streetcar service on route F. The streetcar is about to enter the Stockton St. Tunnel. Note the trolleybus wires, of which the streetcar is using, and that the wire is tied of at the tunnel entrance. It was installed in the tunnel the next day. Trolley service started two days later. Courtesy SFMuniHistory. Photographer and date unknown.

Marmon-Herrington 776, the only preseved MH by Muni on a fan trip, on Crescent St. past Murray St. 21 AU 83, the last day of service on the 9 Richland. Photo by Paul Ward. From the collection of by Peter Ehrlich. Courtesy of Flicker, copyrighted.

Twin Coach 642 on route 41, before the southern part was diselized. Photographer unknown. 14 SEP 1970. From the collection of by Peter Ehrlich. Courtesy of Flicker, copyrighted.

ETI at the hairpin on route 33, tuning onto Clayton St. Photographer unknown. 3 SEP 2007. From the collection of by Peter Ehrlich. Courtesy of Flicker, copyrighted.

PPC 1017 is following Flyer E700A 5001 on the 22 Fillmore route. The photo is taken on Church St. between Market St. and 16th St. 21 APR 1973. From the collection of by Peter Ehrlich. Courtesy of Flicker, copyrighted.

Articulated ETI 7051 turning left from 4th St. onto Townsend St. Artics on the 30 go only as far as North Point. 3 SEP 2007. From the collection of by Peter Ehrlich. Courtesy of Flicker, copyrighted.

Twin Coach 619 at 4th at Harroson St. 9 OCT 1973. From the collection of by Peter Ehrlich. Courtesy of Flicker, copyrighted.

Twin Coach 570, the only first generation trolley painted in red and gold. It appears to be on Chestnut St. in the Marina. 15 FEB 1971. From the collection of by Peter Ehrlich. Courtesy of Flicker, copyrighted.

Marmon Herrington 793 on route 21 Hayes at 8th Ave and Fulton Sts. Photographer unknown. SEP 1969.

Marmon Herrington 807 on route 30 Stockton at Chestnut and Ocatvia Sts. Photographer unknown. JUN 1973.

Marmon Herrington 810 on route 5 McCallister at Balboa and La Playa Sts (Playland on the beach). The 5s don't come this far out today turning 100 or so south of this location. Playland is gone as well as the loop. Photographer unknown. JUL 1969. Three above photos from the collections of Wally Young, Ron Johnsen, and Andy Goddard.

Twin Coach (Fageol) 626 outbound on Market Street. The terminal was cut back from California and 8th St. to Fulton St. and 8th St. and even more recently it was cut back to Fulton St. and St. Also outbound is an unidentified PCC. Heading inbound is one unidentified Twin Coach, and one unidentified Marmon Herrington. Photo by Saul Nadler. 1968.