painted in the livery of Louisville Railway Company, which bought but never actually ran PCC streetcars in San Francisco
San Francisco's Municipal Railway has assembled one of the most diverse collections of vintage streetcars, trolleys, and trams in transit service anywhere. Up to 20 of these vintage vehicles carry passengers along Market Street and The Embarcadero every day. This streetcar is painted in the livery of Louisville Railway Company, which bought but never actually ran PCC streetcars. After World War II, many transit operators were squeezed. Heavy wartime passenger loads wore out their track and old-style streetcars, which passengers saw as out-of-date anyway. Production of the modern PCC was largely halted during the war, delaying possible upgrades for operators of old-style cars. But with postwar America resuming its love affair with the automobile, would PCCs be enough to keep them riding transit? After buying 15 PCCs in 1946, the Louisville company lost its nerve, opting for buses and selling the cars to Cleveland--still new. Several other US transit operators, including New Orleans and the East Bay's Key System, considered PCCs but couldn't afford them. Car No. 1062 represents all the cities that 'might have been' PCC territory.
Size: 5250px × 3352px
Location: Embarcadero San Francisco California USA
Photo credit: © Niall Ferguson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: .1062, car, company, francisco, historic, louisville, preserved, railway, san, street, tramcar
