San Francisco Electric Cars

As most of you probably know, Muni's F line has a collection of PCC's which they have painted in various historic paint schemes from all around the country. Yes, I know either the doors or windows aren't always correct, but it's still a lot of fun to see and ride.

My favorite, of course, was the Chicago car. I'd say the colors are very good, although it may not look quite right on your screen.

And then there's Birmingham.

The city is crowded and busy, so I saw several I couldn't get a chance to photograph well.

And of course, there's an Illinois Terminal car.

The operators kept telling us the F line is a favorite location for pickpockets. So beware!

And for older standard equipment, there were a couple of cars from Milan, Italy in operation.

And for a change of pace, our train from Denver to SF had this Metroliner car on the rear end. It's being used to measure track geometry. It's unusual to see a car with a pan on the end of the train!