Muni's 1934 Blackpool Tram

There is a lot to see along The Embarcadero, a street which runs the length of the developed waterfront in San Francisco. One of the most eye catching sights is this streetcar with no top. Looking much like a boat, it is the most unique of the historic trolleys that make up the growing Historic Railway museum in motion, also known as the F-Line.

Bicentennial boat—Blackpool, England loaned car No. 228 to Philadelphia as part of the US Bicentennial celebrations in 1976. The trucks were widened 6 inches from standard to fit Philadelphia’s tracks. When the car returned to Blackpool, it didn’t fit their tracks anymore, so it sat. San Francisco's Market Street Railway president Rick Laubscher arranged for it to be donated to Muni in 1984, with shipping donated by Bechtel.

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1934 Blackpool tram No. 228 #gallery Embaradero_Streetcar_35

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