Muni Iron Monster "Lucky 130"
Thousands of San Franciscans rode trolleys like this one to two World's Fairs. Car #130 was one of 125 streetcars delivered to Muni in 1914 by the Jewett Car company of Ohio. Their initial mission: handle crowds bound for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, in what later became the Marina District. In 1939, #130 got a new look: its battleship gray paint )seen on Car #1) gave way to blue and gold for the Treasure island World's Fair. Streetcars carried throngs of people to the Ferry Building and to the boats to the Fair. Car 130 was the last Iron Monster to leave passenger service, in 1957. Muni shop foreman Charlie Smallwood saved it from the scrap heap by talking his bosses into making it a wrecker. Stripped bare and painted yellow, it spent the next 25 years towing its replacements, PCC streetcars, back to the barn when they broke down. It was fully restored by Muni craft workers in 1984 for the Historic Trolley Festival, including original seats, which Charlie had kept all those years in his basement - just in case!
June 07, 2008
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Thousands of San Franciscans rode trolleys like this one to two World's Fairs. Car #130 was one of 125 streetcars delivered to Muni in 1914 by the Jewett Car company of Ohio. Their initial mission: handle crowds bound for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, in what later became the Marina District. In 1939, #130 got a new look: its battleship gray paint )seen on Car #1) gave way to blue and gold for the Treasure island World's Fair. Streetcars carried throngs of people to the Ferry Building and to the boats to the Fair. Car 130 was the last Iron Monster to leave passenger service, in 1957. Muni shop foreman Charlie Smallwood saved it from the scrap heap by talking his bosses into making it a wrecker. Stripped bare and painted yellow, it spent the next 25 years towing its replacements, PCC streetcars, back to the barn when they broke down. It was fully restored by Muni craft workers in 1984 for the Historic Trolley Festival, including original seats, which Charlie had kept all those years in his basement - just in case!
June 07, 2008
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