Tom's Traction Page

Here's a few pictures I've taken over the years of local streetcars and interurban equipment. Click on a thumbnail picture to view a large version of the picture in JPEG format.

Municipal Railway #1 taken at West Portal (San Francisco, California) in 1968. I was 7 years old when I took this picture with my brownie camera.

Muni #1040 back-poling onto the 30th and Judah wye, October 1994. Muni #1040 has the distinction of being the last PCC built by St. Louis Car Co.

Muni #1040 loading passengers at the 30th and Judah wye, October 1994.

Milan #1834 arriving at 30th and Judah, October 1994. The inscription on the side says GIFT OF THE CITY OF MILAN TO THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE TROLLEY FESTIVAL.

Milan #1834 loading passengers at the 30th and Judah wye, October 1994.

Sacramento Northern #62 rounding the curve at the Western Railway Museum, Rio Vista, California, Sept. 1990.

Petaluma and Santa Rosa #63 waiting for passengers at the Western Railway Museum, Sept. 1990.

Key System #182 sitting in the car barn at the Western Railway Museum, Sept. 1990.

Links to other traction pages...

Old Pueblo Trolley in Tuscon, Arizona
Ron Williams' history of San Francisco's F-line streetcars
Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunk, Maine
The Trolley Museum of New York in Kingston, New York
J.L. Toth's Trolley, Interurban, and Heavy Rail Resources

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