We again go to San Francisco for this edition of “Around the World in Trams” as we take one final look at a PCC in service in 2002, before we move on again.
Over the past few weeks we have seen various former Philadelphia PCC’s on the F-line carrying liveries of other operators across the United States, and that is no different here, although if you see this vehicle today it is a different story!
1060 was built in 1947 as Philadelphia Transportation Company 2715 and would remain there until it was acquired by Muni in 1992. Restoration came in 1993 and it entered service in San Francisco during 1995. At that time it was in Newark, New Jersey livery but in November 2002 it suffered severe damage after coming off the tracks and hitting a lamppost. When it returned to service it received the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company livery.
This view shows 1060 at the Castro terminus.
Photograph by Bob Hodges, 20th July 2002