Concerning That Strange Chopped-Top Muni Car

Categories: Public Transit

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Photographer about town and finder-out of obscure facts WHAT IM SEEING has looked into the interesting origins of the Blackpool Boat Tram, the green and white chopped-top Muni car strung with Christmas lights occasionally seen slowly meandering along the F-Market Line. Here's the skinny:

  • It's an English-built 1934 Blackpool Boat Tram -- fully-restored -- and came to S.F. in 1984.

  • It started running along the F Line in 1995, making its annual debut in early spring.

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