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Calendar: San Francisco E-Embarcadero Steetcar with railcar 496 in front of Ferry Building (2023)

Archive: Henrik Boye.
Photographer: Adolfo Echeverry.
Publisher: San Francisco Railway Museum.
Date: October 2023.
City: San Francisco (United States).

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San Francisco E-Embarcadero Steetcar: 4th & King - Railway Museum
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San Francisco railcar 496 (ex Melbourne railcar 496), type W2 Melbourne, manufactured 1927, signed line Fisherman's Wharf, painted Melbourne.

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Melbourne Tram 496 at the Ferry Building l Adolfo Echeverry photo

October 2023

This year marks the 40thanniversary of a Melbourne tram running on Muni's tracks-the first Trolley Festival. Ever since, one or more of the sturdy, iconic "W-class" trams from Down Under have been a part of Muni's historic fleet, continuing to operably over the decades.

Muni's Melbourne trams have been part of several promotional campaigns for their home country, including this one at East Bay Terminal around 1986, promoting Australia tourism. That's Olivia Newton-John standing in the motorman's doorway.

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Calendar: San Francisco E-Embarcadero Steetcar with railcar 496 in front of Ferry Building (2023)

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