Go, Niners!
As several readers have alerted us, there’s a big football game today, or something.
SFMTA is behind the hometown heroes, as seen above.
Go, Niners!
Weekend Photos: Indian Winter
Photo by jcsnotes
Check out the nice action shot at the cable car turnaround below.
If you’re out and about tonight looking for something to do, don’t miss American Tripps: Berlin style ping pong tonight in the Lower Haight. Friday, Jan. 13, 8:30 p.m. at D-Structure. 520 Haight Street. Take Muni there: 6, 21, 22, 71
Enjoy these photos and your weekend!
Photo by Wayne Worden
Photo by Christina Castro
Photo by Robert B. Livingston
Car No. 1 being tested on the L-Taraval line
Happy Friday the 13th! Muni rider Geoff sends us this report:
Check out these flickr photos of an F line car i’ve never seen, being tested on the L line.
That so happens to be Muni’s Car No. 1, which the good folks at Market Street Railway haveBrookville Equipment Company of Pennsylvania has been restoring since 2009. Rick L. at MSR says that Muni is testing the car, and that they hope to have it in service sometime this year for Muni’s centennial celebration. Car No. 1 “was just out stretching its legs,” Rick said. He added, “I don’t know when it will go into service. Muni wants to introduce it to the public as part of its centennial year (which started last December 28).”
And in related news, another new-to-Muni PCCs hit the streets recently. Car No. 1080 is workin’ the F-Market lines as of Wednesday. Car No. 1071 started spinning its wheels in late December. @metsfaninCA tweeted us this photo of both streetcars in action yesterday evening:
Hey, a camera on Muni shelters?
Muni rider “D” sent us a photo of what looks like a camera on one of the new “wave” Muni shelters: “Just noticed these cameras at the shelters with the large “video” ads. Kind of Orwellian don’t you think?”
What is that thing? We asked SFMTA spokesperson Paul Rose, and it turns out that the camera isn’t watching you, specifically.
“This is a camera, but it is not a surveillance or video camera. Clear Channel uses it to monitor vandalism/graffiti on the digital advertising panels. Only the shelters with digital advertising have them (about 90 right now). The camera takes a photo of the panel every 8 seconds or so and transmits it back to Clear Channel —- it does not take photos of people.”
There you have it. As most riders know, you may be filmed inside the bus, but not in the Muni shelters.
BART Plans to Order New Cars in May
Last summer we told you about the proposed new BART cars and seats. Today SFGate reports that BART plans to order the first batch of these cars in May.
BART plans to buy a slick new ride – 260 new rail cars – for about $1 billion in May. The cars will sport a sleek modern look, cleaner seats, digital information displays, even air conditioning that works on hot days. And if transit officials are pleased, and can come up with another $2 billion or so, they’ll buy another 515 cars.
Don’t get too excited, though. After BART orders the new cars and the contract is awarded, the first of the test batch of new cars may arrive at the beginning of 2015.
Read the rest of the report.
‘Sorry Baby, My Tomato’
Photo by Jason Tester
Beware of all fluids on the bus. As Kristee tells us:
Startled, I look up and there on the hand railing was a gnarled old fist tightly gripping a half-eaten ripe tomato. I loudly cleared my throat to express my irritation. In the smoothest Isaac Hayes voice, he calmly said, ‘Awww… sorry baby, my tomato,’ and casually stuffed it into the pocket of his jeans.
Head’s up?