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San Francisco celebrates Muni Centennial Celebration

Beth Laberge/Special to the S.F. Examiner
Conductor Paul Lucas talks to passengers on car No. 162, built in  1914 and serving San Francisco from 1914 through 1958 and 2008 to present, along Market St during the MUNI Centennial Celebration on Sunday. (Beth Laberge/Special to the S.F. Examiner)
Books and memorabililia from the San Francisco Railway Museum are on display during the MUNI Centennial Celebration on Sunday. (Beth Laberge/Special to the S.F. Examiner)
Books and memorabililia from the San Francisco Railway Museum are on display during the MUNI Centennial Celebration on Sunday. (Beth Laberge/Special to the S.F. Examiner)
Beth Laberge/Special to the S.F. Examiner
Passengers take a free trip along the Embarcadero on the "boat" car during the MUNI Centennial Celebration on Sunday. This car was built in Blackpool, England in 1934 and is thought to be the only car of it's kind in service in the United States. Click on the photo to see more.

Muni kicked off Centennial Week on Sunday to celebrate its 100th birthday. Streetcars are rolled out on the oldest rail line, the J-Church, which opened in 1917.

Next Sunday, those streetcars will travel along Muni’s newest rail line, the T-Third Street, from downtown to Cesar Chavez Street.

During the week, several vintage streetcars will operate on the F line as part of regular daily service between the Castro district and Fisherman’s Wharf.

Also next Sunday, the transit agency plans to showcase a 1907 cable car from the former O’Farrell, Jones and Hyde Line, which will be put into service on the current California Street Line.

Passengers can catch a ride on the special routes from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. They start at and end near the Ferry Building at the San Francisco Railway Museum.

To cap off the festivities, a restored Powell Street cable car will rejoin Muni’s fleet Nov. 14 and run with regular service for the rest of the week. Car No. 26, built in 1890 and acquired by Muni in a 1944 merger, has been restored to the paint scheme the Powell cable cars sported in 1947, according to Muni.

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