Meet You at the Top of the Hill
by Shoal Hollingsworth
Title
Meet You at the Top of the Hill
Artist
Shoal Hollingsworth
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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This is a photograph of two San Francisco trolly cars passing each other near the top of a hill. They are number 49 and 60. A new No. 60 was built by Muni (1998) and went into service in 2002. Historical note about old car No. 60: Built by John Hammond & Company for the California Street Cable Railroad Company in 1906, after the Earthquake and Fire of April 1906 had destroyed its cars. Hammond's shops (1907) were located at 820-836 7th Street, San Francisco. Originally No. 16, it was renumbered by Muni to No. 60 in October 1957. It was rebuilt in 1968-69, at Muni's Elkton shops, using the original roof and seats.
#49 was built in 1992 by Muni Shops for the San Francisco Municipal Railway. She has a seating capacity of 34 and a standing capacity of 34 with a total capacity of 68. Her route is 2.8 miles round trip with a top speed of 9.5 miles per hour.
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August 6th, 2018
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