{"id":5149,"date":"2014-01-06T04:31:11","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T09:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=5149"},"modified":"2014-01-05T20:54:39","modified_gmt":"2014-01-06T01:54:39","slug":"before-the-crash-muni-162-catches-the-sun-in-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/before-the-crash-muni-162-catches-the-sun-in-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"BEFORE THE CRASH: Muni 162 Catches the Sun In 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Francisco Muni Car 162 on the Embarcadero.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tracking the Light<\/a>\u00a0posts new material\u00a0every\u00a0morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>On January 4, 2014, historic Muni 162 was involved in a serious collision with a truck on the streets of San Francisco.<\/p>\n

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San Francisco\u2019s historic Muni car 162 grinds along the Embarcadero in the summer of 2009. Sadly, this car was involved in a serious collision near the location of this image on Saturday January 14, 2014. Exposed on Fujichrome slide film using a Canon EOS 3 with 24mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This 100-year old car was built by the Jewitt Car Company in 1914, and is one of several authentic San Francisco streetcars working San Francisco Muni\u2019s popular \u2018F\u2019 Line.<\/p>\n

The car was originally retired from daily Muni service in 1958. It was completely restored by Market Street Railway volunteers between 2004 and 2008.<\/p>\n

I made this image of 162 on San Francisco\u2019s Embarcadero on summer evening in 2009, not far from the scene of Saturday\u2019s unfortunate collision.<\/p>\n

I featured Muni’s F-line in my book, Railroads of California<\/a> published by Voyageur Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To read learn about Muni 162 see: http:\/\/www.streetcar.org\/streetcars\/162\/<\/a><\/p>\n

For details of the accident see: http:\/\/www.streetcar.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/no-way-to-start-its-centennial-year.html<\/a><\/p>\n

For general media accounts see:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/abclocal.go.com\/kgo\/story?<\/a>\u00a0section=news\/local\/san_francisco&id=9381895<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/Muni-Trolley-Smashes-Into-Big-Rig-at-Embarcadero-Intersection-Four-Injured-238736091.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Hopefully, the car will soon be repaired and restored to operating condition.<\/p>\n

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