San Francisco's Historic vintage Streetcar 1070

Current Number, 1070. Railway Represented, San Francisco Municipal Railway. Builder, St. Louis Car Company. Built In, 1946. Builder's order id, 1653.

Fascinating street cars that is vintage and historical.

This car, No. 14 in Newark, came to Muni in 2002 for a “test drive” to see the condition of the Newark fleet. Muni went ahead and purchased 11 of the ex-Twin Cities, ex-Newark cars, including this one, in 2004 and renovated them to meet growing rider demands on Market Street and The Embarcadero.
They were given the numbers 1070 through 1080 by Muni.

The exterior of No. 1070 is painted in the 1950s livery it first wore in Newark, including the unique red wheels, source of its ‘Ruby Slippers’ nickname. Toto, we’re not in New Jersey anymore!