A joint venture of the Central Coast Chapter, NRHS, and the Pacific Coast Chapter, R&LHS

MUNI Explorer Trip

June 4, 2000

IMPORTANT UPDATE! The starting point for this excursion has been changed to the Caltrain Station at 4th Street & King Street. The excursion WILL be stopping at Mission Street & The Embarcadero for anyone who may not have received this updated information. The starting time will remain the same.

The trip will consist of a four hour charter using cars from Muni’s historic fleet. We will begin on The Embarcadero near the Ferry Building at 12:00 noon and will terminate at Muni’s Geneva Carhouse at Geneva and San Jose Ave. A box lunch will be provided on the trip and passengers will be given free transportation using Muni LRVs in regular service to return to the starting point.

Starting Point

As this is written the starting point will be on The Embarcadero at Mission Street using streetcar trackage not in regular service situated in the center strip of the Embarcadero. This is just south of the Ferry Building and south of the regular Muni streetcar stop. Please note that we will not be stopping at any regular streetcar stops.

If some necessary overhead wire work is completed in time for our trip, the starting point will be moved to the Caltrain station at 4th and King Streets. Look for news of this change at either our web page – http:/www.goldenstaterails.com -- or listen to our info hotline by calling 408-278-5051. If the starting point is changed and you miss the news, we will still pick up any waiting passengers on The Embarcadero at Mission Street.

Caltrain # 255 leaving San Jose at 10:00 am and arriving San Francisco at 11:31 will be a guaranteed connection with the trip. With the starting point at the Ferry Building, passengers will need to take a Muni Route ‘N’ Judah LRV in regular service from the Caltrain depot to the Muni Metro subway Embarcadero Station in order to connect with the trip. Leaving the Embarcadero Station it is about a two block walk to The Embarcadero and Mission Street. The fare is $1.00.

Return to Starting Point

As the trip does not return to the starting point we have arranged with the Muni to provide our passengers with free transportation on LRVs in regular service to get back to the point of origin.

All three LRV routes [J, K, & M] that terminate in the vicinity of the Geneva Carhouse go downtown and utilize the Muni Metro subway beneath Market Street. They terminate at the Embarcadero Station. Passengers going on to the Caltrain depot at 4th & King will need to transfer at this same station to an outbound Route ‘N’ Judah LRV on the same platform. This is a free transfer.

Equipment

The precise equipment used from Muni’s historic fleet will depend on a car's availability and on the number of tickets sold. The trip will use from one to three cars -- all of which need to be double ended. We have requested the following cars for our trip: Muni #1 [Muni’s first streetcar built in 1912 by the Holman Car Co.] , Muni #130 [built in 1914 by the Jewett Car Co.] , and Muni #1015 [a double ended PCC built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1948 -- now painted in Illinois Terminal colors]. If any of these cars are unavailable, or if ticket sales do not justify the use of more than one, or two cars, we reserve the right to substitute other Muni streetcars that will meet our requirements, and/or use fewer cars.

Lunch

Box lunches and drinks will be provided. They will be distributed to passengers at approximately 1:00 PM.

Route

Our trip will cover most of the trackage that can be used by trolley pole equipped cars. From the starting point near the Ferry Building [or from the Caltrain depot] we will proceed northbound along The Embarcadero to Fisherman's Wharf. Depending on traffic, we may either go all the way to the end of the line at Jones and Jefferson, or we may short turn at Pier 39. Either way we'll then head back to the Ferry Building and proceed out Market Street via Route ‘F’. At Duboce we'll turn off Market Street and cut through the Mint Yard. At the end of the yard a short stop will be made to load the lunches. Leaving the yard we'll turn left on Church Street and follow Route ‘J’ to it's terminus near the Geneva Carhouse. We will not stop here however, but will continue along the ‘M’ Route inbound to West Portal. At West Portal we will turn left and head out Route ‘L’ along Taraval Avenue to Ocean Beach. We will not use the loop going to the zoo, but rather we'll change ends on the double track at the end of Taraval. This section of track does not see regular service. Returning we'll go inbound on the ‘L’ to West Portal and make a right turn. We will now use Route ‘K’ on Ocean Avenue to reach the end of our journey at Geneva Carhouse. At the carhouse we hope to have the opportunity to photograph other cars in the historic fleet.

Summary

Date: Sunday June 4, 2000

Time: 12:00 Noon to (estimated) 4:00 PM

Ticket Price: $35 per person

Lunch: A late lunch will be provided

Terms and Conditions

The MUNI's historic trolleys are being operated with Heritage equipment as described in Title-III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and there are no facilities for assisting the physically challenged with boarding or alighting. All passengers must be physically able to board and alight from the train with a minimum of help.

The Central Coast Chapter, Inc., National Railway Historical Society (CC-NRHS) and the Pacific Coast Chapter, Railway & Locomotive Historical Society (PC-R&LHS) and all cooperating agents act only in the capacity of agents for passenger matters pertaining to rail transportation and associated bus transportation for these trips and as such shall not be held liable for any death, personal injury, damage, loss, accident, delays, change of itinerary, or trip cancellation (except for refund of ticket price) resulting from slides, floods, fires, earthquakes or other acts of nature. We also are not responsible for delays or cancellations (except for refund of ticket price) due to work stoppages, line blockage, sabotage, or lack of equipment availability.

Central Coast Chapter, Inc., National Railway Historical Society, and Pacific Coast Chapter, Railway & Locomotive Historical Society are Section 503c not-for-profit organizations. All planning and operations work associated with this and other excursions is performed by unpaid volunteers.

Alcoholic beverages of any kind may not be brought on board any trolley.

If the trip is canceled, a refund check will be sent to those who paid by check or money order. For those who paid by credit card, a credit will be posted to the credit card account.

Tickets:

To order tickets, follow this link for the TICKET FORM, print out and complete the form, then mail or fax to the following:

Central Pacific Coast Rail Excursions
P.O. Box 8167
San Jose, CA 95155

FAX:
425-977-9493
(Note: If you have a question about your order, please email or call us)

A confirmation of your order will be sent upon processing. Tickets will be sent out two weeks prior to the excursion.

For further information, please check our web site at www.goldenstaterails.com, email us at info@goldenstaterails.com, or telephone us at 408-278-5051.

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