ABOUT CAR 26:
Car 26 was formerly numbered 526 and built in 1890 by Ferries & Cliff House Railway.
The book Maybelle the Cable Car by Virginia Lee Burton depicts car 526 going through the changes in the cable railway
system of the 1950s; this has earned 26 the nickname Maybelle.
PHOTOS TAKEN IN THE 1950s:
Powell car 526 on the Washington-Jackson line at Powell and Ellis Sts. in the 1950s. This is a scan of an uncredited and undated slide
from my collection. One photo added 06/10/18.
PHOTOS TAKEN IN 2012:
Powell cable car 26 (Muni green and cream livery of the 1950s) decorated with holiday lights is at the Powell and Market Sts. turntable on the night of December 27, 2012.
Eleven photos added 12/30/12.
PHOTOS TAKEN APRIL 8, 2013:
Powell car 26 at the Market St. end of the line on the evening of April 8, 2013. Eleven photos added 08/25/14.
PHOTOS TAKEN MAY 30, 2013:
Powell car 26 inbound between O'Farrell and Ellis Sts. on May 30, 2013. Three photos added 08/27/14.
PHOTOS TAKEN MAY 15, 2018:
Powell car 26 entering the Hyde and Beach Sts. terminal on May 15, 2018. Seven photos added 06/10/18.
Powell car 26 leaving the Hyde and Beach Sts. terminal on May 15, 2018. Five photos added 06/10/18.
PHOTOS TAKEN DECEMBER 12, 2018:
Car 26 in holiday decorations at the Hyde and Beach Sts. end of the line on December 12, 2018. Six photos added 01/16/19.
PHOTOS TAKEN DECEMBER 10, 2020:
Powell car 26 had replaced car 1 at the Market St. turntable for static display during the 2020 pandemic. Car 1 returned to
Market and replaced the 26. Date is December 10, 2020; the cars are decorated for the holiday season.
Nineteen photos added 12/14/20.
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