1.	Muni	Built as "Centennial Car"; completed on May 2, 1973, with roof and seats from first No. 506, a Carter Bros. car. The car was presented to the public in a ceremony on July 19, 1973, with colors very much like the current standard paint scheme for the Powell cars. The car has a plaque honoring Mrs. Klussmann. It was rebuilt at the Washington-Mason barn, completed November 1997, and presented to the public on December 1, 1997.
2	Carter Bros.	Former No. 502. Extensive rebuilding 1971, using original roof and seats. New roof paint and interior, new track brake handle (2002).
3	Carter Bros.	Former No. 503. No. 3 is painted in Muni's green & cream paint scheme, which is based on the green & white scheme of the Market St. Railway of 1921-1944. Extensive rebuilding 1955. No. 3 is the only Powell Street cable car to retain a green & cream paint scheme which was the standard for the Powell Street cars prior to 1984
4	Muni	Presented to the public at a ceremony at Powell & Market on Sept. 15, 1994. New No. 4 was the first new car Muni built with a Bombay roof. The first No. 4 (former No. 504) was originally built as an open car under contract by Mahoney Bros. Rebuilt from an open car to a combination car and renumbered from No. 543 to No. 504 in 1915 by the United Railroads. On March 11, 1905 car assigned number 543 from 550 by the URR. First No. 4 was stored at Pier 80 until winter 2000. It was moved to Washington-Mason Barn for cosmetic restoration and a subsequent move to Pac Bell Park which occurred August 1, 2000. One end of No. 4 was numbered 24 in honor of Willie Mays and the other numbered 44 in honor of Willie McCovey. By the start of the 2003 season both ends of the car are numbered 44. Pac Bell No.4 has a strengthened Bombay roof, it was the "The Emporium Christmas Cable Car." Santa used to ride on the roof while traveling down Powell Street to usher in the start of the annual Christmas season.
5	Carter Bros.	Former No. 505. Extensive rebuilding 1956, using original roof and seats. New rear truck, new roof paint roof and exterior (2002).
6	Carter Bros.	Formerly the second No. 506. Rebuilt 1965 from the first No. 518, a Carter Bros. car. ( First No. 506 was scrapped, except for roof and seats; see car No. 1.) Candidate for Reconstruction. New track brake handle (2002).
7	Carter Bros.	Extensively rebuilt that included new rear truck, roof (wood and canvas), paint, roof gong and mechanical systems, June 2003. Former No. 507. Extensive rebuilding 1957. First test car on Powell-Hyde line, March 1957.
8	Carter Bros.	Former No. 508. Extensive rebuilding 1958. Scheduled overhaul 2002.
9	Muni	Built 1997. New No. 9 entered revenue April 24, 2000 painted in a green and white paint scheme similar to the colors of the Market Street Railway (of 1921). First No. 9 (former No. 509) originally built as an open car under contract by Mahoney Bros . for the Ferries & Cliff House Railway. Rebuilt by the Market Street Railway from an open car to a combination car and renumbered from No. 542 to No. 509 in 1923. From 1893-1905 numbered 450, before that it was No. 104, originally open cars were in the "40" class. Rebuilt 1971. Removed from service after an accident on August 17, 1995, and stored at Pier 80.
10	Carter Bros.	Former No. 510. Extensive rebuilding 1960. New roof (2002).
11	Carter Bros.	Extensively rebuilt during 2002 that included roof and rear platform. Former No. 511. Extensive rebuilding 1977. First car rebuilt at Woods Carpentry Shop.
12	Carter Bros.	Former No. 512. Extensive rebuilding 1959. It was in a serious accident on August 12, 1984, when it was hit by an automobile, but only suffered moderate damage. It was exhibited in Japan in 1987.
13	Muni	Rebuilt (2003) with new rear platform and rear bulkhead-new window sash, and painted. In service on Sept. 19, 1991. Did not resume regular service until cars Nos. 13, 21, and 49 were dedicated on Dec. 5, 1992, and therefore classified as a "1992" car. No. 13 is painted in a green with red-trim paint scheme similar to the colors of the United Railroads. Exterior repainted (2001) and roof touch-up. The first No. 13 (former No. 513) was built by Carter Bros., and was extensively rebuilt in 1958, using the original roof. The first No. 13 was withdrawn from service after an accident on May 16, 1988 and is in the collection of the Carter Bros. Museum, Ardenwood Farm, Newark CA.
		No 13 painted in United Railroads colors, which operated the Powell cables from 1902 to 1921, is specially decorated for the 125th anniversary of cable service, an event the Museum co-sponsored.
14	Muni	Formerly the second No. 514. In service late January 1964. The first No. 514 was built by Mahoney Bros. It was renumbered from No. 528 to No. 514 by the Market St. Rwy. on Dec. 13, 1929. It was scrapped in Oct. 1963. The present No. 14 has a standard roof rather than a Mahoney Bros. Bombay roof.
15	Carter Bros.	Former No. 515. Extensive rebuilding 1954.
16	Muni	Built almost entirely by Muni, with only part of the roof retained from the original car (former No. 516), built by Carter Bros. The new car was dedicated on April 10, 1990. It is painted in the blue and yellow colors that Muni used from 1939 to 1947. After the Muni took over the Powell Street cable lines in 1944, three cars were painted in then standard blue and yellow colors. No. 16 represents this era.
17	Mahoney Bros.	Former No. 517. It was renumbered from No. 532 to No. 517 by the Market St. Rwy. in 1929. Extensive rebuilding 1956.
18	Muni	Formerly the second No. 518. It was built almost entirely new, except for some spare parts, in 1961. In service on July 4, 1962. (See car No. 6 for first No. 518.) It was built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Muni (1962). No. 18 was the first new cable car to enter service since the Muni's 1944 purchase of the Market Street Railway and was the first passenger car to be built by the Muni since its inception in 1912.
19	Muni	Built almost entirely new by Muni, except for some metal work. It was dedicated on October 7, 1986. The original No. 519, a Carter Bros. car, had been rebuilt and renumbered to No. 500 in 1968. Renumbered to No. 19 in 1973, it was scrapped in 1986 after being judged to be in too poor a condition to be rehabilitated after a 1984 accident. No.19 was being used to test a new brake design when it ran into an automobile on Washington Street.
20	Carter Bros.	Former No. 520. Extensive rebuilding in 1968 using original roof and seats. Ridden by Humphrey Bogart in the movie Dark Passage.
21	Muni	Dedicated on Dec. 5, 1992. The first No. 21 (former No. 521) was built by Mahoney Bros. It was rebuilt in 1918 by the United Railroads after an accident, and renumbered from No. 533 to No. 521 by the Market St. Rwy. on Dec. 16, 1929. The first No. 21 was judged to be in too poor a condition to be rehabilitated in the 1982-84 rehabilitation program, and was scrapped in 1987. The new No. 21 has a standard roof, rather than a Mahoney Bros. Bombay roof.
22	Mahoney Bros.	Former No. 522. Extensive rebuilding 1956.
23	F&CHRy	Former No. 523. Extensive rebuilding 1970, using the original roof.
24	Mahoney Bros.	Former No. 524. Renumbered from No. 534 by the Market Street Railway on December 16, 1929. Under sponsorship of the Western Pacific Railroad, No. 524 was operated at the Chicago Railroad Fair 1949. On September 2, 1956, car No. 524 made the last trip on the Washington-Jackson line. Extensive rebuilding 1958. Powell car No. 524 (now 24) is resting on a temporary turnatable at the Chicago Railroad Fair, 1949 Friedel Klussmann "The Cable Car Lady" is on the back of Powell Street cable car No. 524 as it arrives back in San Francisco from the Chicago Railroad Fair, October 24, 1949. Also, on the rear platform is D. W. Yungmeyer, of the Western Pacific Railroad the cable car’s Fair sponsor, who traveled with 524 from Chicago as its guardian.
25	F&CHRy	Former No. 525. Extensive rebuilding 1976.
26	F&CHRy	Former No. 526. Extensive rebuilding 1973-75. Candidate for Reconstruction (2002)
27	Mahoney Bros.	Former No. 527. Extensive rebuilding 1958. A new No. 27 is now being built.
28	Muni	On January 2, 2004 new No. 28 (with Bombay roof) entered revenue service. The car a product of Muni was built during 2002/2003, replaced the now retired first No. 28, a Mahoney Bros. product dating from 1887. First No. 28 was formerly No. 501. Renumbered in 1973. It was rebuilt from an open car (last ex-open car in service) to a combination car with straight sided passenger compartment and renumbered to 501 by the URR, December 13, 1912. On 1/28/05 renumbered to 544 from 550. Prior number not known. Extensive rebuilding 1951 that resulted in standard curved sides. An unfinished new No. 28 awaiting painting and addition of brakes and grip at Washington-Mason, March 2002. Two Muni cables cars numbered 28 – the brand new Muni built No. 28 (2002/03) and the Mahoney Bros. product dating from 1887 – are parked on adjacent tracks next to each other at the Washington-Mason car barn, November 2002. Walter Rice photo.

The Pre-1906 Ferries & Cliff House system fleet (part of the Market Street Railway Co. from 1893 to 1902, and of the United Railroads from 1902 on) consisted of 92 cars. The 1893 numbering system of these 92 cars, created at the time of the Market Street Railway consolidation, was as follows (except for open cars numbered 107, 108 and 110, see below):

Cars destroyed in the fire at Washington-Mason were: all the Powell line cars, 401-417 and 451-480, and Sacramento-Clay cars 501, 504, 509, 514, 517, 521, 524, 529, 530 and 531, as well as open cars 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540 and 541, and mail car B, a total of 65. The survivors at Presidio Avenue were: Sacramento-Clay cars 502, 503, 505, 506, 507, 508, 510, 511, 512, 513, 515, 516, 518, 519, 520, 522, 523, 525, 526, 527, 528, 532, 533, and 534, those in the barn located on the south side of Sacramento Street between Presidio and Walnut. Three open cars, 542, 543 and 544, were also spared, being located in a small barn around the corner on the west side of Presidio Avenue between, Sacramento and California Streets.

These 27 survivors were used by United Railroads, and the later Market Street Railway, to operate the two Powell Street lines (Powell & Mason and Washington-Jackson) when service was restored (January through March, 1907).

The same 27 went into City ownership when the Market Street Railway was merged into the Municipal Railway in 1944. Sacramento-Clay service, when it was restored, was operated with a fleet of 12 double-end cars rebuilt from old Market Street single-end cars.

Present numbering system, 1 through 28, dates from Cable Car Centennial of 1973. Previous numbering system dated from 1893, and was in effect, with individual adjustments as noted, until the 1973 renumbering. Pre-1893 numbering not presently known.

Former Ferries & Cliff House Railway Open Cars
(Powell Street Railway)

Editors Notes – Originally the Ferries & Cliff House Railway numbered their ten open cars in the "40" class. At an unknown date all ten open cars were renumbered to 101-110 by that company. This was necessitated because as the number of standard F&CH combo cars expanded there was a conflict in numbering. The F&CH combo cars were numbered from one up. After these cars were acquired by the Market Street Railway (of 1893), seven open cars were again renumbered. Based on the Market's numbering system, cars assigned to the 400-series were initially for the Powell Street service and those of the 500-series were initially for Sacramento Street service. However, the open cars, in fact, were, by the time of the 1906 earthquake, assigned to "all lines," by then operator the United Railroads (URR). The URR Master Mechanic’s Department, Auditors’ Charge Sheet, March 1, 1906, lists open cars 535 to 541 as Washington-Mason Division cars, and 542 to 544 as Sacramento Division cars. Open cars still in the 100 series in 1905 – 107, 108 and 110 – are presumed to have been in storage. It is assumed that when URR repainted and renumbered them that the URR was planning to return these cars to service. When the URR repainted the open cars in 1905 they opted for a dark blue as opposed the standard pre-1906 paint scheme of Pennsylvania (Tuscan) red and cream. Also, at the time of the repainting the URR installed a partition behind the first cross-seat, for those cars not already rebuilt. It is not known if this was done to strengthen the car or to reduce draft, or both. Cars 542, 543 and 544 survived the 1906 earthquake and fire at a small car barn outside the fire zone located on the northwest corner of Sacramento and Central (Presidio) Avenue. Cars destroyed are listed as "D-1906." The source of the renumbering data is the United Railroads paint book records for 1904, 05 and 06.

Note 1 – Removed from service after an accident on August 17, 1995, and stored at Pier 80. New Muni No. 9 entered service April 24, 2000.
Note 2 – Replaced by new Muni built No. 4 April 24, 2000. On display at Pac Bell Ballpark, home of the San Francisco Giants.
Note 3 – Still in service, but soon to be withdrawn being replaced by a new Muni built No. 28.

United Railroads open car No. 539 (formerly Ferries & Cliff House Railway Co. No. 447) shows off its new dark blue livery for the company photographer. The car is posed (backwards) in front of the Washington-Mason car barn and powerhouse. No. 539 was one the 65 cable cars destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and fire at Washington-Mason. Don Holmgren Collection.

Thanks to Tom Matoff, Dick Schlaich and Don Holmgren for the above data.

Washington-Jackson car No. 512 is on the turntable at Powell and Market Streets, during the late 1940s. The Washington-Jackson line would be discontinued on September 2, 1956. It was replaced on April 7, 1957 - by the Powell-Hyde line as the second Powell Street cable car line to that of Powell-Mason.

When in 1907 Powell Street cable car service was restored after the Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906, twenty-seven former Sacramento-Clay cars were assigned to Powell-Mason and the now shortened (to Steiner Street) Powell-Jackson line, now called Washington-Jackson. Powell cars 501-510 were assigned to Mason, while cars No. 511-534 were assigned to the Washington-Jackson line by the United Railroads (1907-1921) and the Market Street Railway from 1921 until 1929. After 1929, the Washington-Jackson cars were 513-527. During the Muni era cars 501- 512 were assigned to Powell-Mason and 513-527 to Washington-Jackson. The above Muni era photograph shows No. 512 as a Washington-Jackson car on the Powell & Market turntable, due probably to temporary car shortage on the Washington and Jackson line.

Also as noted above, open cars as they were rebuilt into combination cars by the United Railroads and the Market Street Railway were re-numbered into the 501-527 series, as 501 (1912), 504 (1915), and 509 (1923). In addition the following cars were renumbered in 1929 – 528 to 514, 532 to 517, 533 to 521, and 534 to 524 – to complete the 501-527 series.

Until the late 1950s, ALL the Powell cars had only a single rear track-brake. The first No. 518 (see roster listing of Powell car No. 6 for first No. 518.) was the first Powell cable car to be tested with CALIFORNIA type trucks. On January 25, 1958, Powell car No. 518 received a CALIFORNIA type for its No. 2 end. Subsequently two more cars, 513 and 522, were tested with dual modified POWELL trucks, thus giving these cars double track-brakes. But this test proved to be a nightmare because the inside hung journal boxes were too close to the brake block rods. After these experiments, in time all Powell cars received the CALIFORNIA type trucks for both ends and therefore were equipped with double track brake. This standardized both Powell and California cable cars with respect to trucks and track-brakes. However, as late 1972-73 Muni still had a mixture of single and double track-brake Powell cars. Muni tried keep the single track-brake cars on the Powell-Mason line. Gripmen of the period reported that some single track-brake cars stopped better than many double track-brake cars.

A close examination of the Powell car diagram above shows it only has a rear truck track-brake.
Thanks to Jack P. Smith, RT Murphy, Val Lupiz and Emiliano Echeverria