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A white articulated light rail car with orange and yellow stripes rounds a curve on a paved plaza under a tangle of overhead wires, in front of a blue sawtooth canopy and tall trees.
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April 1981 · West Portal, San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Municipal Railway car 1285 on route M Ocean View to Balboa Park Station, passing a blue station canopy that is likely at West Portal.

Date
April 1981
Location
West Portal, San Francisco, CAApproximate location, placed at the center of the town.
Vehicle
Streetcar
Operator
San Francisco Municipal Railway
Equipment
Boeing Vertol US Standard Light Rail Vehicle
Fleet numbers
San Francisco Municipal Railway 1285
Tags
1980s Spring San Francisco

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