SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL RAILWAY
HISTORIC STREETCAR No. 228 (BLACKPOOL BOAT TRAM)
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Page created May 14, 2007. Last updated October 25, 2021.
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PHOTOS TAKEN MAY 13, 2007:

The boat car arrives with a passenger load at the Ferry Building on May 13, 2007.


Layover south of Don Chee Way on May 13, 2007.


Departing for the outbound Ferry Plaza stop on May 13, 2007.


Loading passengers the outbound Ferry Plaza stop on May 13, 2007. That's me in a self-portrait with the boat car in picture 15.


The return from the Embarcadero on the above trip on May 13, 2007. 228 has discharged passengers and is about to make the loop via Don Chee, Steuart, and Mission.


PHOTOS TAKEN NOVEMBER 4, 2012:



Car 228 inbound deadheading to The Embarcadero to begin service for Muni centennial activities (the first Heritage Weekend) on November 4, 2012. Twenty-six photos added 11/15/12.



Car 228 outbound on the pull-in to Cameron Beach Yard is seen at Market and Drumm Sts. on November 4, 2012. In my early days of digital SLR photography, I tended to keep the shutter release down to take many pictures. Twenty-nine photos added 11/15/12.


PHOTOS TAKEN NOVEMBER 3, 2013:



Car 228 entering Don Chee Way on November 3, 2013, during Muni Heritage Weekend. Eleven photos added 11/05/13.



Car 228 joins its newly arrived sister 233 in the pocket tracks between Don Chee Way and Mission Street on November 3, 2013. Nine photos added 11/05/13.




Car 228 leaves the Ferry Plaza northbound on Embarcadero on November 3, 2013. Thirteen photos added 11/05/13.



Car 228 arriving at Ferry Plaza on November 3, 2013. Ten photos added 11/05/13.



Car 228 waiting to enter Don Chee Way on November 3, 2013. Car 578 moves past it. Nine photos added 11/05/13.


Pair of boats in the pocket on November 3, 2013. One photo added 11/05/13.


Car 228 arriving at Market and Second Sts. on November 3, 2013. Two photos added 11/06/13.



Car 228 turns at Market and Noe Sts. on November 3, 2013. Seven photos added 11/06/13.


PHOTOS TAKEN SEPTEMBER 26, 2015:


Car 228 northbound at Embarcadero and North Point/Stockton Sts. on Heritage Weekend, September 26, 2015. Five photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 southbound at Embarcadero and Bay St. on September 26, 2015. Four photos added 06/03/19.


PHOTOS TAKEN SEPTEMBER 24-25, 2016:


Car 228 out for Heritage Weekend, September 24, 2016 is at Embarcadero and Don Chee Way. Seven photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 northbound at Embarcadero and North Point/Stockton Sts. on September 24, 2016. Five photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 southbound at Embarcadero and North Point/Stockton Sts. on September 24, 2016. Six photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 out for Heritage Weekend on September 25, 2016 is wyeing at Embarcadero and Don Chee Way. Five photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 turns from Embarcadero to Don Chee Way to Steuart St. on September 25, 2016. Seven photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 at Mission St. and Embarcadero on September 25, 2016. Six photos added 06/03/19.


Car 228 picked up a load on Don Chee Way and is turning onto Steuart St. on September 25, 2016, a few minutes after the turn at Mission above. Two photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 from the Wharf turns onto Don Chee Way on September 25, 2016. Nine photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 northbound at Embarcadero and Don Chee Way on September 25, 2016. Eight photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 deadheading the loop is at Steuart and Mission Sts. on September 25, 2016. Four photos added 06/03/19.


Car 228 picked up on Don Chee Way from the above looping and is seen on Steuart St. on September 25, 2016. Three photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 on another deadhead around Steuart and Mission Sts. on September 25, 2016. Four photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 in the same looping onto Don Chee Way for more passengers on September 25, 2016. Seven photos added 06/03/19.


PHOTOS TAKEN SEPTEMBER 9-10, 2017:


Car 228 out for Heritage Weekend is at Embarcadero and Don Chee Way on September 9, 2017. Eleven photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 northbound at Embarcadero and Don Chee Way on September 9, 2017. Seven photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 southbound at Embarcadero and Sansome St. on September 9, 2017. Four photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 at Don Chee Way and Steuart St. on September 10, 2017. It's turning back for its next trip to the Wharf. Six photos added 06/03/19.


PHOTOS TAKEN SEPTEMBER 8-9, 2018:

Car 228 on The Embarcadero southbound at Vallejo St. on Heritage Weekend, September 8, 2018. Three photos added 05/31/19.



Car 228 southbound at The Embarcadero and Sansome St. on September 8, 2018. Eight photos added 05/31/19.



Car 228 northbound at Embarcadero, North Point, and Stockton Sts. on September 8, 2018. Ten photos added 05/31/19.



Car 228 southbound at Embarcadero, North Point, and Stockton Sts. on September 8, 2018. Nine photos added 05/31/19.



Car 228 southbound at Embarcadero and Bay St. on Heritage Weekend, September 9, 2018. Eight photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 northbound at Embarcadero and Don Chee Way on September 9, 2018. Six photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 northbound at the Ferry Plaza stop on September 9, 2018. Four photos added 06/03/19.



Car 228 southbound at Embarcadero and Don Chee Way on September 9, 2018. Five photos added 06/03/19.


Car 228 northbound on Embarcadero at North Point/Stockton Sts. on September 9, 2018. Two photos added 06/03/19.


PHOTOS TAKEN MAY 29, 2019:

Summer service on car 228 was introduced May 28, 2019 to take place Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Here is the 228 leaving the layover area on Embarcadero between Mission St. and Don Chee Way on May 29, 2019, Two photos added 05/31/19.



Car 228 at the Ferry Plaza on May 29, 2019. Twelve photos added 05/31/19.


Car 228 pulls up behind PCCs 1040 and 1008, offering a seldom seen view of three green and cream streetcars, on May 29, 2019. The 1040 leaves for a short turn Ferry to Jones trip. Five photos added 05/31/19.



Now the 1008 is in the way of 228, so it turns onto Don Chee Way. May 29, 2019. Nine photos added 05/31/19.


Car 228 arrives at the Ferry Plaza stop and picks me up on May 29, 2019. Two photos added 05/31/19.


Car 228 leaves the Embarcadero and Bay stop on May 29, 2019. Four photos added 05/31/19.



Car 228 southbound to the Ferry Plaza at Embarcadero, North Point, and Stockton Sts. on May 29, 2019. Nine photos added 05/31/19.



Car 228 northbound again at Embarcadero, North Point, and Stockton Sts. on May 29, 2019. Seven photos added 05/31/19.




Car 228 turns from Embarcadero to Don Chee Way on May 29, 2019. It's looping around for the last trip of the day to Pier 39. Ten photos added 05/31/19.



Car 228 en route to Cameron Beach Yard stops briefly at Mission Dolores Park (Church and 20th Sts.) on May 29, 2019. Seventeen photos added 05/31/19.


PHOTOS TAKEN AUGUST 14, 2019:


Car 228 southbound at The Embarcadero and Washington St. on August 14, 2019. Eight photos added 02/05/20.


Couple of shots of the rear headsign and the interior of car 228 on August 14, 2015. Two photos added 02/05/20.



Car 228 at the Pier 39 turnback on August 14, 2019. Fifteen photos added 02/05/20.



Car 228 northbound at The Embarcadero and Don Chee Way on August 14, 2019. Ten photos added 02/05/20.



Car 228 outbound to Cameron Beach Yard at Market, Sixteenth, and Noe Sts. on August 14, 2019. Thirteen photos added 02/05/20.


PHOTOS TAKEN SEPTEMBER 7-8, 2019:


Car 228 at Steuart and Mission Sts. on Heritage Weekend, September 7, 2019. Seven photos added 02/05/20.



Car 228 southbound at The Embarcadero and Union St. on Heritage Weekend, September 8, 2019. Four photos added 02/05/20.



Car 228 southbound at The Embarcadero and Bay St. on Heritage Weekend, September 8, 2019. Eleven photos added 02/05/20.


PHOTOS TAKEN SEPTEMBER 18, 2019:


Car 228 southbound arriving at the Ferry Plaza on September 18, 2019. Thirteen photos added 02/05/20.


Car 228 northbound leaving the Ferry Plaza on September 18, 2019. Three photos added 02/05/20.


PHOTOS TAKEN JANUARY 29, 2020:


Car 228 had just completed a ceremonial run from Don Chee Way to celebrate the beginning of a car-free Market Street (Van Ness Ave. to Steuart St.). It continued to the 17th St. terminal after dropping off city officials at Fifth St. I walked around the corner past the Twin Peaks bar to see 228 laying over there, and of course I took a ride to Pier 39. Six photos added 02/03/20.



The tower of car 228 with the tower of the Ferry Building on January 29, 2020. Six photos added 02/03/20.




Boat car 228 at Pier 39 on January 29, 2020: The stop, the turnback, and the temporary stop (during turnback of all cars here) on Beach St. Twenty-three photos added 02/03/20.



Boat car 228 southbound at The Embarcadero and Kearny/North Point Sts. on January 29, 2020. Eight photos added 02/03/20.


PHOTOS TAKEN SEPTEMBER 28, 2020:


Although the pandemic caused Muni to remove all streetcars for a time, occasional test trips could be seen. Here is boat car 228 in such a run southbound on Church St., on 30th St., and on San Jose Ave. on September 28, 2020. Twenty-eight photos added 10/25/21.


PHOTOS TAKEN MAY 6, 2021:


Muni was preparing for the return of regular streetcar service in the pandemic. On May 6, 2021, a number of cars were running test service, including 228 seen here at Market and Powell Sts. in both directions. Twenty-six photos added 10/25/21.


PHOTOS TAKEN OCTOBER 11, 2021:


Boat car 228 was out for the 2021 Fleet Week weekend, in operation from the Ferry Plaza to Pier 39. Here is its operation on the last day, October 11, 2021. I took a ride out and back. Forty-seven photos added 10/25/21.