By Magnolia McKay, KALW Local Public Radio; March 26, 2019
San Francisco’s oldest working streetcar is a survivor. Car 578, sometimes called “The Dinky,” has a Cinderella story. Once the laughingstock of the fleet, it went on to inspire Muni’s collection of historic cars.
Car 578 is adorable. It’s short and boxy, a cheerful yellow, and it still has its nineteenth century woodwork. I went to visit it at Cameron Beach Yard, a Muni lot in the Balboa Park neighborhood.