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Above: The San Francisco ‘F’ Line uses a number of historic cars for daytime fine weather operation. Here San Francisco car No. 130. built in 1914 andstill in frequent use, rounds the very tight curve into Steuart Street. At this point on the vintage cars the conductor has to manually change the contactpole onto the correct wire. The vintage cars tend to operate between 10.00 and 18.00 and frequently only on the Fishermans Wharf to 8th Street section.Photographic details: Camera: Nikon D200, Lens: Nikon 24-70 zoom at 60mm, ISO: 320, Exposure: 1/750sec @ f5.6Below: Port of Los Angeles Waterfront ‘Red Car Line’ replica Pacific Electric 500-class car No. 500 is seen at the Ocean Liner station in the Port of LosAngeles. The line’s two replica cars feature welded steel frames carrying a wooden superstructure and replicate the 1920s vehicles ot the original line. Eachcar seats 48 passengers and provides an excellent ride along the harbour front, plans exist to extend the system, but the present operation is a delight to seeand ride.Photographic details: Camera: Nikon D200, Nikon 17-24 zoom at 22mm, ISO: 200, Exposure: 1/1000sec @ f5.6Railway Photography 15