Today, the museum displays and operates a variety of historic streetcars, radial cars and work cars, and maintains a collection of photographs, memorabilia and archival materials.

A historic streetcar was also expected to be constructed along 2100 South from the TRAX station to the historic business district in the Sugar House neighborhood.

It relies on private contributions to help keep San Francisco's famed historic streetcars of the F Market & Wharves line and the national landmark cable cars running to this day.

Muni operates about 1,000 vehicles: diesel, electric, and hybrid electric transit buses, light rail vehicles, streetcars, historic streetcars, and cable cars.

It is well served by Muni Metro, historic streetcars, and buses.

Trial service first ran during the Sunday Streets events on The Embarcadero in 2008, and the line will begin operating permanently once additional historic streetcars are restored and brought into service.

It is the only U.S. company building modern streetcars, as distinct from light rail cars or new replicas of historic streetcars.

Fortunately, the historic streetcars suffered only minor damage and several have been transferred to serve on the recently-rebuilt Canal Street line while the St. Charles line is being repaired.

On Sundays until Oct. 26 a historic streetcar takes tram buffs around the city, starting at 10 A.M. from the Karlsplatz stop.

All of these were newly constructed systems, but all are served by historic streetcars or replicas of historic streetcars (although the Seattle Waterfront line has since closed).