This goes out to all of you who get clammy-palmed as soon as you see your favorite F-car rolling up to your stop. Oh Milano, you come on smooth with that designy orange and classic woodtone, but you're so heavy on the rails. No matter; we love you with all our hearts and Clippercards. Blackpool, you're a topless show-off and you know it.

Anyhow! That which was once a point of pride may now be a frustration, but nevertheless San Francisco's Municipal Railway: Muni celebrates a century of the country's first municipally held transit system.
Newly out on Arcadia Publishing (they of the neighborhood series) the handsome tome is probably too big for you to read on a crowded bus, but perfect for those quiet moments at home when you'd like to imagine a better, cleaner Muni. Y'know, because the past was clean.
Chockablock with rare sepia-toned gems, the book has serious pedigree, having been written by a who's-who of Muni luminaries.

Find a copy at the Market Street Railway Museum, which remains delightfully free and welcoming even if you're not a tourist.