East Bay Electric Lines
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The East Bay Electric Lines were a unit of the Southern Pacific Railroad that operated electric interurban-type trains in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Beginning in 1862, the SP a
An East Bay Electric Lines train, 1911
Photo of an original East Bay Electric Lines interurban when delivered by the American Car & Foundry Company. Note the rectangular windows.
The former trestle over the SP mainline near 26th Street in Oakland, seen in December 2021.
Southern Pacific Railroad's logo
Oakland Long Wharf
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The Oakland Long Wharf was an 11,000-foot railroad wharf and ferry pier along the east shore of San Francisco Bay located at the foot of Seventh Street in West Oakland. The Oakland Long Wharf was buil
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…in 1911. The trains served the cities of Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville, Oakland, Alameda, and San Leandro transporting commuters to and from the large Oakland Pier (the "mole") and SP Alameda Pier. A fleet of ferry boats ran between these piers and the docks of the Ferry Building on the San Francisco Embarcadero…
Oakland Pier sometime after 1919
The Oakland Long Wharf, in 1878
Approach to the Oakland Ferry Mole (1889)
East Bay Moles in 1937