San Franciscos Interurban To San Mateo

Author : Robert Townley
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738530086
Total Pages : 138 pages
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Download or read book San Francisco's Interurban to San Mateo written by Robert Townley and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's strange to think that an electric commuter rail line rivaling BART in efficiency, speed, and comfort ran over 100 years ago between San Francisco and San Mateo, but run it did. The 40 Line, or San Mateo Interurban, began in 1892 with an initial segment operating between Market and Steuart Streets out to the county limits on San Jose Avenue. Three years later, the line reached Baden in present-day South San Francisco, and by 1903 service was opened all the way to downtown San Mateo. During the line's heyday, there was talk of extending it down the peninsula from San Mateo to Palo Alto to connect with the Peninsular Railway to San Jose. The 1906 earthquake put this plan on hold. Following much the same route as today's Mission Street, El Camino Real, and Caltrain, the San Mateo Interurban carried over four million passengers a year along its main and spur lines until 1949, when the system was shut down amidst much fanfare.

Author : Walter Vielbaum
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531616298
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book San Francisco's Interurban to San Mateo written by Walter Vielbaum and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's strange to think that an electric commuter rail line rivaling BART in efficiency, speed, and comfort ran over 100 years ago between San Francisco and San Mateo, but run it did. The 40 Line, or San Mateo Interurban, began in 1892 with an initial segment operating between Market and Steuart Streets out to the county limits on San Jose Avenue. Three years later, the line reached Baden in present-day South San Francisco, and by 1903 service was opened all the way to downtown San Mateo. During the line's heyday, there was talk of extending it down the peninsula from San Mateo to Palo Alto to connect with the Peninsular Railway to San Jose. The 1906 earthquake put this plan on hold. Following much the same route as today's Mission Street, El Camino Real, and Caltrain, the San Mateo Interurban carried over four million passengers a year along its main and spur lines until 1949, when the system was shut down amidst much fanfare.

Author : Paul C. Trimble
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738528878
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railways of San Francisco written by Paul C. Trimble and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It may be hard to believe now, but San Francisco was once dominated by railways. Before private cars crowded this hemmed-in city, rail was the only way to get around the challenging terrain, and the rail industry rose to the task with many innovative systems. Some of these were herculean, with massive bores through rocky hills, or elaborate cable and counterweight systems to handle steep inclines. Others were simpler, horse-drawn affairs that took passengers from the downtown and waterfront areas to outlying districts. The distinct flavor of San Francisco's neighborhoods owes much to the early rails, as these cars enabled residents to form their own enclaves and still interact with the commercial heart of the city. Some rail systems presaged today's commuter lifestyle-one even ran all the way down Mission Street to far-off San Mateo. Only a few of the many rail systems that once served this city remain.

Author : Paul Castelhun Trimble
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interurban Railways of the Bay Area written by Paul Castelhun Trimble and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating history of the numerous electric street railways (interurbans) that once criss-crossed northern California and the San Francisco Bay area. Covers the Interurban Electric Railway (the Big Red Cars), the Key System, the Market Street Railway, the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, the Peninsular Railway, the Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, the Sacramento Northern, and the San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railway. There is a roster and map for each railroad line. The book also discusses the Bay area ferry lines (with rosters), smaller streetcar lines, and the "what ifs?" represented by BART. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With list of car builders and ferryboat builders. 199 pages with index.

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Total Pages : 720 pages
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Author : Mel Scott
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520055124
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The San Francisco Bay Area written by Mel Scott and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
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Download or read book The San Francisco Bay Area written by and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 19?? with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mel Scott
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520323939
Total Pages : 981 pages
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Download or read book The San Francisco Bay Area, Second Edition written by Mel Scott and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 981 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985.

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Total Pages : 2682 pages
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Download or read book Moody's Manual of Industrial and Miscellaneous Securities written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 2682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 2920 pages
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Download or read book Moody's Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 2920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: