Oakland Cable Railway
The Oakland Cable Railway was a cable car line in Oakland and Emeryville, California. It was promoted by James G. Fair,[1] who acquired the rights to the Oakland Railroad Company horsecar lines on San Pablo Avenue and Telegraph Avenue and converted tracks on San Pablo to cable operation.[2] The line opened for service on November 19, 1886,[3][4] running from 7th and Broadway to Emery via Broadway and San Pablo.[5] The fare was reduced to 5¢ from the 25¢ that the horsecar line had charged (equivalent to $1.7 and $8.48 in 2023 after inflation), making the service instantly more popular and resulting in record returns from the line.[2]
Fair would go on to sell his streetcar operations to the Southern Pacific Company, which would in turn transfer operations to their subsidiary: the Pacific Improvement Company.[2] Tracks between 7th and Broadway were electrified in 1892.[6] The San Pablo line was double tracked in 1896.[7] Cable operations ceased after May 31, 1899, and the road was quickly rebuilt for electric traction,[2] which began on July 3.[8]
The cable power house was located at San Pablo and 22nd Street, which was converted to an electric al substation after cable operations ended.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Pacific Cable Railway Company (2007). 1887 Prospectus for San Francisco's Wire Cable Railways and Cable Cars. Lulu Press. p. 45. ISBN 9781430328926.
- ^ a b c d "Street Railroad Retrospect on San Pablo Avenue". Oakland Enquirer. Oakland, California. June 20, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Trimble, Paul Castelhun; Alioto, John C. (2004). The Bay Bridge. Arcadia Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 9780738529707.
- ^ "The Oaks Disappear". Oakland Tribune. Vol. CLXXII, no. 115. Oakland, California. April 24, 1960. p. C-1. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Henkenius, J.C. (1888). "Map of the City of Oakland and Surroundings". San Francisco, CA: Britton & Rey Lithographers. Woodward & Gamble. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via David Rumsey Map Collection.
- ^ "Car Travel Stopped". The Oakland Times. Oakland, California. April 30, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Street Railway Change". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. October 4, 1896. p. 28. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Pablo Line is in Operation". Oakland Tribune. Vol. XXXXIV, no. 158. Oakland, California. July 5, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The New Electric Road". Oakland Enquirer. Vol. XXXIV, no. 156. Oakland, California. July 7, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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