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Revision as of 01:14, 14 December 2024 editMjdestroyerofworlds (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users43,383 edits ←Created page with '{{use mdy dates|date=December 2024}} The '''Oakland Cable Railway''' was a cable car line in Oakland and Emeryville, California. It was promoted by former United States Senator James G. Fair,<ref>{{cite book |author1=Pacific Cable Railway Company |title=1887 Prospectus for San Francisco's Wire Cable Railways and Cable Cars |date=2007 |publisher=Lulu Press |isbn=9781430328926 |page=45}}</ref> who ac...'Tag: content sourced to vanity press  Revision as of 02:03, 14 December 2024 edit undoWiiformii (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers29,853 editsm →top: Typo fixing, typo(s) fixed: May 31, 1899 → May 31, 1899,Tag: AWBNext edit →
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The '''Oakland Cable Railway''' was a ] line in ] and ]. It was promoted by former ] ],<ref>{{cite book |author1=Pacific Cable Railway Company |title=1887 Prospectus for San Francisco's Wire Cable Railways and Cable Cars |date=2007 |publisher=Lulu Press |isbn=9781430328926 |page=45}}</ref> who acquired the rights to horsecar lines on ] and ] and converted tracks on San Pablo to cable operation.<ref name=Retrospect1899>{{cite news |title=Street Railroad Retrospect on San Pablo Avenue |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-enquirer-street-railroad-retrosp/160849574/ |access-date=13 December 2024 |newspaper=Oakland Enquirer |via=Newspapers.com |date=June 20, 1899 |location=Oakland, California |page=4}} {{free access}}</ref> The line opened for service on November 19, 1886,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Trimble |first1=Paul Castelhun |last2=Alioto |first2=John C. |title=The Bay Bridge |date=2004 |publisher=] |isbn=9780738529707 |page=10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Oaks Disappear |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-san-pablo-cable-cars/160842137/ |access-date=13 December 2024 |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |volume=CLXXII |number=115 |via=Newspapers.com |date=April 24, 1960 |location=Oakland, California |page=C-1}} {{free access}}</ref> running from 7th and Broadway to Emery via Broadway and San Pablo.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henkenius |first1=J.C. |title=Map of the City of Oakland and Surroundings |url=https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~243502~5513462:Map-of-the-City-of-Oakland-and-Surr?qvq=q:Map%20of%20the%20City%20of%20Oakland%20and%20Surroundings;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=0&trs=1 |access-date=13 December 2024 |agency=Woodward & Gamble |publisher=Britton & Rey Lithographers |date=1888 |location=San Francisco, CA |via=David Rumsey Map Collection}}</ref> The '''Oakland Cable Railway''' was a ] line in ] and ]. It was promoted by former ] ],<ref>{{cite book |author1=Pacific Cable Railway Company |title=1887 Prospectus for San Francisco's Wire Cable Railways and Cable Cars |date=2007 |publisher=Lulu Press |isbn=9781430328926 |page=45}}</ref> who acquired the rights to horsecar lines on ] and ] and converted tracks on San Pablo to cable operation.<ref name=Retrospect1899>{{cite news |title=Street Railroad Retrospect on San Pablo Avenue |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-enquirer-street-railroad-retrosp/160849574/ |access-date=13 December 2024 |newspaper=Oakland Enquirer |via=Newspapers.com |date=June 20, 1899 |location=Oakland, California |page=4}} {{free access}}</ref> The line opened for service on November 19, 1886,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Trimble |first1=Paul Castelhun |last2=Alioto |first2=John C. |title=The Bay Bridge |date=2004 |publisher=] |isbn=9780738529707 |page=10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Oaks Disappear |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-san-pablo-cable-cars/160842137/ |access-date=13 December 2024 |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |volume=CLXXII |number=115 |via=Newspapers.com |date=April 24, 1960 |location=Oakland, California |page=C-1}} {{free access}}</ref> running from 7th and Broadway to Emery via Broadway and San Pablo.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henkenius |first1=J.C. |title=Map of the City of Oakland and Surroundings |url=https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~243502~5513462:Map-of-the-City-of-Oakland-and-Surr?qvq=q:Map%20of%20the%20City%20of%20Oakland%20and%20Surroundings;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=0&trs=1 |access-date=13 December 2024 |agency=Woodward & Gamble |publisher=Britton & Rey Lithographers |date=1888 |location=San Francisco, CA |via=David Rumsey Map Collection}}</ref>


Fair would go on to sell his streetcar operations to the ], which would in turn transfer operations to their subsidiary: the ].<ref name=Retrospect1899 /> Tracks between 7th and Broadway were electrified in 1892.<ref>{{cite news |title=Car Travel Stopped. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oakland-times-car-travel-stopped/160821449/ |access-date=13 December 2024 |newspaper=The Oakland Times |via=Newspapers.com |date=April 30, 1892 |location=Oakland, California |page=2}} {{free access}}</ref> The San Pablo line was double tracked in 1896.<ref>{{cite news |title=Street Railway Change. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-francisco-chronicle-street-railway-c/160840819/ |access-date=13 December 2024 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |via=Newspapers.com |date=October 4, 1896 |location=San Francisco, California |page=28}} {{free access}}</ref> Cable operations ceased after May 31, 1899 and the road was quickly rebuilt for electric traction,<ref name=Retrospect1899 /> which began on July 3.<ref>{{cite news |title=San Pablo Line is in Operation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-san-pablo-line-is-in-ope/160864509/ |access-date=14 December 2024 |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |volume=XXXXIV |number=158 |via=Newspapers.com |date=July 5, 1899 |location=Oakland, California |page=2}} {{free access}}</ref> Fair would go on to sell his streetcar operations to the ], which would in turn transfer operations to their subsidiary: the ].<ref name=Retrospect1899 /> Tracks between 7th and Broadway were electrified in 1892.<ref>{{cite news |title=Car Travel Stopped. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oakland-times-car-travel-stopped/160821449/ |access-date=13 December 2024 |newspaper=The Oakland Times |via=Newspapers.com |date=April 30, 1892 |location=Oakland, California |page=2}} {{free access}}</ref> The San Pablo line was double tracked in 1896.<ref>{{cite news |title=Street Railway Change. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-francisco-chronicle-street-railway-c/160840819/ |access-date=13 December 2024 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |via=Newspapers.com |date=October 4, 1896 |location=San Francisco, California |page=28}} {{free access}}</ref> Cable operations ceased after May 31, 1899, and the road was quickly rebuilt for electric traction,<ref name=Retrospect1899 /> which began on July 3.<ref>{{cite news |title=San Pablo Line is in Operation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-san-pablo-line-is-in-ope/160864509/ |access-date=14 December 2024 |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |volume=XXXXIV |number=158 |via=Newspapers.com |date=July 5, 1899 |location=Oakland, California |page=2}} {{free access}}</ref>


The cable power house was located at San Pablo and 22nd Street, which was converted to an electric al substation after cable operations ended.<ref>{{cite news |title=The New Electric Road |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-enquirer-the-new-electric-road/160864870/ |access-date=14 December 2024 |newspaper=Oakland Enquirer |volume=XXXIV |number=156 |via=Newspapers.com |date=July 7, 1899 |location=Oakland, California |page=5}} {{free access}}</ref> The cable power house was located at San Pablo and 22nd Street, which was converted to an electric al substation after cable operations ended.<ref>{{cite news |title=The New Electric Road |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-enquirer-the-new-electric-road/160864870/ |access-date=14 December 2024 |newspaper=Oakland Enquirer |volume=XXXIV |number=156 |via=Newspapers.com |date=July 7, 1899 |location=Oakland, California |page=5}} {{free access}}</ref>

Revision as of 02:03, 14 December 2024

The Oakland Cable Railway was a cable car line in Oakland and Emeryville, California. It was promoted by former United States Senator James G. Fair, who acquired the rights to horsecar lines on San Pablo Avenue and Telegraph Avenue and converted tracks on San Pablo to cable operation. The line opened for service on November 19, 1886, running from 7th and Broadway to Emery via Broadway and San Pablo.

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. Tracks between 7th and Broadway were electrified in 1892. The San Pablo line was double tracked in 1896. Cable operations ceased after May 31, 1899, and the road was quickly rebuilt for electric traction, which began on July 3.

The cable power house was located at San Pablo and 22nd Street, which was converted to an electric al substation after cable operations ended.

References

  1. Pacific Cable Railway Company (2007). 1887 Prospectus for San Francisco's Wire Cable Railways and Cable Cars. Lulu Press. p. 45. ISBN 9781430328926.
  2. ^ "Street Railroad Retrospect on San Pablo Avenue". Oakland Enquirer. Oakland, California. June 20, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  3. Trimble, Paul Castelhun; Alioto, John C. (2004). The Bay Bridge. Arcadia Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 9780738529707.
  4. "The Oaks Disappear". Oakland Tribune. Vol. CLXXII, no. 115. Oakland, California. April 24, 1960. p. C-1. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  5. 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.
  6. "Car Travel Stopped". The Oakland Times. Oakland, California. April 30, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  7. "Street Railway Change". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. October 4, 1896. p. 28. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  8. "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. Free access icon
  9. "The New Electric Road". Oakland Enquirer. Vol. XXXIV, no. 156. Oakland, California. July 7, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon


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