Oakland train Terminal

I recall some murals depicting the Transcontinental RR. I doubt that they addressed the "hijinks" of the "Big Four", an example; Sacramento was a "foothill" town, as in Denver or Salt Lake, as they had Congress convinced to get them "mountain miles' paid from Sacramento. Lest we forget, during that time frame, there were a few other "things on the plate", like a Civil War, needing to be addressed.

Here's an interior shot, which appears to be post-earthquake. Not pretty. http://www.charnel.com/automatism/morbi ... udius.html

And here's another recent exterior shot. I'm not sure what the foreground structure is. Looks like part of an elevated platform, but the platform I remember was at ground level. http://www.acme.com/jef/photos/d3734/d3734i0028.html

This looks a little familiar http://www.acme.com/jef/photos/d3816/d3816i0028.html

One thing I remember about the platform canopy at Oakland was the ornate iron work across the top edge. I caught a glimpse of it from the freeway a few years back.

Mr. Toy--

The elevated platforms at 16th Street were the domain of the Key System.

SP trains stopped at ground level, but from the look of that photo the tracks in front of the station have been torn up. Today trains running between Jack London Station in Oakland (OKJ) and Emeryville (EMY) pass approximately one-half mile away.

Gilbert B Norman wrote:Mr. Toy--

The elevated platforms at 16th Street were the domain of the Key System.

What was the "Key System"?

Asked and answered, Mr Durmcorps--

http://www.trainweb.org/mts/sfobb/

More:

http://world.nycsubway.org/us/sf/keysystem.html

Mr Loco--

Platforms were in back of the headhouse; "been there done that".

Currently the track alignment has trains passing just under the freeway and across from the city street that is between the old depot and I-80/880. Can't be more than 250 feet or so. Whenever I ride the Capitol through there 16th Street depot is one of the things I always make it a point to look for.

"The elevated platforms at 16th Street were the domain of the Key System."

SP electrics, he meant. Ended 1941.