Alameda by Rail (Images of Rail: California)
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (817 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738547069 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Singer rode the Pacific Electric “Red Cars” in his youth and, after he retired, realized his dream of becoming a motorman. Ute, the grandson of a San Francisco motorman, is a founder of the San Francisco Railway Archive. . Authors Grant Ute and Bruce Singer compiled this evocative collection of vintage images to celebrate Alameda’s railway heritage
Great Took this to a retirement group and showed everyone. We all are very impressed.My grandfather ran the ferries that carried the railcars across the Bay which added to my enjoyment of this book.When I was in school the tracks were still on Lincoln Avenue even though the trains hadn't run for a very long time.Wouldn't it be great to have them again. Talk about saving gas.Thank you. Ian Kennedy said Fascinating book for Alameda residents. Fascinating book for Alameda residents. I took a walk and took photos of some of the places depicted in the book so you can see what they look like today. Here's the result.[]. Very interesting. Laurie Weigel Get stories and pictures. I remember stories of the street cars costing a nickel to go to the city. Interesting.
An auto tube, and later the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, hastened the demise of ferry, then rail, operations before World War II.. In 1869, the city became the first Bay Area terminus of the Transcontinental Railroad. Later generations rode steam, then electric, trains to a grand ferry pier where ornate watercraft guided them the 20 minutes to San Francisco. Alameda became an island because a railroad allowed construction crews to dig a tidal canal, separating it from Oakland in 1902. Across the great bay from San Francisco, the city of Alameda evolved into an island hometown of fine Victorian and Craftsman architecture and a port containing a naval air station, shipbuilding center, and the winter home of the long-gone Alaska Packers fleet of “tall ships.” But Alameda also was a busy railroad town. In 1864, a passenger railroad with a ferry connection created a commute to San Francisco
Singer rode the Pacific Electric “Red Cars” in his youth and, after he retired, realized his dream of becoming a motorman. About the Author Authors Grant Ute and Bruce Singer compiled this evocative collection of vintage images to celebrate Alameda’s railway heritage using the archives of the Bay Area Electric Railroad Association’s Western Railway Museum. Ute, the grandson of a San Francisco motorman, is a founder of the San Francisco Railway Archive.