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The Oakland Seaport is a major container ship facility located in Oakland, California, in the San Francisco Bay. It is operated by the Port of Oakland port authority along with the Oakland International Airport. It was the first major port on the Pacific Coast of the United States to build terminals for container
Polynesia Line, based in San Rafael, CA, is an ocean container shipping line specializing in trade between the South Pacific islands and the US Pacific coast. Polynesia Line serves SSA Terminals in Long Beach, OICT in Oakland, Tahiti, American Samoa, Samoa, and Tonga.
The OTR was jointly acquired in 1943 by the Western Pacific Railroad and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to take over the Key System's freight railroad known as the Oakland Terminal Railroad. Today, the OTR is now the West Oakland Pacific Railroad ( reporting mark WOPR ) that operates on 10 miles (16 km) of track. [ 1 ]
The Santa Fe's original Northern California terminal was Ferry Point. Construction of a high-quality depot was one of the conditions set forth by the city for the ATSF to build through Oakland. [3] It opened on May 16, 1904. [3] Passenger service was cut back to Richmond after June 15, 1958, ending service at the station. [4]
The Central Pacific Railroad Depot is a former rail station located in Oakland, California on 7th Street west of Broadway. Originally serving as the western terminal of the San Francisco and Oakland Railroad, the Central Pacific Railroad chose the line as the final link of their transcontinental route and acquired the line and station in 1869. [2]
Interior of the station in 2018. The station is located in the southeastern part of the Jack London Square district of Oakland, California. [2] The two-track Union Pacific Railroad Niles Subdivision runs approximately northwest–southwest along Embarcadero West through Jack London Square, with a siding splitting off from the north main track (Main 2) through the station area.
Oakland and East Side Railroad: ATSF: 1902 1911 California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway: Oakland Terminal Railroad: ATSF/ WP: 1935 1943 Oakland Terminal Railway: Oakland Township Railroad: SP: 1881 1887 South Pacific Coast Railway: Ocean Shore Railroad: 1911 1920 N/A Ocean Shore Railway: 1905 1911 Ocean Shore Railroad: Oregon Eastern Railway ...
On July 1, 1977, BART began a shuttle bus service called AirBART that ran to the airport terminals from street level at Coliseum station (thereafter named Coliseum/Oakland Airport). The shuttle ride took ten minutes and cost 50 cents. [13] AirBART was a joint project of BART and the Port of Oakland, which owns and operates the airport. [14] [15]