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San Francisco and Oakland Railroad information


San Francisco and Oakland Railroad
Overview
LocaleNorthern California
Dates of operation1862–1870
SuccessorCentral Pacific Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The San Francisco and Oakland Railroad (SF&O) was built in 1862 to provide ferry-train service from a San Francisco ferry terminal connecting with railroad service through Oakland to San Antonio. In 1868 Central Pacific Railroad decided that Oakland would be the west coast terminus of the First transcontinental railroad and bought SF&O. Beginning November 8, 1869, part of the SF&O line served as the westernmost portion of the transcontinental railroad. It subsequently was absorbed into the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP). The track in Oakland was electrified in 1911 and extended across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in 1939. Service was abandoned in 1941.

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