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keysystemmap7324 viewsOld map of Key Route system. Key's Berkeley trains to Sacramento Street are still "proposed". Thanks to Stash for forwarding this one over. Click on image a 2nd time to display full size image.17 comments
F_tunnel_MDO.jpg
F_tunnel_MDO3551 views"F" train for San Francisco exits Northbrae Tunnel, Berkeley, at Hopkins St. Photo by Michael Ongerth. John Stashik Collection8 comments
Key_System_station.jpg
Key_System_station3145 viewsKey System Piedmont Station. Clock tower and building to left still exist to this day. There is a Key System plaque now right about where that C train is. Thanks to Greg Weirich for permission to post. Photo by J C Weirich
Arroyo_before_after.jpg
Arroyo_before_after2942 viewsArroyo Ave, Oakland. Before & After. Inset: Key System 687 on the C-Piedmont line just east of Grand Ave (date unknown). The tracks running straight are for the 10-Piedmont Ave streetcar line. Now photo taken summer of 2002 by Sam Lewit6 comments
Key_Berkeley1910.jpg
Key_Berkeley19102631 viewsBack when the Key Route was new! Berkeley in 1910. John Stashik Collection
Key_7_Arlington_Ardmore.jpg
Key_7_Arlington_Ardmore2591 viewsKey System 7 car at end of track, Kensington, 1947. The motorman has not changed poles yet. The other end of the route ran up Euclid Ave. in Berkeley. John Stashik Collection2 comments
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trib7_17_692528 viewsOakland Tribune July 17th, 1969 Article describing Emeryville's great car building capabilities.
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save00142498 viewsRegular "G" car in hole. Special car 271 in front. Note large expanse of right-of-way for future use leading to Richmond. J.G.Graham Collection Courtesy of the Oakland History Room6 comments
Oakland_Av_before_after.jpg
Oakland_Av_before_after2463 viewsOakland Av C-Line. Before & After. Now photo taken summer of 2002 by Sam Lewit3 comments
Piedmont_before_after.jpg
Piedmont_before_after2458 viewsAt Piedmont Community Center. Now photo taken in summer of 2002 by Sam Lewit
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keyanrptcvr19462424 viewsFront cover of 1946 Key System annual report.
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chron6_6_082363 viewsChronicle June 6th, 1908 Description of new line to be built to San Jose (never "fully" materialized).
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save00152352 views#271 special car in cut between Broadway and Piedmont station on C line. Note block signal for single track use. J.G.Graham Collection Courtesy of the Oakland History Room
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save00112347 views#938 on 3 line on Berkeley section of single track. Note zig zag track in background. J.G.Graham Collection Courtesy of the Oakland History Room3 comments
F_EuniceBr_MDO.jpg
F_EuniceBr_MDO2314 viewsWestbound "F" at the Eunice Street bridge, Berkeley. Photo by Michael Ongerth. John Stashik Collection1 comments
Key925_2_7thCedar.jpg
Key925_2_7thCedar2289 viewsKSTL car at 7th & Cedar, Oakland, 1948. John Stashik Collection
B_curve_w.jpg
B_curve_w2250 viewsOld trackage as seen in May 2004 John Stashik Collection
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clinespecial2247 views#271 Special car at Oakland Ave end of C line. J.G.Graham Collection Courtesy of the Oakland History Room2 comments
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save00132189 viewsSpecial at B line Underhills station. J.G.Graham Collection Courtesy of the Oakland History Room1 comments
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save00102172 viewsKS Special using SN 1005 up on B line at Underhills J.G.Graham Collection Courtesy of the Oakland History Room2 comments
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stepdetail2145 views# 575 on the F line stored between runs at tower #2. Platform detail. Note valve next to ventilator, IFA signal is run by an arm drops and trips this valve throwing train into emergency. Has to be manually reset. J.G.Graham Collection Courtesy of the Oa1 comments
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richmondunderpass2137 viewsCar #38 at new SP underpass for MacDonald Ave Richmond, 1907. J.G.Graham Collection Courtesy of the Oakland History Room
Key_SanPabloSta.jpg
Key_SanPabloSta1899 views40th & San Pablo, Emeryville. A Key train stops at this well known station. Courtesy of John Stashik1 comments
Key121_Bancroft_Shattuck.jpg
Key121_Bancroft_Shattuck1841 viewsWestbound "F" train on Shattuck Ave. at Bancroft Way in downtown Berkeley. Unit 121; April 15, 1958. John Stashik Collection2 comments
Key123_F.jpg
Key123_F1817 viewsWestbound "F" exits Northbrae Tunnel at Hopkins & Sutter Sts., Berkeley in 1958. John Stashik Collection
Key129_A_Twr2.jpg
Key129_A_Twr21811 views"A" train at Tower 2 John Stashik Collection
Key_PopJunc.jpg
Key_PopJunc1809 viewsPoplar Junct., Oakland. Key shuttle car from 12th St. meets a 22nd St. line train bound for the pier. John Stashik Collection
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WPvs9871804 viewsWP train collision with Key streetcar in East Oakland. John Stashik Collection2 comments
KeyRouteInn.jpg
KeyRouteInn1802 viewsThe famous Key Route Inn on the 22nd Street line of the San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose Railway. The downtown Oakland street would later be known as Grand Avenue, route of the B-line. Courtesy of John Stashik4 comments
Key175_F.jpg
Key175_F1758 views"F" train at Solano & The Alameda, Berkeley, September 1956. John Stashik Collection1 comments
Key687.jpg
Key6871758 viewsDescending the hill from Grand Avenue on the C-Piedmont line is Key System 687. Courtesy of John Stashik1 comments
Key175_A.jpg
Key175_A1696 viewsJuly 1956 at 12th & Oak Sts., in Oakland, terminal for the "A" line. Alameda County Courthouse in background. John Stashik Collection1 comments
Tower1.jpg
Tower11673 viewsBridge Rly. San Francisco interlocking tower. This controlled Key System, IER and SN train movements. Photo probably taken 1939. Courtesy of John Stashik
exKey_Argentina_3372_001.jpg
exKey_Argentina_3372_0011637 viewsex-Key System unit in Argentina. Note the trolley pole, split windows, covered coupler, jumper cables and no more route letter sign on front of unit. John Stashik Collection1 comments
Key967.jpg
Key9671621 viewsKey System 18 car turns from Lakeshore Av. onto Walla Vista in Oakland. Courtesy of John Stashik
Key129.jpg
Key1291620 viewsA westbound Key System "E" train at 55th & Shattuck, Oakland. Courtesy of John Stashik2 comments
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