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The rail line.
The Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail line.
It began in Chicago and ended here at Point Richmond. Trains arriving here were then broken into sections 16 cars long and loaded here on 250 foot-long ferries that took the rail cars to San Francisco. The ferries, Ocean View and San Pablo made the round trip with the rail cars and passengers from 1900 when this terminal was built until the late 1930s, service ending after the Golden Gate and Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridges opened. Freight service continued from here until the 1960s.
If you click the image to enlarge it, a sailboat passes on the left; San Francisco is in the haze in the background. Dead center in the haze is Mount Sutro and its huge transmission antenna, the highest point in San Francisco. You get a peek at Angel Island behind the rail terminus.
10 commentaires:
Great shots and informative reading.
Have a nice tuesday, Louis.
Great photo, and what fun to read some history about where I live! I really had no idea about this rail line. Ah, the things I don't know!
You need Judy Garland singing for you here!
Louis, this is my favorite post of yours--I'm a history-lover. This photo and your text is so fine.
History lesson and a gorgeous image.
It's an odd place, it's use, but makes for a lovely image.
Terminus tout le monde descend, veuillez vous assurer de ne rien avoir oublié dans le train, la SNCF vous remercie....
Terminus everybody has to leave. Please take care and don't forget something on board, thanks a lot....
Louis, thanks for explaining. I was afraid the terminus meant that they dumped all the passengers into the Bay. It's a lonely-looking rail line.
O yes this really is the end of the line - lovely post.
I like this! It must be surreal to come upon it without knowing it's history.
Great photo with some history. Id love to visit this area.
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