Tiburon
Prisoner train from US Penitentiary Atlanta being loaded onto a barge at Tiburon for transport to Alcatraz Island.
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Tiburon
Prison train carrying federal prisoners being transported to Alcatraz Island, being loaded onto railroad barge at Tiburon ferry depot. Prison boat General McDowell at center.
Outside SF
17th & Harrison
Cement factory with Southern Pacific Train cars
Mission
Ocean Shore Railroad
Ocean Shore Railroad train taken from Mission Street viaduct looking East. Islais Creek on right, farms in distance on southern slope of Bernal Heights. Alemany Boulevard now runs along the route of the tracks and Islais Creek, Interstate 280 is on the left.
Mission Terrace
Park & Ocean RR train
Train at Willard & Frederick site of present Kezar Stadium is today
Golden Gate Park
SF & SM electric Railway
San Francisco and San Mateo Electric Railway, the former Joost Line, electric car with passengers, car 30 near San Jose and Sickles.
Outer Mission
Bernal Cut
View north to Southern Pacific train passing through Bernal Cut under Richland Street Bridge. [632]
Bernal Heights
12th & Mission
View southeast across Mission Street from 12th Street to Ocean Shore Railroad Depot on the southeast corner along with promotional offices for coastside developments at (El Granada) and Salada Beach (now Pacifica). Sign for Coast Side Transportation Company. South Van Ness Avenue now runs straight through the right side of this view. The building at left still stands at 1563 Mission.
South of Market
7th & Fulton
Depot for Powell Street Railroad/ Ferries & Cliff House Railroad steam trains. Building still there at GG Park entrance. This was the last station that served steam trains, built and opened in 1890. Went out of commission in 1894 because of the Midwinter Exposition world's fair.
Golden Gate Park
Spring Valley Flume
[DPW 1567] View north toward Bernal Heights, The aqueduct is a 44" pipe built by the Spring Valley Water Co. in the late 1800's. It carries water from the Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Mateo County to San Francisco via the University Mound reservoir. The trestle was built by the Ocean Shore Railway Co. in 1906, and was filled in 1914-15. Alemany Blvd. now runs along the alignment of the trestle
Bernal Heights
Lands End
Ferries & Cliff House Special Train, supposedly for President Harrison's party, Apr 27, 1891. Train is rounding the curve just east of Lands End station. Future Lincoln Park golf course in background.
Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Embarcadero Aerial
Aerial view looking south toward Bay Bridge, Belt Line Railroad yard at lower right. Ferry Building with vehicle underpass in front. Early construction work on Embarcadero Freeway visible curving towards The Embarcadero south of Howard.
Northern Waterfront
SP Bayshore Yard
Train heading South, View looking North to Bayview Hill
Outside SF
Oakland
Southern Pacific Lines Train on Oakland street.
Outside SF
Crisp near Revere
Naval dry docks Hunters Point steam engine #19. Temporary passenger train service was established from the Hunters Point shipyard to connect with Southern Pacific trains during World War 2.
Hunters Point