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Re: Oakland WB/EB Main Lines At 7th Street Question
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 11-22-2020 - 14:20
TMer Wrote:
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> Dr. Z, Thanks for taking the time to share your
> knowledge here. You discerned the right time
> period, nice work. 1965 is the date of the aerial
> and that's the period I'm interested in.
>
> I looked at the SPINS again and found the track
> numbers for the four main tracks running adjacent
> to 16th St. as you described. Here's how they're
> labelled
>
> track 1--westbound electric
> track 2--eastbound electric
> track 3--westbound main
> track 4--eastbound main
Counting from the bay side to the land side, the tracks were identified as:
Freight Lead 1
Freight Lead 2
Main Line 3
Main Line 4
Electric 5 *
Electric 6 *
* Electric 5 and Electric 6 extended from 20th Street to 34th Street during the time frame you're asking about.
• There was no designated Current of Traffic within the area controlled by 16th Street Tower, thus no tracks were designated "Eastbound" or "Westbound."
• The "westbound electric" and "eastbound electric" tracks were located in East Oakland, and the portion between the palm tree crossovers in East Oakland Yard and CP East Oakland at 29th Avenue still exist (although slightly realigned).
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> Dr. Z, Thanks for taking the time to share your
> knowledge here. You discerned the right time
> period, nice work. 1965 is the date of the aerial
> and that's the period I'm interested in.
>
> I looked at the SPINS again and found the track
> numbers for the four main tracks running adjacent
> to 16th St. as you described. Here's how they're
> labelled
>
> track 1--westbound electric
> track 2--eastbound electric
> track 3--westbound main
> track 4--eastbound main
Counting from the bay side to the land side, the tracks were identified as:
Freight Lead 1
Freight Lead 2
Main Line 3
Main Line 4
Electric 5 *
Electric 6 *
* Electric 5 and Electric 6 extended from 20th Street to 34th Street during the time frame you're asking about.
• There was no designated Current of Traffic within the area controlled by 16th Street Tower, thus no tracks were designated "Eastbound" or "Westbound."
• The "westbound electric" and "eastbound electric" tracks were located in East Oakland, and the portion between the palm tree crossovers in East Oakland Yard and CP East Oakland at 29th Avenue still exist (although slightly realigned).
