. The Street railway journal . erurban, of which the more important are thosein San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles and Sacramento. Inthe building up of the communities which they serve theseroads have been prominent factors. This fact is especiallyevident in Southern California, with its many attractions fortourists. The present systems are being extended generally,and are being put into better condition; new lines are underconstruction, and many more have reached- only the paperstage, but give good promise of being built during the comingyear. Until last summer only the single-car method of
. The Street railway journal . erurban, of which the more important are thosein San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles and Sacramento. Inthe building up of the communities which they serve theseroads have been prominent factors. This fact is especiallyevident in Southern California, with its many attractions fortourists. The present systems are being extended generally,and are being put into better condition; new lines are underconstruction, and many more have reached- only the paperstage, but give good promise of being built during the comingyear. Until last summer only the single-car method of opera-tion was employed on the electric systems. During the last fewmonths the North Shore Railroad of San Francisco has putinto service an excellent system of train operation, as describedin the Street Railway Journal of Jan. 2 and 9. This wasclosely followed by the electric train service on the new line ofthe San Francisco, Oakland & San Jose Railway, on the Oak-land side of San Francisco Bay. In the latter system, which. Street FIG. 1.—MAP OF DISTRICT SERVED BY THE KEY ROUTE The San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose Railway was con-structed primarily to afford a rapid and frequent service be-tween San Francisco and the cities of Oakland and Berkeley
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