The San Francisco call., 1908-11-06
NEW LINES TO RUN
INTO OCEAN VIEW
Southern Pacific Plans Com
pIete Separation of Local
Traffic in Berkeley
Application for Franchise Con-
templates Running Trains
in Both Directions

from the main line traffic OF the South
ern Pacific company is contemplated in
the plans of the corporation in this
city. The plans hinge on the request
made 10 the trustees last night for an
extension Of their present Adeline-
Shattuck avenue line and three main
trunk lines along Ninth street in West
Berkeley. California street and the
Woolsey- Ellsworth street branch. The
first three lines named viii be parts
Of a double loop extending well into
Ocean View and later into Contra Costa
county, on which double tracks will be
operated. making it possible for trains
TO run in both directions. The train
schedule has not been fixed, but as
the three lines viii join in an apex at
the north there are great possibilities
for an interchangeab system.
With the contemplated line along
Woolsey and Ellsworth streets the local
system in this city viii be complete and
separate from the main track lines of
the company in Third street. Accord
ing 10 the announcement of W. r.
Scott, general superintendent of the
northern division, the present West
Berkeley steam local viii not be trans
formed into an electric railway and
will not for the present at least, form
a part of the local division for the
accommodation Of Berkeley traffic and
that north Of this city
TRAINS on THREE LINES
The AdeIine- -Shattuck avenue line.
now II operation as far as Vine street,
will be the main trunk of the Berkeley
system. into which the three lines viii
send trains every 90 minutes That
local passenger traffic may be speedily
and adequately handled, however, the
main trunk line will be operated from
the main line. which turns into it
near Emeryville at point near the
present B street station.
According 10 Scott the Southern Pa
cifc recently purchased a strip Of the
tide land a short distance south of
Sixteenth street station and trains viii
be run over the flI-in, which viii be
built TO avoid the curve at the head
OF Oakland mole.
This plan viii allow the local trains
for intercity travel TO shoot by the
Sixteenth street depot without a stop,
thus cutting down their time TO Berke
ley and the districts north OF this city.
MAY SEPARATE TRAFFIC
Although Manager Scott did not CON
firm the report, 1t is rumored here that
q complete separation of the suburban
and main line traffic of the company
is 10 be effected by the erection Of a
pier between long wharf and the broad
gauge pier for the accommodation of
local trains leaving the present mole
for the transcontinental and valley
trains.
That such a scheme is contemplated
by the corporation is evidenced by the
request for a franchise for an electric
train in South Berkeley from Adeline
street west along WOolsey street TO a
point midway between Deakin and Tel
egraph avenue The route then goes
north four blocks over private rights Of
way into Ellsworth street TO the uni
versity campus at Allston way. the ter
minus being only two blocks from and
parallel with the present Shattuck ave
nue. line.
Scott declared that the rapidly grow
ing section east Of Shattuck avenue
demanded the additional line, but that
the general scheme of the company was
10 make the Ellsworth line one for
local travel, with stops at all stations,
while the Adeline-Shat avenue line
would run with few stops from the
mole TO Ocean View. in order to bring
the cOmmuter TO his door as quickly
as IL he lived in the center of this city.
The Ninth street line from the mole
TO Ocean View viii effectively handle
all West Berkeley traffic as Ninth
street is only two blocks west Of San
Pablo avenue. now the main artery Of
travel into Oakland. The line will ex-
tend well into Ocean View and allow
residents Of that new township to work
IN San Francisco and still be able to
reach their homes in slightly over half
an hour from the Ferry building in San
Francisco.
The line will continue through Ocean
View and circle the hills north of this
city. and passing through Northbrae.
whence trains may be run either down
the California street line one block dis
tant and parallel to the proposed. .Sacra-
mento street line Of the Key Route
company, or into the Cragmont section
10 meet the extension of the present
line Of travel Of the Berkeley local at
the head of Henry street.
Northbrae. Cragmont and other tracts
north Of this city are admirably suited
for dwelling sites on account Of their
locality and height above the bay shore.
SERVICE FOR BUSINESSMEN
The whole expense Of these tracts.
from east on the bay shore to the
Berkeley hills northeast of here. will
be opened up by the new system, which
will afford easy egress and ingress to
businessmen of San Francisco. Oak
land and Berkeley who desire to live
there. The trains will be run at lea ST
every % minutes, according to Man
ager Scott, and the fare will be 10 cents
for continuous trip from San Fran
cisco. while the monthly commutation
tickets viii be sold at the same rate as
at present.
Although Manager Scott would not
confirm the report the Berkeley sys-
TEN viii be extended north into Contra
Costa conuty and cover the territory
around Point Richmond and the ada
cent towns OF Siege and San Pablo. 4
line may be run 10 Martinez.
Scott estimated that not less than
$4,000, 600 Will be spent in improve
ments on the new system in this city.
He said.
1--WE have everything on the ground
ready TO start when our bid is accepted.
Berkeley viii then have the finest su-
burban system in the world. Our road
and its equipment viii be of the latest
type and we viii offer the public every
convenience.
For the present the West Berkeley
local line viii not be converted, as the
Ninth street line viii handle all the
West Berkeley travel for a few years
10 come. Nor do we contemplate chang
ing the present status of affairs over
the main line in Third street along the
water front.
"The deep curve near Sixteenth street