The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
SANTA f WILL
MAKE DEAL WITH
kFY ROUTE LINE
Negotiations Under Way Which
VIII Eventually Eliminate the
Point Richmond Ferry
Oakland Pier to Be Enlarged
and Vast Area of TideIands
Reclaimed
Especial Dispatch to The Call

Topeka, Aug. 3.-Important changes
in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railways passenger traffic arrange
ments, involving the establishing of a
joint service with the San Francisco,
Oakland and San Jose railway of Oak
land, Cal, are under considera-
ton by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe officials here
Negotiations between the representa-
tives of the two lines. looking toward
making the Oakland system pas
senger service terminal handling line
and are on the eve of being consum-
mated.
Officials Are Reticent
Details of the proposed consolidation
are not to be had. Santa Fe officials
are reticent as to what moves are in
hand
It is said that there have been i'm
portant developments at Oakland,
touching enlargement of the San Fran
cisco. Oakland and San Jose railways
terminal facilities.
Key Route Petition
OAKLAND, Aug 3.-The foregoing z
dispatch finds confirmation here to a
great extent in the application which
was made last night before the city
council by the San Francisco, Oakland
and San Jose railway (Key Route) for
franchise to widen it's existing pier
to 500 feet. providing for an extension
of 100 feet on the north and 400 feet to
the south, including the width of the
present structure.
While the Key Route officials will not
commit themselves It was definitely
learned tsat one of the ob3ects of the
company is to provide more space on
the pier for the operation of train serv-
ice.
1t has also come to light here that,
as the Topeka dispatch announces,
negotiations are in progress between
the two companies to make the Key
Route ferry system passenger ter
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe system.
Meaning of Plan
This would mean. if the plan be con-
summated, that the entire western
through traffic and local passenger
traffic to San Francisco would be
handled by the Key Route company in
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San Francisco by way of Point Rich
mond.
1t also means that the full passenger
train service of the Santa Fe system
would be operated into Oakland and
that this city would become its con-
tinentaI terminus on the east side of
San Francisco bay.
Point Richmond Ferry
The Key Routes ferry service and,
incidentally. all of it's facilities would
be placed at the Santa Fe's disposal.
The local line is handils adjacent TO the
present freight and passenger station
of the Santa Fe, the electric system
parallelimg the Santa Fe tracks from
San Pablo avenue west to the bay shore
line. AS now operated the Santa Fe
takes its Oakland passengers by train
to Point Richmond, there transferring
to it's main line. It's overland passenger
service for San Francisco each way is
handled by ferry from Point Richmond.
With these facts uncovered added
to the public move, which the Key
Route company when it filed it's fran
chise application last night in con-
junction with that of the Oakland ter
company's project of reclaiming the
vast area OF tide lands between the
Key Route pier and the Southern Pa
eific company's Oakland mole, and its
accompanying wharf and dock con-
structions plans in the Key Route basin
also become of still greater moment, in
view of the pending Key Routes Santa
Fe negotiations.
Terminal Space Available
1t has been limited that the Santa
Fe would utilize space on the new
lands to be made by the Oakland ter
minal company, which is composed of
the same men who are interested most
heavily in the Key Route system In
event of such an arrangement the
Santa Fe would be in a position to
handle a heavy freight business, as it
already has a large property at Twen-
tieth and Union streets. purchased for
freight handling.
The lands which are to be reclaimed
are within easy reach of Wood street.
over which the Key Route, the West
ern Pacific. and for part of the way.
the Santa Fe hold franchises. Any one
or all of these systems can reach the
new lands by way of Wood street. That
handling of freight on the western
shore of the city is TO be made con-
venient by all of these roads, and the
Southern Pacific company as well. with
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