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Books : The Key System: San Francisco and the Eastshore Empire (CA) (Images of Rail)In association with Amazon.com List Price: $19.99 Amazon.com's Price: $15.99 You Save: $4.00 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 978 EAN: 9780738547220 ISBN: 0738547220 Label: Arcadia Publishing Manufacturer: Arcadia Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: April 25, 2007 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Release Date: April 30, 2007 Studio: Arcadia Publishing Sales Rank: 579066 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: It is difficult now to imagine San Francisco Bay without bridges, but not too long ago, a complex system of ferries and trains helped span the waters in an elegant way. The Key System was a huge portion of this network; it was part of businessman “Borax” Smith’s method to attract San Francisco workers to live in the cities of Berkeley, Oakland, and Piedmont, where he dealt in real estate. The Southern Pacific Railroad was the Key System’s fierce competitor, then later an ally, before it was vanquished. Thousands of commuters rode the system for years, until a ridership decline eventually doomed the Key when bridges finally crisscrossed the bay. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Informative, great picturesSince our family once used the Key-System, it was great to read about it, and see all the places it went to. Rating: - Key to the Key SystemThis book was everything I hoped it would be. As a railway buff and a fan of the Key System it is a great addition to my library Rating: - Impressed!I'm very impressed with the photos in this book. Some of these seem to be newly discovered. My father rode the Key System Bay Bridge trains during the 1950s as I mentioned in my review for another Key System book. May 2008 Update: It is fitting that this book was published about one year before last months's 50th anniversary of the end of the Key System's Bay Bridge rail service on Sunday April 20th, 2008 as reported in the April 18th issue of the San Francisco Chronicle. Although ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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