East Bay streetcar network
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The East Bay streetcar network was an early 20th-century electric streetcar system serving cities across California’s East Bay, forming a key part of the region’s urban transit before the rise of buses and automobiles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Bay streetcar network canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric railway system
ⓘ
public transit system ⓘ streetcar network ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declineCause |
rise of automobiles
ⓘ
rise of buses ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead wire ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key component of early 20th-century East Bay urban development
ⓘ
precursor to later East Bay transit systems ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
East Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | streetcar ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf | East Bay transit history ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
interurban transit
ⓘ
urban transit ⓘ |
| replacedBy | bus network ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Alameda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ Oakland NERFINISHED ⓘ Piedmont, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond, California NERFINISHED ⓘ San Leandro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedFunction |
commuter transport
ⓘ
local urban circulation ⓘ |
| servedRegion | California’s East Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tractionType | electric power ⓘ |
| transportType | mass transit ⓘ |
| usedRailGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.