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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Union Pacific Railroad BNSF Railway |
| Locale | Oakland, California |
| Dates of operation | 1943– |
| Predecessor | Key System Oakland Terminal Railroad |
| Successor | West Oakland Pacific Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge |
| Track length | 10 mi (16 km) |
TheOakland Terminal Railway (reporting markOTR) was aterminal railroad in WestOakland, California. The OTR was jointly acquired in 1943 by theWestern Pacific Railroad andAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to take over theKey System's freight railroad known as theOakland TerminalRailroad. Today, the OTR is now theWest Oakland Pacific Railroad (reporting markWOPR) that operates on 10 miles (16 km) of track.[1] OTR was jointly owned by theUnion Pacific Railroad andBNSF Railway. The railroad operated in the industrial area around theOakland Army Base.
The OTR interchanged with the ATSF near the Southern Pacific16th Street Station in Oakland. The OTR also interchanged with the Western Pacific viatrackage rights over the Key System from Emeryville to theSacramento Northern (a WP subsidiary) terminal at 40th and Shafter Streets in Oakland. It is no longer in service.
TheOakland TerminalRailroad was the predecessor of the Oakland Terminal Railway. The Railroad was formed in 1935 by the Railway Realty & Equipment Company, Ltd. to handle the Key System's freight customers. The Railroad operated over Key System's A,B, andC lines and the Key System's freight-only tracks on 26th Street and along the waterfront. In 1943 the Key System sold the Oakland Terminal Railroad to the Western Pacific and the Santa Fe Railway.[2] The Oakland Terminal Railroad was renamed theOakland Terminal Railway. Because it operated over some of the Key System, some of the switching was performed by electric locomotives. The company acquired a controversial franchise to operatestreet running on Union Street in 1953, allowing the freight interchange directly between the two parent companies' lines.[3]
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