Berkeley California Key Route Ferry Terminal Railroad 1910s Postcard Unposted

This postcard dates to the 1910s and depicts the Key Route ferry terminal and rail facilities in Berkeley, California, an important transportation hub connecting East Bay communities with San Francisco during the early twentieth century.

Before the construction of the Bay Bridge, daily travel between the East Bay and San Francisco relied heavily on an integrated network of electric railways and ferry service operated by the Key System. Trains carried passengers from cities such as Berkeley, Oakland, and Alameda to waterfront terminals where they transferred to ferries for the trip across San Francisco Bay. This coordinated rail-and-ferry network became one of the most important commuter transportation systems in Northern California.

The image shows multiple sets of railroad and interurban tracks converging toward the ferry terminal buildings along the Berkeley waterfront. Overhead electrical wires for the interurban trains form a grid above the rails, while trolley cars appear near the station platforms. The arrangement of tracks, switching points, and terminal structures illustrates the infrastructure required to move large numbers of commuters efficiently between the East Bay and ferry connections bound for San Francisco.

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