Description
See the Key System from 1945 and the end of WW II that brought the National City
Lines 'buy out'. See the last 13 years of a great transit line that struggled
to maintain quality service in a world of change. We review the NCL and compare
its control of the Key System to the LA Railway and others. See the last few
years of the Key's subsidiary streetcar lines that were ripped out after 1948.
Visit the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco and ride the Bay Bridge.
Visit and ride through the Bridge Yard and recall the Key's great fleet of
Bridge Units connecting th great East Bay and San Francisco! Run through the
Emeryville Yard and watch trains spill past the tower. See great trains in a
wealth of locations in a bygone era on all the Bridge lines A through F. Don't
miss the action with freight trains down 40th street from Sacramento Northern's
connection to the C line and the Oakland Terminal Railway. The F line's "City of
Berkeley" Key train of the former SN Ry cars is just one of he delights to see
on the Berkeley Line! The C line in Piedmont and Oakland Ave offers the beauty
of the East Bay. Sixteen people shot film that made this video possible for you
to see! Their efforts allow to relive those wonderful days!
To quote Model Railroader "This is a large helping of trains and 1 hour and 42
minutes! As usual, Charles Smiley gives us a lot to enjoy. He still operates
the premiere video recovery system around, and gives us footage that has been
cleaned up. brightened, sharpened and smoothly edited."
