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Peninsula Commute

The Peninsula Commute, also known as the Southern Pacific Peninsula or just Peninsula, was the common name for commuter rail service between San Jose and San Francisco on the San Francisco Peninsula. This service ran as a private, for-profit enterprise beginning in 1863. Due to operating losses, the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) petitioned to…

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Owner
San Francisco & San Jose Railroad (1863–1870) Southern Pacific (1870–1980)
Area served
San Francisco Peninsula Santa Clara Valley
Began operation
1863
Character
commuter railroad with level crossings partial service on freight lines
Legend
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Locale
San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara

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Peninsula Commute

Nodes105
Edges104
Triples129
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019048
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related to Under Southern Pacific · 32
Peninsula Commute → As, As Southern Pacific's, Bayshore Cutoff, Cahill, Dumbarton Cutoff, Just, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Mayfield Cutoff, Menlo Park, Newark, November, Oakland, Ocean View Branch, Passenger, Peninsula Electric, Sacramento, San Bruno Mountain, San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose
related to State administration and Caltrain · 23
Peninsula Commute → AB, Assembly Bill, Assemblymember Lou Papan, BART, Bayshore Cutoff, Bayshore Freeway, Caltrans, CPUC, Daly City, I-280, In, Legislature, MTC, Peninsula Transit Alternatives Project, PENTAP, Preservation, Report, Resolution No, San Bruno, San Francisco International Airport
related to External links · 21
Peninsula Commute → Arcadia Publishing, Caltrain, Charleston, Dumbarton Cut-Offs, ISBN, Janet, March, McGovern, Morris, Peninsula Commute Service, Retrieved April, Retrieved July, Robert, Robert Morris Photography, South Carolina, Southern Pacific, SP, SP Commute Trains, The Bay Shore, The Railroad Gazette
related to Locomotives · 21
Peninsula Commute → After, By, Caltrain, Commute, December, Fairbanks-Morse H-24-66, General Service, However, January, No, Older, Pacific-type, Peninsula, Peninsula Corridor, San Francisco, San Jose, SP, The, Train Master, While
related to Rolling stock · 12
Peninsula Commute → As SP, CalTrain, Diesel-electric Fairbanks-Morse Train Masters, EMD, EMD F40PH, Fairbanks-Morse, General Service, One, Peninsula Corridor, SF, SJ, SP
Legend · 3
Peninsula Commute → edit⟂, talk⟂, view⟂
System map · 3
Peninsula Commute → edit⟂, talk⟂, view⟂
Area served · 1
Peninsula Commute → San Francisco Peninsula Santa Clara Valley
Began operation · 1
Peninsula Commute → 1863
Character · 1
Peninsula Commute → commuter railroad with level crossings partial service on freight lines

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service sp peninsula commute san francisco train railroad southern jose caltrain pacific locomotives passenger rail trains line bayshore 1980 cars

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Peninsula CommuteArea servedSan Francisco Peninsula Santa Clara Valley1.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteBegan operation18631.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteCharactercommuter railroad with level crossings partial service on freight lines1.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteLegendview⟂1.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteLegendtalk⟂1.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteLegendedit⟂1.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteLocaleSan Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara1.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteNumber of lines11.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteNumber of stations321.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteOperator(s)San Francisco & San Jose Railroad (1863–1870) Southern Pacific (1870–1980) Amtrak (1978–1979)1.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteOwnerSan Francisco & San Jose Railroad (1863–1870) Southern Pacific (1870–1980)1.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteSystem length50 mi (80 km)1.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteSystem mapview⟂1.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteSystem maptalk⟂1.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteSystem mapedit⟂1.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteTop speed79 mph (127 km/h)1.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteTrack gauge.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .de…1.00infobox
Peninsula CommuteTransit typeCommuter rail1.00infobox

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