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==Route== ==Route==
The Oakland, San Leandro and Hayward Electric line began at First and Washington Streets in Oakland. At Washington and Thirteenth streets it ran eastward beyond the city limit, and along the county road through Pittsville, Melrose, Fitchburg, Elmhurst, San Leandro, to Hayward. At San Lorenzo Junction a branch road terminated at San Lorenzo Grove. Another branch passed up Twenty-third avenue.<ref name=Peerless>{{Source-attribution|{{cite news |title=Peerless! |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-peerless/160937033/ |access-date=15 December 2024 |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |via=Newspapers.com |date=February 17, 1894 |location=Oakland, California |page=5}} {{free access}} }}</ref> The Oakland, San Leandro and Hayward Electric line began at First and Washington Streets in Oakland. At Washington and Thirteenth streets it ran eastward beyond the city limit, and along the county road through Pittsville, Melrose, Fitchburg, Elmhurst, San Leandro, to Hayward. At San Lorenzo Junction a branch road terminated at San Lorenzo Grove. Another branch passed up Twenty-third avenue.<ref name=Peerless>{{Source-attribution|{{cite news |title=Peerless! |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-peerless/160937033/ |access-date=15 December 2024 |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |via=Newspapers.com |date=February 17, 1894 |location=Oakland, California |page=5}} {{free access}} }}</ref>

==See also==
* ] — modern descendant of the service


==References== ==References==

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A streetcar running on Castro Street in Hayward, postcard postmarked 1906

The Oakland, San Leandro and Hayward Electric Railway (OSL&H) was an electric street railroad in the East Bay of California. It connected Hayward to Oakland along the 14th Street and Mission Boulevard. Tracks were laid with a narrow gauge using 35-pound rails, with operations beginning in May 1892. Transfers were made available to the Highland Park and Fruit Vale Railroad Company's cars, and to the cars of the Central Avenue streetcar line. Oakland's terminus was extended to First and Washington the following March. A new company was established to build the 23rd Avenue branch, which would be absorbed into the OSL&H in 1894. By 1907, the line had been converted to standard gauge except for one mile of tracks leading into downtown Hayward, which was similarly converted the following year. The company passed into the hands of Oakland Transit Company in 1901. Service in Hayward ended on March 10, 1935, though tracks were retained in Oakland as far as 105th Avenue for local Key System streetcars.

Route

The Oakland, San Leandro and Hayward Electric line began at First and Washington Streets in Oakland. At Washington and Thirteenth streets it ran eastward beyond the city limit, and along the county road through Pittsville, Melrose, Fitchburg, Elmhurst, San Leandro, to Hayward. At San Lorenzo Junction a branch road terminated at San Lorenzo Grove. Another branch passed up Twenty-third avenue.

See also

References

  1. "Ready for Business". The Oakland Times. Oakland, California. April 30, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  2. ^ Owings, Marcess. "History of the Electric Railway". Hayward Area Historical Society. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "Peerless!". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. February 17, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  4. "A Welcome Change". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. March 29, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  5. "Monday's Legal Grist". The Oakland Times. Oakland, California. May 15, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  6. "Hayward Grants New Franchise". Oakland Enquirer. Oakland, California. December 5, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  7. "Hayward Traction Broad Gauged". Alameda Daily Star. Alameda, California. August 15, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  8. "Haywards Line Sold to Transit Company". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. July 31, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
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