United Railroads of San Francisco

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Railroads_of_San_Francisco
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf defunct streetcar company
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1921
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:formedBy consolidation of several streetcar companies
gptkbp:foundedYear 1902
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:San_Francisco
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Railroads of San Francisco
gptkbp:industry gptkb:transportation
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:precursor_to_San_Francisco_Municipal_Railway_(Muni)
influenced San Francisco transit development
gptkbp:location gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:John_D._Spreckels
gptkb:Claus_Spreckels
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1906_San_Francisco_earthquake
antitrust law
labor strikes
decline after 1906 earthquake
municipal competition from Muni
reorganization as Market Street Railway (1921)
gptkbp:notableFor cable cars
electric streetcars
cable car infrastructure
powerhouses
streetcar barns
gptkbp:operates streetcars
cable cars
gptkbp:operatesRoute gptkb:Market_Street_Railway
gptkb:Powell-Hyde_Cable_Car_Line
gptkb:Powell-Mason_Cable_Car_Line
gptkb:California_Street_Cable_Railroad
gptkb:Fillmore_Street_Line
gptkb:Geary_Street,_Park_&_Ocean_Railway
gptkb:Haight_Street_Line
gptkb:Mission_Street_Line
gptkb:O'Farrell,_Jones_and_Hyde_Streets_Cable_Car_Line
gptkb:Powell_Street_Railway
gptkb:Presidio_&_Ferries_Railway
gptkb:Sutter_Street_Railway
gptkb:Union_Street_Line
gptkb:Valencia_Street_Line
gptkbp:parentCompany Spreckels family (majority control)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Market_Street_Railway_Company_(original)
gptkbp:servesArea gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Market_Street_Railway_Company_(new,_1921)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Patrick_Calhoun
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6