Leona Line

16 Leona
Overview
StatusDismantled
LocaleOakland, California, U.S.
Service
TypeStreetcar
SystemKey System
History
OpenedMay 19, 1888
ClosedApril 1, 1936
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationOverhead line600 V DC (after 1896)
Route map

Leona Hotel
Car Barn
Ransome branch
abandoned tunnel
Mills
Beulah
Park Place
Lorum
Roberts
Roberts Coal Yard
Vernon
Talcott
 1 
Sather
Leone Chemical Co.
Pacific Cordage Co.
Fruitvale
Oakland Estuary
Tidal Canal

The Leona Line was a railway line in Oakland, California. It was known as the California Railway early in existence and went through many corporate reorganizations to eventually became the 16 Leona line of the Key System. Constructed as an independent steam railroad in 1888, the line would go on to be electrified and integrated into the East Bay streetcar network. It ran from Fruitvale station into the Oakland Hills to Leona and Laundry Canyon. The line transported large quantities of quarried stone and rock even into its life as a trolley service. Service ceased in 1936 and the line was dismantled.