Emeryville in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Key Route Terminal

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 7, 2014

1. Key Route Terminal Marker

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Inscription. This was the main terminal for
the Key System Railway during World War II.

The Shipyard Railway – also known as the “Pass the Ammunition”
Railway – was built by the Key System for the United States Maritime
Commission. In operation from 1943 through 1945, the railway was
crucial in transporting workers to Richmond’s Kaiser Shipyard during
wartime gasoline and tire rationing.

Erected 2000 by East Bay Asian Local Development Corp., Catellus Residential Group and Oliver & Company, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 37° 49.798′ N, 122° 16.762′ W. Marker is in Emeryville, California, in Alameda County. It is on San Pablo Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3850 San Pablo Avenue, Pinole CA 94564, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Oakland Ball Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Development of Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques, 1965-1978 (approx. ¼ mile away); The Development of RenderMan for Photorealistic Graphics, 1981-1988 (approx. ¼ mile

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away); Moving Shoreline (approx. half a mile away); Sherwin-Williams (approx. 0.6 miles away); Welcome to the Emeryville Greenway (approx. 0.6 miles away); Xučyun Park (Huchiun Park) (approx. 0.6 miles away); Judson Manufacturing (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Emeryville.

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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 7, 2014

2. Key Route Terminal Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 971 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.