16th Street Station

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The 16th Street Station was the principal railroad station of the Southern Pacific (SP) railroad in Oakland, California. It suffered significant damage in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake and was closed. It's function has since been replaced by the major Amtrak station in nearby Emeryville.

The station buildings remain, largely intact, including the switchman's tower and ironwork elevated platforms which, before the completion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, were utilized by commuter trains of SP's East Bay Electric Lines.

The station is presently (2006) being restored as part of a local redevelopment project. It will, however, not be used as a railroad station again.

The station is located in West Oakland at 16th and Wood Streets, adjacent to and visible from the Interstate 880 connector ramps of the MacArthur Maze.

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