The first Chevrolet Nova built at Fremont rolled off the line in December 1984.

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Teslas, by contrast, are rolling off the assembly line in Fremont, Calif. at a rate of about 50 per day right now.

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Just north of the Fremont Bridge, a sculpture called Waiting for the Interurban commemorates the fallen rail line.

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