Engineer Eric Parkinson is at the controls of Train 535 as he calls out "Approach at North Hayward", and crosses the San Lorenzo Creek with the CDTX 2014 and 5 cars. Canon Rebel XS.

BNSF 575 and 2823 lead a three-car Warm Springs Local southbound on UP trackage in San Lorenzo CA.

Southbound Capitol Corridor train in San Lorenzo

The Oakland to Houston auto train crosses the San Lorenzo Creek as the conductor calls out a "Diverging Approach North Hayward" to duck into the siding to meet #532.

A neat look at a heat kink mixed with a bad joint on the UP's Coast Subdivison, near MP19. After sending an e-mail to some folks in Omaha, with photos, the next night I was awoken by the sound of ... (more)

BNSF 557 North leads the Warm Springs Local over a small creek that takes run-off water from Castro Valley, and parts of Hayward down to the San Francisco Bay on a nice Spring afternoon.

In good paint, BNSF 557 North, the survivor of the Tejon, NM wreck 12/95 rumbles through San Lorenzo, with the Leslie horn blaring at 60MPH.

AMTK 205 leads a Capitol Corridor train southbound through San Lorenzo CA, enroute to San Jose.

UP1204 has some major history... It used to be some high cab switcher, and now is running around on the Mulford Local, seen passing through San Lorenzo.

Former SD40R SP7369 with trademark espee noselight and large plow looking good.

My favorite numbered SP SD40M-2, still unpatched doing some night shot posing.

Lease SD40R GCFX3102 (ex-SP7369, ex-SP8455) leads a former sister SP SD40M-2 and a UP dash-9 across San Lorenzo Creek on the San Leandro / San Lorenzo city borders.

A broken drawbar helped set up ths un-planned shot. Power was rebuild leaser SD40R GCFX3102 (ex-SP7369, ex-SP8455), SD40M-2 SP8579 (ex-CNW 968) and C44-9W UP9665 (ex-CNW8601). Three units on a UP ... (more)

Trailing behind the SP8283 is a ex-MILW RCL MP15AC, ex-DRGW SD40T-2 LTEX8631, ex-SP SD40T-2 UP2929, and patched ex-SP GP38-2 UP567.

The MSJRV13 finally makes it into town at a somewhat slow speed with the SP8283 leading (one of 4 unpatched SP T-2's left on the active UP roster). That bridge isn't in that bad of shape at 104 ye... (more)