An one-headed Coast Starlight! Shortly after departing Oakland, one of the P42s died and the crew had to set out the disabled engine near Elmhurst. The train continued its trip south with just o... (more)

There is something about that train...that's orange! "Coast Starlight", running almost 7 hours behind schedule, being pulled by a guest freight unit after one of the P42s died earlier on the trip... (more)

CDTX (Cal Train) #917 is racing thru Coyote, just South of San Jose on the way home with the Garlic Express operated in conjunction with the Gilroy Garlic Festival.

Returning from a round trip excursion from San Jose to Watsonville, SP 2472 and SP 4449 are passing thru College Park on the way to Newhall Yard where they were kept during the 1992 NRHS Conventio... (more)

San Jose, Amtrak #11, the Coast Starlight, is led by an unusual combination of power, one of the then new F59PHI's ordered for Amtrak California and one of the older F40's.

Arriving in San Jose and passing College Park Tower, which, although slated for preservation was destroyed by a homeless persons campfire. SP 3190 survives but in derelict condition on the idle No... (more)

Heading South (railroad East) out of San Jose with a load of sugar beets. #6303 is wear a paint scheme which had been obsolete fro over 9 years. San Jose Cahill St station is directly behind me a... (more)

Posed side by side in the now gone Newhall Yard in San Jose, 4449 and 2472 were participants in the NRHS Convention. The nite photo shoot was part of the convention activities.

Caltrain 928 and Amtrak California 2013 idle at San Jose Diridon station early on a crisp December morning

Following the one time route of the narrow gauge, Amtak's Coast Starlight crosses Guadalupe Slough in Alviso (part of San Jose). A one time a much lower wooden trestle exised here and trains had t... (more)

with UP 605.

With the Starlight delayed by weather in Oregon, Amtrak sent out a stub train from Oakland to LA running First section of #12--The Starlight ran as #12 between Oakland and LA eastbound to conform ... (more)

Hood type KM diesel hydraulic coupled to F7A #6401. Everything in this photo, including the natural gas storage tank is gone and the new CalTrain facility occupies this site.

On display along with Amtrak F40 245, SP #3187 is wearing the colors suggested by the head of CalTrans, Adrianna Gianturco. The state was just taking over the commute operation although SP would o... (more)

Train Master #3030 arriving with commute #118--the buildings in the background have been replaced with San Jose's Ice Palace for the Sharks.