With a thick smell of pollination and the sound of numerous bees buzzing overhead, Amtrak train #715 passes one of the many orchards it would pass on its route towards the Bay Area after making it... (more)

One of Amtrak California's B32s shoves a Capitol Corridor train back north after completing its' stop at Oakland's Jack London Square.

One of the morning San Joaquin trains move out of Sacramento station into the sunrise and off to Los Angeles. In the foreground, workers install padding and fuel/oil catching devices around th... (more)

One of the two P32-8BWH's on Amtrak California's roster pushes a Sacramento-bound Capitol Corridor Eastbound, along the San Pablo Bay.

The sun has been set for a few hours and locomotives await for repair within the gates of Amtrak's Kirkham Street Facility.

The Carquinez Straits, UP's Ozol Yard, and the city of Martinez make a busy backdrop for the Oakland bound Capitol Corridor #545.

The sun sets on another spectacular Fall day in the Bay Area, while commuters return to their homes in the Silicon Valley, onboard Amtrak #543.

Just two days before Christmas, the greening hills of Hayward and Niles Canyon create a lovely backdrop to the CDTX 2052 as it stolls Southbound towards San Jose with Capitol Corridor #535 behind.

Amtrak 747 to San Jose rolls into Martinez with Engineer Snyder at the controls, as she eases the behemoth CDTX 2052 to a stop.

CDTX 2052 pushes Train 716 out of Martinez and towards Bakersfield on a chilly February afternoon.

Almost done! The multi-level parking garage is ALMOST completed at the Amtrak station in Oakland/Jack London Square, as Train 530 arrives from the Coach Yard to pick up passengers and head ... (more)

Two Amtrak California motors shove the Eastbound train 532 past Eckley Pier on a hot April afternoon. If I recall correctly I took this with my eyes partially shut due to the allergies I had at th... (more)

Note the first car in this train is a former Amtrak Superliner that was refurbished and put into Capitol service.

CDTX 2052 sits idle in Martinez, while the conductor pulls out the wheelchair ramp for a disabled passenger to detrain.

The marker lights of the CDTX 2052 parallel the rails as it gives a hard shove of Train #742, the Eastbound Auburn-bound Capitol Corridor as it crosses the Benicia Bridge after nightfall.