The last light of day glints off the side of an Amtrak California train, powered by more conventional Amtrak GE unit.

Before it got its' new paint scheme, the CDTX 2052 rolls along at 40MPH leaving the massive Conoco-Phillips refinery behind.

Amtrak 743 rolls into the sunset at Rodeo leaving one of many refineries in the Rodeo area behind.

UP7788West is in charge of 4 more units on a monsterous 13,000 ton manifest. It's shown rounding the straits of the Bay. The Valero Oil Refinery lurks in the background as the train is struggling ... (more)

Northern Californians got a double treat this Holiday weekend w/ the Olympic UP 2001 leading into Oakland via Feather River + leading out of state via Mt. Shasta! Here the outbound IOASE Sunday Se... (more)

SP 4449 is skirting San Pablo Bay, passing the Union 76 refinery, as it approaches the town of Crockett. The big Northern was on its way to Sacramento with an excursion train operated in conjuncti... (more)

Southern Pacific heritage unit, UP 1996 leads the northbound IOASE along San Pablo Bay just several minutes before sunset. We got super lucky here, dispatcher was going to hold them at Pinole for ... (more)

A patched SP SD40M-2 leads a Roseville to Newark freight through Rodeo, just north of Hercules along the Cal-P. Nikon D70, 18-70mm.

A BNSF Officers Special is off home rails hugging the bay around a curve at Rodeo, CA on UP's ex-SP Cal-P Martinez Sub.

An Amtrak Capitol is seen here headed to Oakland, with 2 Caltrain F40's pushing. www.bayarearailroading.com

UP 9219 hauling a string of UP ballast cars eastbound on the Cal-P. Nikon D100 24-120mm.

UP 9219 leads a ballast train through Hercules. Nikon D70 18-70mm. www.bayarearailroading.com

UP GEVO 5394, new, but dirty, leads an intermodal through Hercules, headed for Oakland. Nikon D70 18-70mm. www.bayarearailroading.com

AMTK 175 leads the American Orient Express through Rodeo. Here is a view of the train after passing a refinery. Nikon D70, 70-200mm. www.bayarearailroading.com.

AMTK 175 leads the American Orient Express through Rodeo, here is a view of the entire train passing a refinery. Nikon D70, 70-200mm. www.bayarearailroading.com.