4063 was part of Southern Pacific’s fourth order of GP20s, built between 1/62 and 4/62, and the last order of GP20s that EMD made. It was part of a fleet of 69 SP and SSW GP20s, which included t... (more)

SP #6462 was originally a Cotton Belt unit and painted in Daylight colors. It came West when the Cotton Belt ended passenger service. As it was not equipped with dynamic brakes, it spent most of i... (more)

The Coast Daylight racing through Newhall Yard with FP7 #6452 on the point. At this date, long haul passenger train numbers were still displayed on the locomotive. #6452 would later be destroyed i... (more)

#3030 is on the last curve into SP's Cahill St. Station in San Jose with Train 118. The area on the right is now the loication of the San Jose Ice Arena.

Amtrak's new F40's were going into service in 1978 but the Superliner cars were not yet available. F40 #203 is leading two SDP40F's with the Eastbound "Coast Starlight" still equipped with steam h... (more)

SP 8410 East crosses under the signal bridge at the north end of San Jose Yard and continues its journey southward toward Los Angeles.

With ex-SP 1483.

A several-hours-late Coast Starlight departs San Jose. A Cascades F59PHI is trailing, and two lounges are in the consist as one of them is substituting for a Pacific Parlour Car. PV "Montana" is o... (more)

Men at Work: It's crew change time for the southbound Coast Starlight in San Jose.

Amtrak's Southbound Coast Starlight rolls out of San Jose and past the CalTrain maintenance facility.

It's train time at Diridion Station in san Jose, as a CalTrain conductor checks his watch and swings aboard.

Passing thru Alviso, a small community north of San Jose, SP #3209 has the Coast Starlight in tow. After passing thru Oakland, at that time the, train became #12 instead of #11 to conform to SP'... (more)

The last rays of light were just enough to catch SP GP9 #3471 with F7 #6392 passing thru Alviso (part of San Jose) in 1971. #6392 would become the next to the last F7 on the SP with only #6432 las... (more)

Making its station stop in San Jose, SP's Southbound Lark is being worked by both the baggage crews and the RPO workers before continuing on South. SP FP7 #6460 is leading, it would later be damag... (more)

An Altamont Commuter Express train makes its way north through Alviso. The sun has just poked its way through the clouds that have been hanging around all day. Nikon D70, 75-300mm.