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.

On it way South to one of the sugar processing plants the 6303 is crossing Stockton Ave. at College Park in San Jose.

One of SP's "hood" type of KM desel hydraulics

Ready to depart Newhall Yard, 6235 is still wearing Black Widow paint. The second two units are commute GP9's, the second unit being #5623, lateer preserved at Niles Canyon. With the exception of ... (more)

Running over 5 hours late, Amtrak #11 has Cascade unit 469 on the point.

Running about 3 hours late, the Coast Starlight crosses the Alviso salt flats on a windy December afternoon. (AF-S 300mm f4 + 1.4x TC / 420mm)

Cutting across the S-curve through the Alviso salt flats, a grimy 5721 leads 2 polished ES44ACs with a southbound manifest. (AF-S 300mm f4 + 1.4x TC / 420mm)

Running 8 minutes late 15 minutes after sunrise, ACE #3 has crossed the Alviso salt flats and is approaching San Jose. The warm glow of the morning sun works well with the ACE colors. (AF-S 300m... (more)

GP9 3491 ready to head East from San Jose still carrying train numbers, an SP practice that ended a year later.