Caltrain's freshly repainted leased SP GP9 3187 displayed on San Francisco Belt Railroad's now-removed tracks along The Embarcadero. The engine was spotted below Coit Tower high atop Telegraph Hil... (more)

SP F7 6432 at the San Jose, CA fuel rack on July 20, 1971. By the time its 21-year career ended on November 15, 1972, not only had the 6432 become the last cab unit still in black widow paint, but... (more)

Amtrak P40-8 802 leads the Sun Tan Special over Capitola on its way to Santa Cruz May 18, 1996. The train operated roundtrip from San Jose with the 802, Superliner lounge 33036, diner 38049, coach... (more)

Amtrak F40PH 200 leads the Sun Tan Special along the Pacific Ocean at Manresa on the way back to Watsonville Junction and San Jose after a day in Santa Cruz. The trailing unit is P40 802. Phil Gos... (more)

SP commute service on the Vasona branch ended in 1964, and there was never passenger service on the spur between Simla and the Permanente cement plant in Cupertino. But on August 27, 1991, occupie... (more)

SP "Kodachrome" SD9 4418 leads the Permanente Local's long string of loaded coal hoppers up the grade to the cement plant in the foothills of Cupertino, CA on Feb. 23, 1987. Assisting are SD9 4341... (more)

Caltrain #177 with a former Virginia Railway Express RDC and C&NW bi-levels passes the ex-SP Moffett Field spur across the Central Expressway, now used by VTA trolleys. Note engine is leading a no... (more)

SP SDP45 3209 with F7B 8127 and 8109 passing Santa Clara with a 10-car Coast Daylight TR. 99 with mainly Sunset Limited cars going to San Francisco for cleaning. Kodachrome II