An older CalTrain F40PH rests next to a new MP36PH-3S at the San Francisco Terminal.

With a PL42AC grinding around the curve into the station, a lone passenger waits to board a westbound train at Kingsland. The track to the right, paved over through the station, is an unused sidi... (more)

GP40FH-2 no. 4141 pushes a Hoboken bound train through the construction zone at South Amboy. This unique locomotive is one of only four still in active service on the NJ Transit roster.

Built for Milan, Italy in 1928, this trolley car was purchased by the San Francisco MUNI in 1998. In 2007, it was repainted into the green livery that the Milan trams sported from the 1930s throu... (more)

A late afternoon eastbound rolls through the wetlands at Alviso.

Two California Street cable cars cross Davis Street near the eastern terminus of the line. The car in the foreground, #49, is heading for Van Ness while the car in the distance, #50, is bound for... (more)

Acquired by MUNI in 1993, this PCC car was first built for Philadelphia in 1947. It operated there until 1992 and upon being rebuilt by MUNI in 1994, it was painted to honor the Brooklyn & Queens... (more)

At the beginning of the morning rush in downtown San Francisco, a cable car heads west at Montgomery Street. This is a California Cable Car, running on California Street and heading towards the M... (more)

A set of Arrow III Multiple Units passes beneath How Lane on its way to Trenton.

Westbound to Long Branch crosses the Raritan River just before sunset.

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The roll signs on San Francisco MUNI's PCC cars feature several different destinations and phrases. My favorite is the destination 'Nowhere In Partic... (more)

Despite numerous advances in technology over the years, not much has changed in the way San Francisco's cable cars operate since they were first built. Here, two crew members manually turn a Powe... (more)

Westbound to Stockton rolls through Alviso on a hazy, hot, and smoky summer afternoon.

With the reconstruction of the South Amboy Station well underway, an New York bound train stops at the reconfigured station. The reconstruction project will involve a new center high level platfo... (more)

Just prior to the start of the reconstruction of the South Amboy Station, an eastbound train to New York makes a station stop. In just a few short months, this scene will change dramatically. To ... (more)