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)

Crossing Army St. on the way to San Jose with the Silver Jubalee exhibit train.

SP GP9 #3000 has just arrived at Cannon where the SP connects with the Sacramento Northern. The geeps will cut off and a SN diesel switcher will take the train over to Rio Vista Junction and what,... (more)

Leaving the mine on the way to Victorville

Santa Maria Valley #100 in service on the Heber Valley Railroad, also known at the time as the "Heber Creeper" heading back into Heber City.

This was Amtrak's first railfan excursion in the Bay Area as this special ran from Oakland to Tracy by way of Niles Canyon and Altamont Pass and then back to Oakland on the Moccoco and CalP. It i... (more)

The SP's sixteen Fairbanks-Morse "Train Masters" brought an end to steam power on the SP Peninsula commute in January of 1957. Still going strong in May of 1972, #3025 races North with late aftern... (more)

Golden Gate Railroad Museum's restored SP 4-6-2, #2472 had gone South to San Luis Obispo as part of the 100th anniversary of the SP in SLO. On a very clear Sunday morning, the big Pacific is pulli... (more)

Racing the Sunday evening shadow North out of Palo Alto SP Train Master #3031 is on the way to San Francisco after crossing San Francisquito Creek.

The poles on #2 have been reversed and it is ready to leave its street terminal in Media. The Brilliners were intended to be Brill's answer to the PCC, but they only sold thirty cars, ten of which... (more)

Pulling a photo "freight" McCloud 2-6-2 #25 is arriving at Signal Butte as it pulls onto the tail track of the switchback. This coming Sunday, Nov. 2nd is scheduled to be the last use of steam on ... (more)

Pulling away from the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and passing the famed Casino and Coconut Grove and heading to "Christmas Town". In the past 80 years little has changed except the trains themselves. Th... (more)

With Amtrak less than a month away, SP SDP45 #3208 is ready to leave Oakland for Portland with Train #12, The Cascade.

Climbing out of Mound House, NV is V&T #29 operating a special winter excursion over the reconstructed railroad. The group had come to Reno on The Reno Snow train and the following day was on th... (more)

McCloud #25 is making a photo runby on the tail track of the Signal Butte switchback. This was scheduled to be the last operation for this locomotive on the McCloud as well as the use of steam pow... (more)