First official day of Caltrain 'Baby Bullet' commute service featuring MP36PH-3C 'Jackie Speier' heading north toward Santa Clara.
CalTrain test train running elevated above El Camino Real.
The UP Mission Bay turn power with "Robot" UP808 and SSW7293 rest at ease on a Sunday as a pumping F40PH screams north at 79mph. This was one of the test trains that had the dust tornado behind it... (more)
One of the the noselight-less CalTrain F40PHM-2C's (in my opinion - ugliest of the F40 family) is slowing down on the bank between Brisbane and South City. It had just come up on the heels of the ... (more)
Another southbound test train slows for the stop at S.F.'s 22nd Street CalTrain station (located under I-280). Reminds me a lot of the westside NYC Penn Central approach to the station coming from... (more)
CalTrain "Baby Bullet" test train day four sees a regular schedule test train pushing northward towards downtown S.F. just after being passed by the real "Baby Bullet" train.
Last test train of the day gives us an F40PH pushing a gallery car consist into S.F.. Note that the Bombardier cars are not on these test trains. Reports have it that they are all being retofitted... (more)
A SB "Baby Bullety test train departs the city towards San Jose on this Saturday test run day. Should be a lot of fun to stand on one of the small no-stop station platforms and watch these babies ... (more)
Saturday May 22nd, saw the second consecutive weekend of "Baby Bullet" test train service on the S.F. peninsula line. Good to see 79 mph running on the peninsula again, reminiscent of the Coast Da... (more)
SP boiler-equipped GP9E #3187 painted in one-of-a-kind CalTrain colors for San Jose to San Francisco commute service in 1981.
Target billboard car.
"Mountain View" pushing the five-car Target train north towards San Francisco.
CalTrain F40PH #918 takes a spin on the turntable, viewed through the abandoned and baricaded roundhouse.
Northbound #81 just passing southbound #64.