On the way to South out of San Francisco in December of 2002 with an excursion train---also carrying Xmas decorations.
Old meets new--MUNI's first true PCC #1006 meets then new LRV 1251 at Church and Duboce. The N line had been the first to use the new cars while, at the time, the venerable PCC's labored on the ot... (more)
Under mandate from the ICC to get offline cars returned to their owners, power short Southern Pacific pulled its SDP45's off commute service and put them hualing freight. To replace them SP leased... (more)
Inbound on the private right of way that helped save streetcar service in San Francisco. This would be the last day of regular service with PCC cars.
What is considered to be the oldest operating piece of transit equipment in the United States is Muni #1. Still owned and operated in regular service by its original owner.
The Transbay Terminal loop was built when the Bay Bridge and its transbay went into service. When the Ferry Building loop closed, all Muni cars were routed to the terminal loop at First and Missio... (more)
PCC 1038 is outbound on Market St. operating for as a charter on what we believed would be the last day of streetcar operation on Market St. Little did we know what would happen on Market St. 20 y... (more)
Members of the Feather River Rail Society troubleshoot start-up problems with the 2001 in the early morning hours of New Years eve.
The signs are wrong---they are actually on the "N" line, but it is an excursion marking the last day of PCC service in San Francisco---or so we thought.
Commute train #139 powered by one of SP's four "torpedo boat" GP9's. These locomotives were not equipped with dynamic brakes and had the larger roof mounted air tanks. The industrial buildings to ... (more)
Crossing Army St. on the way to San Jose with the Silver Jubalee exhibit train.
The 2860 is Leaving San Francisco for San Jose. The train was on a tour of the West Coast as part of Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubalee
One of SP's boiler equipped passenger SD9 eases train #116 around the curve at 7th St in San Francisco.
This car is painted in Baltimore colors.
