CDTX 2002 leads a 4 car Capitol Corridor train across the diamond at Niles Junction. The track it is crossing is the ex-Western Pacific "Oakland Subdivision" which runs from Melrose (in Oakland) t... (more)

The marker lights of the CDTX 2052 parallel the rails as it gives a hard shove of Train #742, the Eastbound Auburn-bound Capitol Corridor as it crosses the Benicia Bridge after nightfall.

Before it got its' new paint scheme, the CDTX 2052 rolls along at 40MPH leaving the massive Conoco-Phillips refinery behind.

CDTX 2051 sits on Track 1 in the Coach Yard waiting to be refueled before going back out on another Auburn-bound train.

OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THEN THEY APPEAR Engineer Klink brings train 716 (aka "The Chief") out of the coach yard and down Jack London Square, observing the temporary 10MPH restriction ... (more)

Amtrak 743 rolls into the sunset at Rodeo leaving one of many refineries in the Rodeo area behind.

Amtrak 711, the first San Joaquin from Bakersfield rounds the curves of the San Francisco Bay on a wonderful Winter morning.

Engineer Mike Labato eases Train 537 down to 15MPH for the diamond, as he and the CDTX 2010 cross the Alameda Creek. Canon Rebel XS.

CDTX 2006 gently glides around the curves of the San Francisco Bay, leading train #535, bound for San Jose. Canon Rebel XS.

Engineer Eric Parkinson is at the controls of Train 535 as he calls out "Approach at North Hayward", and crosses the San Lorenzo Creek with the CDTX 2014 and 5 cars. Canon Rebel XS.

Goin' wide! Most shots from Jack London Square are either telesmashes or it's a wedgie... Mixed it up a bit with the 18mm (24 with the crop factor) of Train 711 arriving from beautiful Bake... (more)

Framed nicely with Chinese pear trees and the ever-so-famous Martinez city landmark, SP 1258, CDTX 2002 pushes the Eastbound train 530 bound for Sacramento out of the depot. Canon Rebel XS.

San Joaquins 715 and 716 pass by at Planada Siding.

A quick slap and a yank takes #537 out of the Emeryville Depot. Oakland, Jack London Square is the next stop, in a short 8 minutes. Canon Rebel XS.

CDTX 2007, aka "Tobias" departs Emeryville with a 4 car trainset, bound for San Jose on a gorgeous 65 degree Winter afternoon. Canon Rebel XS.