A tardy Coast Starlight rolls northward through Siskiyou County. Next stop: Klamath Falls, Oregon.

An eastbound Amtrak Capitol rolls along San Pablo Bay at Pinole, California, on March 12, 1995. The train is led by GE P32BWH “Pepsi Can” No. 501, that was later sold and became California Dep... (more)

An eastbound San Joaquin coasts to a stop in front of Amtrak's ex-Santa Fe depot in Stockton.

Running south (east) on the Santa Fe, Amtrak San Joaquin No. 708 passes Stockton Tower over the Southern Pacific diamonds, led by new GE Dash-8-32BWH “Pepsi Can” No. 501 on March 7, 1993. This... (more)

An eastbound San Joaquin with a "Pepsi Can" on the point passes a venerable GP9 at SP's Ozol Yard.

Inaugural Westbound Capitol (San Jose - Oakland - Sacramento), on the Benicia bridge from the Benicia side. The new I-680 bridge is now to the left of the rail bridge. This was also the service de... (more)

Inaugural Capitol (San Jose - Oakland - Sacramento), crossing the Guadalupe River in the early morning. This was also the service debut of the P32 and Pepsi can scheme. I had an invite to ride the... (more)

Amtrak California Dash 8-32BWH 501 arrives in Hanford, in Califrornia's Central Valley, with train #714, the "San Joaquin."

Southbound out of Fresno toward Santa Fe's Calwa yard. #501, owned by the State of California has been repainted in the "California" paint scheme and renumbered #2051. Horizon cars are no longer ... (more)

Amtrak Dash 8-32BWH 501 leads train #36, the eastbound "Desert Wind," over Cajon Pass, CA, on December 12, 1991.

Brand new GE at Amtrak's Ivy City Shop.