As the end of 2016 draws near streetcars and interurbans quietly rest in the Car Barn at Rio Vista Junction awaiting the next year's call to action

Portland Traction 4001 is prepared to be put back into Car House 3 at the Western Railway Museum

MUNI 178 sits in the Car Barn 1 yard to be out of the way for switching at the Western Railway Museum

MUNI 178 sits at the end of the tail track during an after hours run at the Western Railway Museum

MUNI 1016 sits at the end of the wire during a training run at the Western Railway Museum

Key System 271 is about to enter the Sacramento Northern mainline on its first trip outside yard limits since 2008, since that time the wire had been extended another mile, and I was the first per... (more)

SN 1005 and train sit at the end of the wire during a training run at the Western Railway Museum

Key System 187 sits at the end of the wire during a training run at the Western Railway Museum

MUNI 178 sits in the Car Barn 1 yard to be out of the way for switching at the Western Railway Museum

MUNI 1258 is towed around the Car Barn 1 yard during an equipment repositioning at the Western Railway Museum

MUNI 1003 is at the end of the tail track where its ends will be changed to head back to Rio Vista Junction and the Western Railway Museum

Work continues on Key System 271 as it enjoys its stay in the shop at the Western Railway Museum

SDMTS 1017 and 1018 sit side-by-side at the Western Railway Museum, currently the only museum in the United States that can stage a scene such as this

SN 1005 basks in the late afternoon sun at the Western Railway Museum

SN 654 basks in the late afternoon sun at the Western Railway Museum