Recently repainted winged and lightning bolt stripe UP2513 (nee-UP6358) pauses during a set-out/pick-up at Newark Yard. Seen in the lash-up are fresh wings, 2 styles of lightning bolts and good ol... (more)

Recently repainted winged and lightning bolt stripe UP2513 (nee-UP6358) pauses during a set-out/pick-up at Newark Yard.

All P32's again on the all phase IV Coast Starlight! Missed this train at the longer stop at Oakland's Jack London Sq. station but caught up to it and nabbed this quickie shot at Emeryville. Train... (more)

Got a surprise with NB #14 running with two P32's making for a matched phase IV trainset! If you know Amtrak, a long distance train in one paint phase is rare!

The southbound light power Warm Springs Local highballs the curve at Emeryville.

A monotonous BNSF C44-9W and a slightly rare Montana RailLink SD40 have just arrived as light power from Richmond. They are seen putting together their outbound empty intermodal "baretable" train.

A nice matched former Santa Fe GP30U light power set starts its way back to Richmond, CA in leaving the Oakland International Gateway (OIG) yard. this is the location where BART enters the underwa... (more)

At the northern edge of the Bay Area, UP5802 with the UP8008, a dead P42 (AMTK194) and operating P42 AMTK54 lead the eastbound California Zephyr at Pinole. These same freight units had led train #... (more)

UP5802 rests at the end of it's passenger train trek west after battling over both the Rockies and Donner. Problems the day before allowed for a rare freight unit double header on passenger train ... (more)

Problems the day before allowed for a rare freight unit double header on passenger train Amtrak #5. At Denver, CO UP5802 and SD9043MAC UP8008 were added. With a 4.5 hour late arrival at EMY, the ... (more)

Shortly after CNW8564's arrival at EMY, the Amtrak Zephyr engineer is seen waiting for his "get to go home" signal to take the empty #5 trainset to the West Oakland coach yard.

Bay Area foamers were lucky to get two unpatched Chicago & North Western locomotives on the San Jose to Roseville manifest with CNW8564 and CNW8603 leading up front. The UP freight holds for Amtra... (more)

Another somewhat classic view of this single level passenger Reno Fun train banking along the edge of the San Pablo bay.

The Reno Fun Train with the "Fun Bear" strapped on the front coupler is ready to depart EMY. Cal-P Dispatcher DS62 has let Amtrak San Joaquin #714 go ahead w/ P42 AMTK 152 pushing.

The first Reno Fun train of February pulls into Emeryville to pick up the first "get-away" passenger bound for gambling and fun in Reno, NV. Onboard, passengers will enjoy the trip over Donner Pas... (more)