New Street! Union Pacific has almost completed the task of laying new rail, and concrete crossing panels the whole length of Jack London Square. On a stunning November morning, CDTX 2007, i... (more)

Due to another F59PHI breakdown, the Coach Yard Switcher, AMTK 503, has been pressed into Capitol Corridor service and is seen leading #535 through San Lorenzo at a very high rate of speed.

Westbound Capitol #545 heads into the setting sun with five cars on the drawbar of the first delivered F59PHI for the California Department of Transportation, also known as "CDTX" and Amtrak Calif... (more)

A Westbound Capitol Corridor glides along the Carquinez Straits, and against the hillsides of Contra Costa County.

Just two days before Christmas, the greening hills of Hayward and Niles Canyon create a lovely backdrop to the CDTX 2052 as it stolls Southbound towards San Jose with Capitol Corridor #535 behind.

The low setting sun glints on the stainless steel sides of an Eastbound Capitol, as they roll along the edge of the San Pablo Bay on a cool April evening.

A southbound Capitol Service train crosses Benicia-Martinez Bridge.

Honk honk! Two Canadian Geese pay no attention to the Southbound Capitol rolling by just feet away, and go back to eating mud. Ryan Parent and I came to the conclusion after chasing the gee... (more)

Note the first car in this train is a former Amtrak Superliner that was refurbished and put into Capitol service.

A Capitol Corridor train arrives into Emeryville with a P42 in the lead.

Southbound Capitol Corridor train in San Lorenzo

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)

Sluggo the Locomotive brings a 5-car Capitol Corridor train bound for Oakland into Martinez.