A commuter train disrupts the silence of this urban area. It would have been interesting to see this area during the hustle and bustle of a weekday as opposed to the weekend when I visited.

Capitol Corridor 733 arrives into Santa Clara with a very empty train on Black Friday.

Amtrak California 2010 sits idle in Bakersfield next to the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Exhibit train.

Ringing in the New Year... Trainsets layover in Amtrak's Kirkham Street Facility, ringing in 2011.

Amtrak engines wait for their next train to run.

Past, present, future! After shuffling sheeple between Sacramento and the Bay Area, CDTX 2009, 2010, and 2011 recieve their TLC, quietly tucked away within the confines of the Kirkham Stree... (more)

Ah, the weekend! What a better way to end a long work week than a relaxing train ride home and a beautiful Bay Area sunset on the first of October? Amtrak 547 from Sacramento is loaded with... (more)

A beat up and worn out second generation F59PHI heads West with a San Joaquin in tow.

Laying over

Southbound Sacramento to Bakersfield "San Joaquin" making the left turn going from UP to BNSF trackage.

Get a job! is what Engineer Ruben Negrete exclaimed when he cruised by Niles Junction on Valentines Day, with a 4 car train and the CDTX 2010 leading. Maybe I should get back to my job of b... (more)

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.

San Joaquins 715 and 716 pass by at Planada Siding.

Fall colors and we're half way into December, as some sort of Chinese Pear tree still shows signs of November lining the #3 track in Martinez. Train 713 from Bakersfield is mighty crowded today, s... (more)

Westbound Amtrak California Capital Corridor train from Sacramento heads into Martinez off the Carquinez Bridge on the #2 track.