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What's out of place? A short ACE trainset lays over inside Amtrak's Kirkham Street Facility after hustling Oakland Raiders fans to the Coliseum for their home opener.

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

With just minutes to spare in the year of 2010, BNSF 2954 sits idle in the OIG Yard while folks rush across the Bay Bridge to check out San Francisco's famous fireworks display.

Amtrak engines wait for their next train to run.

An empty ethanol train navigates North through Jack London Square, on its way back to the cornfields of Nebraska.

A dinky three car Warm Springs Local heads down the #2 track past the signals at NI007, and toots the horn for a few passengers at the Amtrak station awaiting a Capitol.

Three big motors lead a short Roseville to San Jose hauler through Jack London Square.

Something I've never seen in over three years of shooting the BNSF Warm Springs Local... A Dash 9 and a Genset! BNSF 757 leads a NRE 3GS21B down Jack London Square, with some flowers telling us it... (more)

Adding Open End Observation TAMA 33 "Tamalpais" to Amtrak #11.

Three units head down the #1 track, light power, to East Oakland to grab an empty ethanol train.

Engineer Klink (Yeshir!) and Train 716 play in Jack London Square with weekend motorists.

CDTX 2008 interacts with man and vehicles in Jack London Square. This is a daily occurance, and on weekdays, it happens over 50 times. Photo taken from my 2003 Chevy Trailblazer.

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)

Wanna Race? An older model Dodge Viper overtakes the Magic Banana, heading for the finish line of Amtrak's Jack London Square station.