A green duo of SD40-2s lead the Northbound Warm Springs Local up the Square.

BNSF 2838 meets Amtrak #532 at CP NI008, conductor on the ground and the engineer looking on.

I have enjoyed some of the other pix posted at RP of street running. So I decided to spend an afternoon capturing what to me is a fascinating local example of railroad street running in this day ... (more)

What remains of Southern Pacific's old 16th st depot in Oakland. The station was built in the early 1900's and was eventually closed because of damage caused by the massive Loma Prieta earthquake ... (more)

SP 2372 an FM H-12-44 awaits its demise at Schnitzer Steel’s scrapyard in West Oakland on September 23, 1975.

8353 leading the Southbound autorack through Jack London

551 leading the southbound warm springs local

An old gal, still goin strong! Shortly after bring the Private car "Cyrus K Holiday" from the Kirkam St. Coach Yard, 794 awaits signal indication to head back to the confines of the coach yard.

Yellow cones indicate car loading locations

Amtrak 14 sits at the Oakland Jack London Square station. Not in view is the coach yard crew along with switcher AMTK 794 taking PV Silver Lariat off the end.

#203 has arrived at the old SP station in Oakland with its consist of Amfleet cars. The upper level of the depot once hosted the red cars of SP's IER electric operation. The depot still stands bu... (more)

2005 & sister 2012 double-head the 0730 San Joaquins service to Bakersfield