Amtrak 5, the Westbound California Zephyr, highballs Emeryville.. Next stop: Oakland Kirkham Street Coach Yard!

A rare treat for us Bay Area folks in 2010, two BN green GP's! BNSF 2333, an ex Frisco GP38 tags along with a GP39 on a money making 3 car 204 local.

On a beautiful October afternoon, a matched pair of GP60's overtake a Westbound Capitol Corridor at the Emeryville station.

The last time I was in Emeryville was in 1998 while waiting to change from the Zephyr to the Starlight. I tried a couple hand-supported night photos on 35mm slide film. Needless to say, they did... (more)

CDTX 2001 On First Revenue Run Stopped at new station while construction of freight tracks continues. Second unit is AMTK 502.

2001's first revenue run, new station, and freight tracks under construction.

SP 3837 assisting on reworking tracks.

Four units lead the North Platte to Oakland Z train through Emeryville on a warm December afternoon.

10,250.....is the combined horsepower on the California Zephyr. A gurgling beast AC6000CW has taken over the leading role and sits in Emeryville 1 hour and 17 minutes late as the engineer r... (more)

Match made in heaven. Two Santa Fe GP60's tote the Warm Springs Local Westbound through Emeryville at trackspeed.

Sightseeing the Cal-P. A rare visitor makes an unknown appearance on the Capitol Corridor as the CDTX 2011 shoves the monster 6-car train out of Emeryville and towards its' final destinatio... (more)

Canadian Zephyr, eh? Due to mechanical issues in Nevada, the UP added an extra locomotive to the train in Sparks. Usually, it'd be a dirty GEVO, but, tonight, we had a visitor. CP 9631 is a... (more)

Two Santa Fe GP60's bring us back to the 90's as they lead the Westbound Warm Springs Local through Emeryville on a stormy October afternoon.

Engineer Jim Gondran has dimmed the headlight on his Cascades F59PHI leader, while the mechanical department attaches three private cars to the rear of the Northbound Coast Starlight in Eme... (more)

Amtrak 536 to Auburn gets a shove from the CDTX 2009 out of Emeryville under beautiful post-storm skies.