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No longer a man's job

This was unheard of in the Southern Pacific's days of commuter trains. A female CalTrain conductor validates tickets inside one of the old Chicago & Northwestern gallery cars in June of 2001. Lots of women are now serving aboard the commuter trains as conductors or assistant conductors. Even...
- SamReeves
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- May 24, 2009
- california caltrain conductor female francisco san
- Comments: 0
- Category: Human Interest Photos
Unlimited Power on the Margarita

Three GP40-2's take the southbound "Santa Margarita Turn" past produce fields near San Ardo, California in August of 2000. The three geeps will have no problem handling the one car train today. ;)
- SamReeves
- Media item
- May 14, 2009
- ardo california coast line pacific salinas san union valley
- Comments: 3
- Category: Western United States
T-motors at Pinole

A pair of former SP tunnel motors and a Rio Grande GP40-2 take a Roseville to San Jose manifest past Pinole, California in March of 2002. The t-motors were in their last days of service. First for their age, and second for the closing of the yard at San Jose just two years later.
- SamReeves
- Media item
- May 4, 2009
- bay cal-p california martinez pablo pacific pinole san southern sub union
- Comments: 7
- Category: Western United States
Severn's waving

Severn Edmonds of the Golden Gate Railroad Museum is serving as fireman in SP 2472's cab while it heads northbound at College Park, California in March of 2002.
- SamReeves
- Media item
- May 4, 2009
- 2472 4-6-2 california caltrain college jose pacific park san southern
- Comments: 1
- Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
I Like Mondays

With 98 weekday runs to choose from, a little railfanning on the way to work is hard to pass up.
- Superchief3751
- Media item
- Apr 13, 2009
- caltrain francisco san tunnel
- Comments: 4
- Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
4-axle Only Territory

Four geeps on the South City Switcher squeal their way through the tight curve between Arthur St. and Quint St. This and several other curves along the route restrict this job to 4-axle units.
- Superchief3751
- Media item
- Mar 6, 2009
- francisco local running san street up
- Comments: 8
- Category: Western United States
Bullet on the Broadway

A baby bullet express races south at 79 mph. The quadruple track mainline at Bayshore is reminiscent of Pennsylvania's "broadway of steel."
- Superchief3751
- Media item
- Mar 1, 2009
- baby bullet caltrain francisco san
- Comments: 1
- Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
AMTRAK 50 (P42DC)
- Romet
- Media item
- Feb 17, 2009
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- Comments: 3
- Category: Amtrak Roster Photos
San Francisco Belt Railroad #23

Unbeknown to most people, San Francisco has a small terminal switching operation out of one of its piers. The San Francisco Belt used to switch piers all up and down the Embarcadero waterfront district, but today its primary operation is switching the "dirty dirt" waste transloading...
- Superchief3751
- Media item
- Feb 16, 2009
- alco francisco san
- Comments: 4
- Category: Industrial and critters
Junkyard Alley After a Rainstorm

The South City Switcher reflects off of muddy puddles as it rolls through Junkyard Alley following a rainstorm the day before.
- Superchief3751
- Media item
- Feb 9, 2009
- francisco local running san street up
- Comments: 2
- Category: Western United States
Passing Circosta Iron

The South City Switcher rolls past a gritty scrap company as it passes through the area I like to call Junkyard Alley.
- Superchief3751
- Media item
- Feb 9, 2009
- francisco local running san street up
- Comments: 5
- Category: Western United States
Coast Starlight - 1985

An SP SD45R leads the southbound Coast Starlight into San Jose, CA, back in June 1985. I was 15, school was out, I lived a mile from the SP San Jose Roundhouse, and I had my first 35mm camera. Too bad I wasn't shooting slides back then. All-manual Canon "FT" (fitting for a railfan!)...
- robjacox
- Media item
- Jan 13, 2009
- amtrak jose san sd45 sp
- Comments: 3
- Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
Intersection of 3rd & Carroll

The South City Switcher disrupts traffic at the intersection of 3rd and Carroll as they deliver a cut of reefers to a local produce warehouse. It was a nice surprise to see the old Grande unit in the lead this day.
- Superchief3751
- Media item
- Nov 28, 2008
- francisco local running san street up
- Comments: 3
- Category: Western United States
Santa Fe #3751 - Through the Orange Groves 2008

Santa Fe steam engine #3751 returned to the former Santa Fe Fourth District on June 1, 2008 with the running of the San Diego Steam Special seen here eastbound/southbound approaching San Juan Capistrano on Metrolink trackage.
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- Nov 6, 2008
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- Comments: 1
- Category: Mainline Excursions
San Diego Steam Special Through Oceanside

Santa Fe steam engine #3751 returned to the former Fourth District on June 1, 2008 with the running of the San Diego Steam Special seen here southbound approaching Cassidy Street in south Oceanside.
- Media item
- Oct 12, 2008
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- Comments: 2
- Category: Mainline Excursions
Warbonnets in Santa Ana Canyon

Santa Fe red and silver warbonnet SDFP45 #101 leads its train on a westbound dash through Prado on the San Bernardino Sub in 1990.
- Media item
- Oct 7, 2008
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- Comments: 3
- Category: Western United States
Caltrain and Amtrak California at San Jose, CA

Caltrain 900 & 917 and Amtrak California 2007 at San Jose, CA on 12 July 2007
- Ike
- Media item
- Sep 24, 2008
- california caltrain jose san
- Comments: 1
- Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
Switching Oyster Point Industrial Park

The South City Switcher pulls a cut of empty reefers out of an industry in the Oyster Point Industrial Park in South SF while a Genentech shuttle bus looks on. What the photo doesn't show is that as the train blew for the crossing, the bus driver reciprocated with honks from his own horn. The...
- Superchief3751
- Media item
- Sep 17, 2008
- francisco local running san street up
- Comments: 1
- Category: Western United States
PCC 1063

Profile shot of MUNI car 1063, representing Baltimore's interurban system.
- Superchief3751
- Media item
- Sep 17, 2008
- francisco muni pcc san trolley
- Comments: 0
- Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
PCC 1051

Profile shot of SF MUNI car 1051, painted in an early MUNI paint scheme.
- Superchief3751
- Media item
- Sep 17, 2008
- francisco muni pcc san trolley
- Comments: 0
- Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter

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