A straight SD40, ex-ATSF has the yard duties in the Oakland BNSF Yard. The San Francisco Bay Bridge lurks in the background.

AMTK 67 pulls Train #534 out of the Coach Yard and into the depot to board.

Engineer Mark Jones is in charge of Train #529, which originated in Auburn earlier that morning.

The "Lathrop Shuttle" departs W. Oakland Yard with two SD70M's leading 9 cars, this train runs from Lathrop to Oakland, and back.

Four private cars (for the AAPRCO convention in LA) are properly appointed on the rear of Amtrak #11, the Southbound "Coast Starlight" as it rolls down Jack London Square, Steve Willick at the con... (more)

While the firefighters run into Starbucks for coffee, their firetruck stands proud next to the 7,500 foot autotrain rolling down Jack London Square.

An inbound OIG stacker pauses for a quick second before reversing back into the yard.

Union Pacific's eastbound MOARV (Oakland to Roseville Mixed Manifest) rolls out of Oakland yard, into desert yard, and onto RD2 as a big layer of Bay Area fog rolls in during sunset. A mile or two... (more)

CDTX 2014 South blasts down Jack London Square at a blazing 20MPH, whistling frequently for pedestrians in the street.

One of the last trains before lights out, this Amtrak train is Southbound about to enter Jack London Square.

We don't see unit grain trains on the UP into Oakland, but "chunks" of a unit train come in on regular manifests. They go to ConAgra, in East Oakland. Today's Con Agra Local returns to West Oaklan... (more)

The sea breezes have blown most of the smoke out, but a slight haze can still be seen as the Warm Springs Local heads back North up the Square with two Baby Boats leading.

A small herd of the idiotic class decide that waiting 2 minutes for the short switch job to pass isn't worth it, and risk their life by running in front. Even better, the straggler looking towards... (more)

A faded beauty, this classic has dynamic brakes, winterization hatch and the distinctive single bulb steam style headlight.

One of the 4 revamped Pacific Parlour Cars rests on Train 14 in Oakland.