UPY 1441 in tow behind 4956, heading to the West Oakland Yard.

Morning commuter rush.

4787 leading a short string of racks down Embarcadero.

OTR 97 switches Pyro Minerals off of Wood St. in Oakland, in an industrial scene typical of the area.

After taking part in the 50th anniversay celebration for Los Angeles Union Station, 4449 pulled a special out of Oakland to Sacramento. Most rail facilities in this photo are now gone as the repla... (more)

Running light through Jack London.

Friendly waves are exchanged between conductor and pedestrians as a Union Pacific freight train rumbles north through Oakland.

Not quite the Running of the Bulls, but it had the same street-clearing affect.

An Amtrak California train wanders down the street in Oakland, California.

I don't know how long she had been sitting there, but WP #334 still looked pretty good when I took this photo in June of 1964. The big 2-8-2 would later be moved to the Western Railway Museum at R... (more)

From the time SP's Oakland Mole closed until it was severly damaged in the 1989 earthquake, SP's 16th Station served as Oakland's main depot. In November of 1971, SP power still ruled on Amtrak's ... (more)

Amtrak's first summer as SP 3205 awaits the highball to leave SP's 16th St. station in Oakland with the Coast Starlight. Thirty-Six years later, the station and tower remain but all else is gone.

One of the last places when street running exists in California, Jack London Square is always a good show.

Union Pacific #956 is now working for Amtrak and will later become Amtrak #429.