California's Central Valley feeds the nation, and passenger service is provided by Amtrak's San Joaquin trains. Train #717, behind Amtrak California F59PHI 2002, crosses an irrigation cana... (more)

Just as a westbound San Joaquin passes a small farm in shadow, the sun breaks through upon it, creating a rainbow in the distance.

A San Joaquin train headed for Bakersfield skirts Suisun Bay among the late afternoon shadows shorly before making its stop at Martinez.

Another San Joaquin runs along the Carquinez Straits with the sugar mill and the massive Carquinez Bridge in the background

Amtrak California Dash 8-32BWH 501 arrives in Hanford, in Califrornia's Central Valley, with train #714, the "San Joaquin."

Racing Westward across the the San Joaquin Delta out of Stockton, Amtrak's "San Joaquin" is at Middle River.

Amtrak California F59PHIs 2009 and 2005 rush train #717, the Bakersfield to Oakland San Joaquin, through the walnut groves in California's fertile Central Valley on March 11, 2007.

Amtrak San Joaquin #712, with cab car 8304 on the head-end (and F59PHI 2013 is on the rear), meets westbound San Joaquin #711 (with cab car 8302 on the rear and F59PHI 2007 on the he... (more)

Entering Fresno from the North, Amtrak #112 (exSP 6448) is on Santa Fe's street trackage on North Diana Ave. This trackage has since been relocated to run alongside the street instead of on it.

Southbound out of Fresno toward Santa Fe's Calwa yard. #501, owned by the State of California has been repainted in the "California" paint scheme and renumbered #2051. Horizon cars are no longer ... (more)

The old Santa Fe street running trackage in downtown Fresno was being removed as Amtrak 335 passes Fresno's new city hall. The track remains but is no longer part of the street.

The Northbound San Joaquin has arrived at the downtrodden 16th. St station in Oakland. The old FP's and well worn steam heated equipment did not help the image either. Today the building is dereli... (more)

The San Joaquin heading to Bakersfield. The E units only lasted a few weeks on this train and were soon replaced with ex-SP FP7's.

CDTX 2009 leads a westbound San Joaquin at Pinole, Ca.

Amtrak California San Joaquin train 715 is seen rolling northwesterly towards Stockton through Ballico, California late in the afternoon on June 28.