On Sunday, November 1, 2026, UP 5000 is at the Tri-City Society of Model Engineers (TCSME) model railroad club in the historic Niles depot in Fremont, CA. UP 5000 is my Scale Trains model.
The real UP 5000 was a GE U50C. Reportedly it was built in 1969, builder's number 37139, and scrapped in 1977.
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iPhone 18 Pro Image,
2026.11.2.14.17-ph
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On Sunday, November 1, 2026, UP 5000 is in Alvarado Siding while another train passes, at the Tri-City Society of Model Engineers (TCSME) model railroad club in the historic Niles depot in Fremont, CA. UP 5000 is my Scale Trains model.
The real UP 5000 was a GE U50C. Reportedly it was built in 1969, builder's number 37139, and scrapped in 1977.
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iPhone 18 Pro Image,
2026.11.2.14.9-ph
On Monday, October 26, 2026, at College Park in San Jose, CA, Caltrain southbound train 140 pulled into the College Park stop to pick up students from Bellarmine College Preparatory school. This train connects with other trains going south to Gilroy. This trainset had the Caltrain (JPBX) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) 306 and 305 "Ana Eshoo" cab cars as bookends.
JPBX 306 "Ana Eshoo" is a Stadler KISS Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Cab Car. It is from an EMU KISS trainset. It's part of an order Caltrain placed in 2016 with Stadler, US.
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Nikon D810, Nikon 85mm f1.8 FX AF lens,
Click to view images: 2026.10.27.1.54 & 60-ph
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At about 5 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2026, at College Park in San Jose, CA, Caltrain southbound train 416 approached San Jose. This train had the Caltrain (JPBX) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) 334-333 trainset.
JPBX 333 & 334 are Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Cab Cars. This is part of an order Caltrain placed in 2016 with Stadler US for the construction of 16 bi-level electric multiple unit trains.
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Nikon D810, Nikon 85mm f1.8 FX AF lens,
Click to view images: 2026.10.27.1.102 & 104-ph
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Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2026, at College Park in San Jose, CA, southbound Caltrain train 144 met northbound/eastbound F40PH-3C powered Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) train ACE08. Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Cab Car Caltrain JPBX 328 was on the point of train 144 and ACEX 3104 and 3102 were shoving on the rear of train ACE08.
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Nikon D810, Nikon 85mm f1.8 FX AF lens:
Image: 2026.10.27.1.127-ph
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At 6 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2026, at College Park in San Jose, CA, Union Pacific (UP) 1001, 1338 and 1495 led a northbound UP freight. I am not sure if this was a Salinas or Mission Bay Turn or something else?
UP 1001 is a GMLG GP60. Reportedly it was built in 1994 as SP 9793, SP Class EF438-3. Another former number said to be associated with this locomotive is UP 2093.
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Nikon D810, Nikon 85mm f1.8 FX AF lens:
Image: 2026.10.27.1.150-ph
On Monday, October 26, 2026, at College Park in San Jose, CA, Caltrain northbound train 143 sped to San Francisco. This train had the Caltrain (JPBX) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) 315-316 trainset.
JPBX 315 is an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Cab Car. This is part of an order Caltrain placed in 2016 with Stadler US for the construction of 16 bi-level electric multiple unit trains.
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Note this was taken with my new (to me) Nikon D810 with an old Nikon 135mm f2 Manual Focus lens.
Nikon D810, Nikon 135mm f2 (MF):
Click to view images: 2026.10.27.1.20-ph
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Click Photo To Enlarge On Sunday, November 1, 2026, UP 5000 is at the Tri-City Society of Model Engineers (TCSME) model railroad club in the...
