At Pisgah, CA, on Saturday, June 22, 2024, 6:45 p.m., a westbound 4+0 stack train has BNSF 6585, 6315, Ferromex (FXE) 4630 and BNSF 4244.
BNSF 6585 is a GE ES44C4. Reportedly: It was built in 2013, serial number 61498.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens,
images: 2024.6.30.1.7, 10, 12-ph
Muni 1057 is running on the F Line, right in front of One Market Street, turning onto Market Street from Steuart Street, in San Francisco, CA, on Wednesday, July 21, 2021.
Muni 1057 is a PCC Streetcar. Reportedly: Muni 1057 was built in 1948 by St. Louis Car Co. as Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) car 2138. PTC became part of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Muni 1057 was acquired from SEPTA in 1992 and rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen in 1993. This streetcar is painted to honor Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Street Railway ran PCC streetcars from 1939 to 1951.
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Nikon D7100, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens,
Image: 2021.7.22.4.48-ph
Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) painted San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) car 1060 is running on the F Line, turning from Don Chee Way onto The Embarcadero at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 22, 2021.
Muni 1060 is a PCC Streetcar. Reportedly it was built in 1947 by St. Louis Car Co. as PTC car 2715. PTC became the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The 1060 was acquired from SEPTA in 1992 and rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen in 1993. It was first painted to represent Newark, New Jersey but was repainted in it's current scheme following an accident.
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Nikon D7100, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens,
Image: 2021.7.22.6.93-ph
Muni 1052 is running on the F Line, turning onto Don Chee Way from The Embarcadero, in San Francisco, CA, on Wednesday, July 21, 2021.
Muni 1052 is a PCC Streetcar. Reportedly it was built in 1948 by St. Louis Car Co. as Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) car 2110. PTC became part of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The 1052 was acquired from SEPTA in 1992 and rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen in 1993. This streetcar is painted to commemorate Los Angeles Railway (LARy). Los Angeles ran PCC streetcars from 1937 to 1963.
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Nikon D7100, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens,
Image: 2021.7.22.4.104-ph
San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) 1051 is running on the F Line, turning onto Don Chee Way from The Embarcadero, in San Francisco, CA, on Thursday, July 22, 2021.
Muni 1051 is a St. Louis Car Co. PCC. Reportedly: Muni 1051 was originally built in 1948 for Philadelphia Transportation Company, Philadelphia PA, as car No. 2123. The 1051 was acquired by Muni from Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in 1992 and rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen in 1993. This car is painted is painted in the “simplified” green and cream livery that supplanted the famous “Wings” seen on several streetcars in the historic fleet.
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Nikon D7100, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens,
Image: 2021.7.22.6.29-ph
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) 3265 is heading to Ashmont while 3234 is heading to Mattapan at the Central Ave. station in Milton, Massachusetts. This is on The Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line, commonly called the Mattapan Trolley.
MBTA 3265 and 3234 are PCC cars. The current set of MBTA PCC cars are "Wartime" PCCs, built by Pullman-Standard in 1945–46. They have been in continuous revenue service in Boston since their construction, although PCC cars were not assigned to the Mattapan Line until 1955.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens image: 2024.6.9.8.62-ph
Former Oshawa Ry. (OR) 300 taken on Friday, May 31, 2024, at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine.
Oshawa Ry. 300 was reportedly built in 1920 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. In 1923 the OR was absorbed by Canadian National Railways. Seashore purchased No. 300 from CN in 1964.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens image: 2024.6.9.4.27-ph
Boston Elevated Railway (BERy) side dump car 3626 built by Differential Steel Car Company in 1927. Taken on Friday, May 31, 2024, at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine. We stumbled on this Trolley Museum. We were just driving by. It was closed to the public that day.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens image: 2024.6.9.4.12, 13-ph
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) 3700, in an Athleta wrap, heading into Boston. This is taken at the Green Line Waban Station, Newton, MA. I rode this car into the city on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.
MBTA 3700 is a Kinki-Sharyo Type 7 car built in 1997.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens image: 2024.6.9.8.7-ph
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) 3268 goes through the reverse loop at the Mattapan station near Boston, MA on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. The Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line, commonly called the Mattapan Trolley line, is at the end red line between Ashmont and Mattapan stations. According to Wikipedia, unlike most heritage streetcar lines, it is an integral part of the modern MBTA transit system rather than a tourist attraction. A rebuild of the line for modern light rail vehicles is planned.
MBTA 3268 is a PCC car. The current set of MBTA PCC cars are "Wartime" PCCs, built by Pullman-Standard in 1945–46. They have been in continuous revenue service in Boston since their construction, although PCC cars were not assigned to the Mattapan Line until 1955.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens image: 2024.6.9.8.50-ph
Transit is about people. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) 3813 on the Green Line at Park St. station on Boston, MA on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Park St. station is on the oldest subway in the US, it goes back to 1897. MBTA 3813 is an AnsaldoBreda Type 8 car.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens image: 2024.6.9.8.17-ph
Joint Powers Board (JPBX, CalTrain) 925 is leaving Caltrain’s Centralized Equipment Maintenance & Operations Facility and heading to Diridon Station with a train on Monday, May 20, 2024, at College Park in San José, CA.
JPBX 925 is an MPI MP36PH-3C, the "Jackie Speer". Reportedly it was built in 2003.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens image: 2024.5.22.3.51-ph
I spent an afternoon at Diridon Station photographing trains. At 2:36 p.m., on Tuesday Feb. 8, 2022, Joint Powers Board (CalTrain) JPBX 909 "Menlo Park" is in San Jose, CA under the new catenary at San Jose Diridon Station.
JPBX 909 "Menlo Park" is an EMD F40PH-2CAT. Reportedly: it was built by EMD in 1985 as an F40PH-2 CDTX 909 serial number 836077-10.
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Nikon F100, Nikon 85mm f2 (MF), Ilford PanF+ Negs. 1.1.51.22.7, Hand Scan 2022.2.16.1.3-Edit-Edit-ph
Restorative steps have been taken with this photo. Retouched photo due to a large number of water spots being on the negatives.
At 2:40 p.m. on Sunday, June 9, 2024, a Caltrain (JPBX) electric multiple unit (EMU) train had 304 and 303 as bookends heading southbound at College Park in San Jose, CA. This is the first time I'd seen any Caltrain EMU train moving.
JPBX 304 and 303 are an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Trainset. 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 D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens image: 2024.6.9.10.12, 14, 19-ph
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens image: 2024.6.9.10.12, 14, 19-ph
The date was not recorded, probably 1974, in this photo of Southern Pacific (SP) SDP45 3205 is pulling train 130 past Fourth Street Tower in San Francisco, CA.
SP 3205 is an EMD SDP-45, SP Class EP636-1. Reportedly: it was built in 1967, builders number 32854. These were later reassigned to freight service and reclassified in 1985 to SP Class EF636-13.
This locomotive was retired in 1986, sold in 1988 and scrapped.
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Analog Image, Kodachrome Slide 2.5-806, Scan 2010.12.31.1.2-ph
Southern Pacific (SP) 3209 leads an all gallery car train 130 south over Quint St., in San Francisco, CA on Monday, July 15, 1974.
SP 3209 is an EMD SDP45, SP Class EP636-1. Reportedly: it was built in 1967, builders number 32858. These were later reclassified to freight service and reclassified in July 1985 to SP Class EF636-13.
This locomotive was retired in 1989, sold and scrapped in 1990.
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Analog Image, Kodachrome Slide 2.5-823, Scan 2010.12.31.1.1-ph
At 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 9, 2024, Caltrain (JPBX) electric multiple unit (EMU) set 317-318 is northbound at College Park in San Jose, CA.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens image: 2024.6.9.10.65-ph
At 3:08 p.m. on Sunday, June 9, 2024, two sets of Caltrain electric multiple unit or EMUs meeting at College Park in San Jose, CA. The southbound set is JPBX 310-309 and the northbound set is JPBX 301-302.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens image: 2024.6.9.10.38-ph
Southern Pacific SDP45 3208 is running through Orland, CA on Tuesday, April 28, 1981. The crowd is gathered for the GS4 powered train behind the diesel. According to WAF on Train Orders, "3208 was the helper on 4449 and had to wye at Tehama since it was running backwards on the Special."
SP 3208 is an EMD SDP45, SP Class EP636-1. Reportedly: SP 3208 was built in 1967 by EMD as a model SDP-45, builders number 32857, SP 3208, SP Class EP636-1. These were later reclassified to freight service and reclassified in 1985 to SP Class EF636-13.
This locomotive was retired in 1986, scrapped in 1988.
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Analog Image, Kodachrome Slide 2.5-818, Scan 2010.12.18.2.7-ph
Southern Pacific (SP) 3204 on the point of a westbound at Bahia (near Benicia, CA) on an unknown date in 1975. WAF said, "The photo was typical power on Oakland bound trains in the 70s on Sunday afternoons. On Sundays SDP45s would be returning from Donner helper service and road service to Sparks. They would be back to San Jose that evening or early Monday morning. SDP45s used on UPSFF/UPSFT/OASFY trains to the City would work back to SJ on the late Sunday evening commutes."
SP 3204 is an EMD SDP45, SP Class EP636-1. Reportedly: SP 3204 was built in 1967 by EMD as a model SDP45, builders number 32853, SP 3204, SP Class EP636-1. These were later reassigned to freight service and reclassified in 1985 to SP Class EF636-13.
This locomotive was retired in 1990, sold in 1991 and scrapped.
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Scan 2010.1.8.1.30-ph
Napa Valley Railroad (NVRR) 70 is resting in the SP Sacramento Shops on an unrecorded date in 1988.
NVRR 70 is a MLW FPA4. Reportedly: it was built in 1958 by ALCo/MLW, builders number 82269, Canadian National 6760. It became VIA 6760 then NVRR 70.
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Mamiya TLR, Ektachrome Transparencies, Medium Format: Transparency 1.1.50.70.6c, Hand Scan 2020.7.28.1.1-ph
Feather River Railroad Society (FRRX, FRRS) 1644, former Long Island RR (LI) 604, resting at the FRRS in Portola, CA, on an unrecorded date in or around 1988. At the time of this photo there was talk of FRRS painting it as UP 1644, right after UP's real FA1s.
FRRX 1644 is an ALCo FA2 rebuilt into a power car. Reportedly: it was built in 1956, builders number 81086, as LN 314. It was rebuilt into a power car on the Long Island RR, becoming owned LI 604. After retirement it went to the FRRS then to the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL.
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Mamiya TLR, Ektachrome Transparencies, Medium Format, Unmounted, cut single. 1.1.50.71.6, Hand Scan 2020.7.28.1.2-ph
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