See the greater San Francisco Bay Area
heavy mainline freight trains and many of its famous branchline operations
We feature many specially created maps and graphical grade profiles to bring greater understanding of these lines
electric trains
From 1858 it grew from a number of small lines using horse-drawn trolleys that ran on tracks in the street
D-125: SP Vintage West See the greater San FranciscoLength: 1 hr. 7 minutes This 1950 to 1978 feature brings the long vanished SP visions out west. Cab Forwards, early F units and the snows on Donner Pass plus both sides of the beautiful Bay Area are in this video. See Tracy, Shasta, Colton, Sacramento, Tehachapi, Suisun Bay, Altamont Pass, Dunsmuir, Oakland, Berkeley, San Jose and much more. This is an interesting period of freight and passenger steam and early diesel power at its best! Dont miss the