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By:Lucas Connor
Dates:1/1/2022 - 6/9/2022
Album Info:Caltrain operates one of the busiest commuter routes on the west coast. With up to a dozen trains an hour, there is lots of action. Added to the mix are trains from Amtrak, Altamont Corridor Express, and Union Pacific. This album includes photos throughout the first six months of 2022.
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916 & 909
Title:  916 & 909
Description:  Caltrain 916 shoves a deadhead move through San Jose Diridon northbound as 909 idles with a northbound train. 909 has just arrived, and is waiting for a new crew before its imminent departure. 916 had led a southbound train through the station just 15 minutes previously, and is now bound for Caltrains CEMOF facility north of the station.
Photo Date:  1/23/2022  Upload Date: 3/19/2022 12:02:11 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  JPBX 916(F40PH-2CAT) JPBX 909(F40PH-2CAT)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
AMTK 127
Title:  AMTK 127
Description:  Amtrak 127 is second unit on the southbound Coast Starlight departing San Jose. 127 was built in late 2000. In the background is California DOT Charger 2105.
Photo Date:  1/23/2022  Upload Date: 3/9/2022 12:18:53 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 127(P42DC) CDTX 2105(SC-44)
Views:  111   Comments: 0
AMTK 32053
Title:  AMTK 32053
Description:  Amtrak 32053 on Train #11 SB Coast Starlight at San Jose.
Photo Date:  1/23/2022  Upload Date: 2/28/2022 12:15:51 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  68   Comments: 0
AMTK 32011
Title:  AMTK 32011
Description:  Amtrak 32011 on Train #11 SB Coast Starlight at San Jose.
Photo Date:  1/23/2022  Upload Date: 3/3/2022 12:06:41 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  96   Comments: 0
AMTK 38032
Title:  AMTK 38032
Description:  Amtrak 38032 on Train #11 SB Coast Starlight at San Jose.
Photo Date:  1/23/2022  Upload Date: 3/3/2022 12:07:44 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  60   Comments: 0
AMTK 34504
Title:  AMTK 34504
Description:  Amtrak 34504 on Train #11 SB Coast Starlight at San Jose.
Photo Date:  1/23/2022  Upload Date: 3/3/2022 12:08:44 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  103   Comments: 0
AMTK 33008
Title:  AMTK 33008
Description:  Amtrak 33008 on Train #11 SB Coast Starlight at San Jose.
Photo Date:  1/23/2022  Upload Date: 3/7/2022 12:24:24 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  44   Comments: 0
AMTK 34105
Title:  AMTK 34105
Description:  Amtrak 34105 on Train #11 SB Coast Starlight at San Jose.
Photo Date:  1/23/2022  Upload Date: 3/8/2022 12:32:20 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  48   Comments: 0
AMTK 31002
Title:  AMTK 31002
Description:  Amtrak 31002 on Train #11 SB Coast Starlight at San Jose.
Photo Date:  1/23/2022  Upload Date: 3/8/2022 12:32:57 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  69   Comments: 0
Caltrain 909
Title:  Caltrain 909
Description:  Caltrain 909 waits for a new crew at San Jose Diridon at high noon. The engine and its set of gallery equipment had just arrived at the station from Caltrains Centralized Equipment Maintenance and Operations Facility (CEMOF). The train will become train #237 northbound, and depart for San Francisco 13 minutes after this image was taken.
Photo Date:  1/23/2022  Upload Date: 3/10/2022 12:01:38 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  JPBX 909(F40PH-2CAT)
Views:  41   Comments: 0
CDTX 8310
Title:  CDTX 8310
Description:  Amtrak California 8310 on Train #729 SB at San Jose Diridon.
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 5/13/2022 12:11:17 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  35   Comments: 0
F40PH 913
Title:  F40PH 913
Description:  Caltrain 913 idles on track 5. 913 as built in 1985 by EMD, and will soon depart with another commute for San Francisco.
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 6/16/2022 12:37:05 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  JPBX 913(F40PH-2CAT)
Views:  33   Comments: 0
CDTX 8015
Title:  CDTX 8015
Description:  Amtrak California 8015 on Train #729 SB at San Jose Diridon.
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 5/1/2022 11:31:01 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger
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Views:  29   Comments: 0
CDTX 8022
Title:  CDTX 8022
Description:  Amtrak California 8022 on Train #729 SB at San Jose Diridon.
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/26/2022 12:04:35 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  37   Comments: 0
Caltrain 917
Title:  Caltrain 917
Description:  Caltrain 917 shoves a deadhead move under the signal bridge at the north end of San Jose Diridon. 917 had just arrived on train #236 from San Francisco, and is now shuttling to CEMOF (Centralized Equipment Maintenance and Operations Facility) half a mile up the line.
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/1/2022 12:01:57 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  JPBX 917(F40PH-2CAT)
Views:  58   Comments: 1
Caltrain CEMOF Yard
Title:  Caltrain CEMOF Yard
Description:  Mixed equipment rests at the Caltrain yard north of San Jose Diridon. 917 has just shoved a set of gallery equipment onto a side track. This equipment had just arrived from San Francisco on train #236. On the right is a long string of mixed coaches and power. Buried midway through the line of coaches is Caltrain 938, one of two ex-Amtrak AEM-7 locomotives the railroad owns. These elusive engines are to be used for testing the electrification systems along the route.
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/2/2022 2:06:55 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  JPBX 917(F40PH-2CAT) JPBX 938(AEM7)
Views:  279   Comments: 0
Caltrain 913
Title:  Caltrain 913
Description:  Caltrain 913 idles at San Jose just past 1:30 PM. 913 is the power for train #245, a northbound train that departs at 2:12 PM. 913 was built in 1985 by EMD, and rebuilt into a F40PH-2CAT in the late 1990s.
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/24/2022 12:35:55 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  JPBX 913(F40PH-2CAT)
Views:  68   Comments: 1
CDTX 8310
Title:  CDTX 8310
Description:  Amtrak California 8310 on Train #729 SB at San Jose Diridon.
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/26/2022 12:10:34 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  28   Comments: 0
CDTX 8802
Title:  CDTX 8802
Description:  Amtrak California 8802 on Train #729 SB at San Jose Diridon.
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/26/2022 12:11:57 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger
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Views:  37   Comments: 0
F40s at Diridon
Title:  F40s at Diridon
Description:  Caltrain F40s 913 and 917 idle at San Jose Diridon. 917 had just arrived on southbound train #236 from San Francisco, while 913 will depart northbound on train #245. Both units were built in 1985 as F40PH-2s, and rebuilt into F40PH-2CATs in the late 1990s.
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 12:40:59 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  JPBX 917(F40PH-2CAT) JPBX 913(F40PH-2CAT)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
Caltrain 917
Title:  Caltrain 917
Description:  Caltrain 917 idles on Track 6 at Diridon. 917 was one of the original 18 F40PH-2s that entered service on the Peninsula in 1985. In the late 1990s, the units were sent to Alstom, and rebuilt with Caterpillar HEP generators. Today, 917 is still in active use after nearly 40 years of active service.
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/15/2022 12:04:47 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  JPBX 917(F40PH-2CAT)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
Caltrain 3818
Title:  Caltrain 3818
Description:  JPBX 3818 on Train #245 NB at San Jose
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/22/2022 12:08:17 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  54   Comments: 0
Caltrain #245 NB
Title:  Caltrain #245 NB
Description:  Caltrain 4022 sits on track 5 at San Jose at 1:45 PM. The car is scheduled to depart northbound on train #245 at 2:12 PM. If it remains on schedule, it will reach the terminus at San Francisco at 3:52 PM.
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 5/10/2022 12:01:32 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  64   Comments: 0
Caltrain 4022
Title:  Caltrain 4022
Description:  JPBX 4022 on Train #245 NB at San Jose
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 5/13/2022 12:12:37 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger
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Views:  48   Comments: 0
Peninsula Subdivision at College Park
Title:  Peninsula Subdivision at College Park
Description:  The three-track mainline at College Park awaits the arrival of Capitol Corridor #737, a southbound train scheduled to leave Santa Clara at 1:47 PM on weekends. The train is running behind schedule today, departing Santa Clara at 2:01 PM. College Park is where the triple track mainline passes the Caltrain yards, and swings into San Jose Diridon. The track on the far left is the lead for the yard, and the track on the far right is an alternate siding, while the three main tracks are in the middle.
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 5/14/2022 12:00:44 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Station,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  42   Comments: 0
Capitol Corridor #737
Title:  Capitol Corridor #737
Description:  Amtrak California 2013 leads a southbound Capitol Corridor train through the Caltrain station at College Park. 2013 is an F59PHI, built in 2001 by EMD. The unit is in charge of Capitol Corridor train #737, and will arrive at its final stop at San Jose Diridon in 2 minutes
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/13/2022 12:49:10 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CDTX 2013(F59PHI)
Views:  78   Comments: 1
CDTX 8032
Title:  CDTX 8032
Description:  Amtrak California 8032 on Train #737 SB at San Jose (College Park)
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/16/2022 12:15:24 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  41   Comments: 0
CDTX 8202
Title:  CDTX 8202
Description:  Amtrak California 8202 on Train #737 SB at San Jose (College Park)
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/16/2022 12:16:12 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  45   Comments: 0
CDTX 8807
Title:  CDTX 8807
Description:  Amtrak California 8807 on Train #737 SB at San Jose (College Park)
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/16/2022 12:20:16 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  40   Comments: 0
CDTX 6962
Title:  CDTX 6962
Description:  Amtrak California 6962 on Train #737 SB at San Jose (College Park)
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/22/2022 12:10:27 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  49   Comments: 0
CEMOF South End
Title:  CEMOF South End
Description:  Caltrains CEMOF yard is relatively quiet on a Sunday afternoon in March. In the yard today is Caltrain 927, one of the 6 MP36PH-3Cs the railroad owns. These units are usually used for "Baby Bullet" services during peak service periods. Peeking out from behind 927 is F40PH-2CAT 908. Most equpment is stored on the storage tracks on the left, where Caltrain 917 (far left) is parked. Midway through the line of asorted coaches on the 3rd track from left is Caltrain 938, the AEM7 Caltrain recently painted into Caltrain colors after purchasing it from Amtrak.
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/19/2022 12:00:24 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  JPBX 927(MP36PH-3C) JPBX 917(F40PH-2CAT) JPBX 908(F40PH-2CAT)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
Caltrain 927
Title:  Caltrain 927
Description:  Caltrain 908 peeks out from behind Caltrain 927 at the CEMOF maintenance facility. This small yard north of San Jose Diridon is where Caltrain does maintenance on all its equipment, and is the home base of their operations along the peninsula. 927 is an MP36PH-3C, built by MPI in the early 2000s
Photo Date:  3/13/2022  Upload Date: 4/28/2022 12:06:21 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  JPBX 927(MP36PH-3C) JPBX 908(F40PH-2CAT)
Views:  116   Comments: 0
Rainy Departures
Title:  Rainy Departures
Description:  On a dreary afternoon in March, Capitol Corridor and Caltrain services prepare to depart San Jose northbound. The Capitol Corridor (cab car 6963) will be first to depart at 6:05 PM, while the Caltrain (cab car 4024) will depart 6 minutes later at 6:11 PM.
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 8/6/2022 12:02:54 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  50   Comments: 0
Advanced Approach
Title:  Advanced Approach
Description:  Signals are cleared for Capitol Corridor train #744. The yellow-over-yellow dwarf signal is an advanced approach, telling the engineer to be prepared to stop at the second signal. The signal on the signal bridge at CP Shark shows a red-over-green aspect. This indicates to the engineer he may proceed at medium speed for two signal blocks. For train #744, this signal will give him clearance all the way to Santa Clara, two blocks up the line. The advanced-approach dwarf signal will improve to clear (green-over-red)
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 4/27/2022 12:21:22 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Station,Signal,Track
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Views:  35   Comments: 0
Caltrain 912
Title:  Caltrain 912
Description:  Caltrain 912 idles on track 5 at Diridon. The engine is in charge of train #261, a northbound train that departs San Jose at 6:12 PM. 912 was built in 1985 by EMD, and rebuilt in the late 1990s.
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 4/30/2022 12:36:03 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  JPBX 912(F40PH-2CAT)
Views:  43   Comments: 0
Caltrain #261 NB
Title:  Caltrain #261 NB
Description:  Caltrain 912 shoves a northbound train around the curve at CP Shark. The train has been cleared to proceed on to its next stop at Santa Clara.
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 4/12/2022 12:09:59 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  JPBX 912(F40PH-2CAT)
Views:  43   Comments: 0
CDTX 8805
Title:  CDTX 8805
Description:  Amtrak California 8805 on Train #744 NB at San Jose
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 4/18/2022 12:05:12 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  54   Comments: 0
CDTX 8012
Title:  CDTX 8012
Description:  Amtrak California 8012 on Train #744 NB at San Jose
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 4/18/2022 12:11:00 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  45   Comments: 0
CDTX 8004
Title:  CDTX 8004
Description:  Amtrak California 8004 on Train #744 NB at San Jose
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 4/18/2022 12:11:47 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  50   Comments: 0
California DOT 2007
Title:  California DOT 2007
Description:  Caltrans 2007 shoves Capitol Corridor #744 out of San Jose Diridon. 2007 is one of 15 F59PHIs the California DOT owns, and was built by EMD in 1994.
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 4/23/2022 12:29:12 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CDTX 2007(F59PHI)
Views:  81   Comments: 0
Caltrain #261
Title:  Caltrain #261
Description:  Caltrain 4024 prepares to depart San Jose on a rainy March Saturday. 4024 is one of 27 Nippon-Sharyo cab-cars Caltrain owns, and was built in 2000. 4024 will soon depart on northbound train #261 for San Francisco.
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 5/12/2022 12:10:39 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger
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Views:  62   Comments: 0
Caltrain #261 NB
Title:  Caltrain #261 NB
Description:  Caltrain 4024 prepares to lead a northbound train out of San Jose on a rainy Saturday. 4024 is in charge of train #261, a northbound train scheduled to depart San Jose at 6:12 PM, and arrive in San Francisco at 7:52 PM
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 4/17/2022 12:22:50 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  67   Comments: 0
Caltrain 3860
Title:  Caltrain 3860
Description:  JPBX 3860 on Train #261 NB at San Jose Diridon
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 4/10/2022 10:21:03 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  32   Comments: 0
Caltrain 3839
Title:  Caltrain 3839
Description:  JPBX 3839 on Train #261 NB at San Jose Diridon
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 4/10/2022 10:22:37 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  35   Comments: 0
Caltrain 4018
Title:  Caltrain 4018
Description:  JPBX 4018 on Train #261 NB at San Jose Diridon
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 4/10/2022 10:24:00 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  24   Comments: 0
Caltrain 3812
Title:  Caltrain 3812
Description:  JPBX 3812 on Train #261 NB at San Jose Diridon
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 4/22/2022 12:14:19 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  49   Comments: 0
CDTX 2107
Title:  CDTX 2107
Description:  Amtrak California 2107 leads a late Capitol Corridor train into San Jose on a rainy Saturday in March. The train, Capitol Corridor #743 Southbound, was 15 minutes late, arriving in SJ at 6:17 PM. 2107 is an SC-44 Charger, built by Siemens in late 2016.
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 4/25/2022 12:03:51 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CDTX 2107(SC-44)
Views:  68   Comments: 0
CDTX 8005
Title:  CDTX 8005
Description:  Amtrak California 8005 on Train #743 SB at San Jose
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 6/14/2022 12:49:44 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  65   Comments: 0
CDTX 8204
Title:  CDTX 8204
Description:  Amtrak California 8204 on Train #743 SB at San Jose
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 6/14/2022 12:51:46 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  59   Comments: 0
CDTX 8305
Title:  CDTX 8305
Description:  Amtrak California 8305 on Train #743 SB at San Jose
Photo Date:  3/19/2022  Upload Date: 6/14/2022 12:53:49 AM
Location:  San Jose, CA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  49   Comments: 0


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