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001 Bay Bridge & S.F. Skyline frm Yerba Buena Is
As I headed under stormy skies across the Bay Bridge enroute to Pinole, I quickly stopped on Yerba Buena Island to photograph the Bay Bridge and S.F. skyline.
Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 175
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002 AT&SF Overpass.. Pinole CA
The street leading down to the UP at Pinole passed under the BNSF's Bay Area main line @ this brightly painted viaduct.
Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 63
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003 AMTK #6.. Pinole CA
Upon getting trackside on a small bluff at Pinole, the first train through was Amtrak #6, the eastbound California Zephyr.
Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 62
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004 AMTK #6.. Pinole CA (2)
Although the sun had miraculously popped out a minute before #6 arrived, it naturally disappeared as the train approached.
Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 69
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005 AMTK #6.. Pinole CA (3)
The Zephyr negotiates the curves along San Pablo Bay, as it heads east toward Sacramento and Chicago.
Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 75
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006 W Bd AMTK Capitol Svc.. Pinole CA
Next, a westbound Amtrak "Capitol Corridor" train appeared. This busy stretch of UP main line fields 36 Amtrak trains on weekdays, counting the "Zephyr" and "Starlight."
Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 82
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007 W Bd AMTK Capitol Svc.. Pinole CA (2)
Amtrak "California" trains were interesting to one accustomed to Chicago and East Coast corridor services.
Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 57
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008 E Bd AMTK Capitol Svc.. Pinole CA
An eastbound Capitol Corridor train passed shortly thereafter, behind the push-pull cab control coach.
Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 62
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009 E Bd AMTK Capitol Svc.. Pinole CA (2)
The eastbound Capitol Corridor train heads around the curve toward its next station stop: Martinez CA.
Date: 06/16/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 41
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