Take a Real Train to Model Train Show at Santa Clara Depot
By Matt Wilson, @WilsonSTComms Bay Area train enthusiasts of all ages can pair their passions for model trains and railroad history with the real thing this weekend if they elect […]
Groundbreaking Caltrain History Drawing
This week Caltrain will break ground on the historic Electrification Project. To honor the history of Caltrain and the upcoming modernization of this historic railroad we wanted to have some […]
#SamTrans40: Establishing The Fleet
To celebrate SamTrans’ 40th Anniversary, we’ll be highlighting historical moments from 1976, the first year of the agency’s existence. Beginning in May 2016, the monthly series will examine a corresponding […]
#Caltrain150: Rise and Fall of the Bayshore Roundhouse
By Jeremy Lipps, @Calif0rnio Brisbane’s Bayshore Roundhouse was, at one point, part of a vast railroad complex at the center of Southern Pacific’s Bay Area activity. Built between 1907 and […]
San Jose Author Tracks Depot Design in New Book
By Janet McGovern More than 30 years ago, Henry E. Bender, Jr. began researching the history of Southern Pacific depots, buildings integral to the development of hundreds of communities across […]