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 […]
Caltrain Featured on “World’s Greatest!…” Show
Caltrain’s long history of passenger service on the Peninsula and its ambitious plans for the future were highlighted earlier this month on an episode of the “World’s Greatest!…” a television […]
Caltrain to Remove Ballast from Menlo Park Storage Site with assistance from Facebook
By Will Reisman, @WillReisman Responding to community concerns, Caltrain is removing all ballast material from its Chilco storage site in Menlo Park and will complete the project by October, about […]
#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 […]