List of San Francisco Bay Area trains

This is a list of trains and train museums in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California in the United States.[1]

Full-size commuter trains

The Bay Area hosts several regional commuter rail operations, as well as inter-city rail.

Commuter and intercity

• Altamont Corridor Express (ACE)[2]
• Amtrak (California Zephyr, Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight, and San Joaquin)[3]
• Caltrain[4]
• Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit[5]

Rapid transit

• Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)[6]

Light rail / streetcar

• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail (VTA)[7]
• San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)[8]
  • Muni Heritage streetcars (including the Market Street Railway[9])
  • Muni Metro
  • San Francisco cable car system[10]

Full-size excursion trains

The Bay Area is home to several heritage railways that operate full size trains.

• Ardenwood Historic Farm – Fremont[11]
• California Trolley and Railroad Corporation – San Jose[12]
• Napa Valley Wine Train – between Napa and St. Helena[13]
• Niles Canyon Railway – between Fremont and Sunol[14]
• Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad
• Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway

Ride-on trains

The Bay Area is home to several ridable miniature railways.

East Bay

• Golden Gate Live Steamers – Berkeley[15]
• Kennedy Park Train - Hayward[16]
• Oakland Zoo – Oakland[17][18]
• Redwood Valley Railway – Berkeley[19]

Peninsula

• Central Park Bianchi Train – San Mateo[20]
• Emerald Hills Railway – Redwood City[21]
• Little Puffer – San Francisco Zoo[22]

North Bay

Entrance to Sonoma TrainTown

• Seaside Railway at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – Vallejo[23]
• Sonoma TrainTown Railroad – Sonoma[24]

South Bay

• Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad – Los Gatos[25]
• Bonfante Railroad Train Ride and Sky Trail Monorail at Gilroy Gardens – Gilroy[26]
• Happy Hollow Park & Zoo – San Jose[27]

Museums

The Bay Area is home to several independent railway museums.

East Bay

• Golden Gate Railroad Museum – Niles Canyon[28]
• Niles Depot Museum – Fremont[29]

North Bay

• Tiburon Depot – Tiburon[30]
• Western Railway Museum – Solano County[31]

Peninsula

• Colma Historical Association – Colma[32]
• Millbrae Train Museum – Millbrae, California[33]
• San Francisco Cable Car Museum – San Francisco[34]
• San Francisco Railway Museum – San Francisco[35]

South Bay

• Los Altos History Museum – Los Altos[36]
• Edward Peterman Museum of Railroad History – Santa Clara[37]

Model trains

Golden State Models in Point Richmond

There are several clubs in the Bay Area that are home to large layout model trains.

North Bay

• Golden State Model Railroad Museum – Richmond[38]

East Bay

• Alameda County Fairgrounds – Pleasanton[39]
• Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club – Antioch[40]
• Diablo Valley Lines – Walnut Creek[41]
• Niles Depot Museum – Fremont[29]
• Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society – Walnut Creek[42]

Peninsula

Barron Park Garden Railway – Palo Alto[43]

• Golden Gate Model Railroad Club – San Francisco[44]
• West Bay Model Railroad Association – Menlo Park[45]

South Bay

• Edward Peterman Museum of Railroad History – Santa Clara[37]
• Silicon Valley Lines – San Jose[46]

See also

• List of California railroads

References

1. Lists of San Francisco Bay Area rail related resources can often be found at the "Links" page of a club or museum website. Examples include:
   1. "SBHRS Related Links & Favorite Sites". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
   2. "GGRM Links". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
   3. "Links to Clubs & Suppliers". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
   4. "Local Railroad-related Entities". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
   5. "San Francisco Cable Car Museum - Public Transit". Retrieved 2012-12-01.
   6. "San Francisco Railroad Activities". Retrieved 2013-01-11.
   Additionally, search engines at rail related web sites may be used to dynamically generate lists of San Francisco Bay Area trains. Examples include:
   1. "SearchResults - Trains.com". Trains. Kalmbach. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
   General civic information websites also have similar lists. Examples include:
   1. "California Railroad Museums - Guide to Bay Area Railroad Museums". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
2. "Altamont Commuter Express". San Joaquin Regional Tail Commission.
3. "Capital Corridor Trains". Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority.
4. "Caltrain". San Mateo County Transit District.
5. "Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit". Retrieved 2017-08-25.
6. "Bay Area Rapid Transit". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.
7. "Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
8. "San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)".
9. "Market Street Railway".
10. "San Francisco Cable Cars".
11. "Ardenwood Historic Farm". East Bay Regional park District.
12. "California Trolley and Railroad Corporation".
13. "Napa Valley Wine Train".
14. "Train Rides on the Historic Niles Canyon Railway". Pacific Locomotive Association.
15. "Welcome to the Golden Gate Live Steamers".
16. "Hayward Area Recreation and Park District, CA]]".
17. "Rides Area". Oakland Zoo.
18. Taylar, Ingrid. "Oakland Zoo Train". San Francisco. About.com.
19. "Redwood Valley Railway".
20. "Central Park & Recreation Center". City of San Mateo. Archived from the original on 2012-04-27.
21. "Emerald Hills Railway".
22. "San Francisco Zoo's Historic Sites". Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
23. "Things To DoHoliday in the Park at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
24. "Sonoma TrainTown Railroad".
25. "Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad and W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel".
26. "Gilroy Gardens - Rides & Attractions". Retrieved 2012-12-01.
27. "Happy Hollow Park and Zoo".
28. "Golden Gate Railroad Museum".
29. "Niles Depot Model Railroads & Museum". Niles Depot Historical Foundation, Inc. & Tri-City Society of Model Engineers, Inc.
30. "Tiburon Heritage and Arts » TIBURON RAILROAD & FERRY DEPOT MUSEUM". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
31. "Western Railway Museum - Solano County - California". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
32. "Colma Historical Association". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
33. "Millbrae Train Museum". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
34. "San Francisco Cable Car Museum". Friends of the Cable Car Museum.
35. "SF Railway Museum & Gift Shop". Market Street Railway.
36. "Los Altos History Museum". Association of the Los Altos Historical Museum.
37. "Welcome to SBHRS!". South Bay Historical Railroad Society, Inc. 2011.
38. "Golden State Model Railroad Museum".
39. "The Alameda County Central Railroad Society". 2011.
40. "Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club".
41. "Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society".
42. "Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society".
43. Struck, Eric. "BARRON PARK GARDEN RAILWAY". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
44. "GGMRC". Golden Gate Model Railroaders, Inc.
45. "West Bay Model Railroad Association".
46. "Silicon Valley Lines Model Railroad Club". Silicon Valley Lines. 2009.

External links

• "Bay Area train swap meets". Retrieved 2012-12-01.