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.
- Altamont Corridor Express (ACE)[2]
- Amtrak (California Zephyr, Capital Corridor, Coast Starlight, and San Joaquin)[3]
- Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)[4]
- Caltrain[5]
- Market Street Railway[6]
- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail (VTA)[7]
- San Francisco cable car system[8]
- San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)[9]
- Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit[10]
Full-size excursion trains
The Bay Area is home to several heritage railways that operate full size trains.
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]
- Lemos Farm – Half Moon Bay[22]
- Little Puffer – San Francisco Zoo[23]
North Bay
- Seaside Railway at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – Vallejo[24]
- Sonoma TrainTown Railroad – Sonoma[25]
South Bay
- Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad – Los Gatos[26]
- Bonfante Railroad Train Ride and Sky Trail Monorail at Gilroy Gardens – Gilroy[27]
- Happy Hollow Park & Zoo – San Jose[28]
Museums
The Bay Area is home to several independent railway museums.
East Bay
North Bay
Peninsula
- Colma Historical Association – Colma[33]
- Millbrae Train Museum – Millbrae, California[34]
- San Francisco Cable Car Museum – San Francisco[35]
- San Francisco Railway Museum – San Francisco[36]
South Bay
Model trains
There are several clubs in the Bay Area that are home to large layout model trains.
North Bay
East Bay
- Alameda County Fairgrounds – Pleasanton[40]
- Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club – Antioch[41]
- Diablo Valley Lines – Walnut Creek[42]
- Niles Depot Museum – Fremont[30]
- Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society – Walnut Creek[43]
Peninsula
Barron Park Garden Railway – Palo Alto[44]
- Golden Gate Model Railroad Club – San Francisco[45]
- West Bay Model Railroad Association – Menlo Park[46]
South Bay
See also
References
- ↑ 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:
- "SBHRS Related Links & Favorite Sites". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- "GGRM Links". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- "Links to Clubs & Suppliers". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- "Local Railroad-related Entities". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- "San Francisco Cable Car Museum - Public Transit". Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- "San Francisco Railroad Activities". Retrieved 2013-01-11.
- "SearchResults - Trains.com". Trains. Kalmbach. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- "California Railroad Museums - Guide to Bay Area Railroad Museums". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ↑ "Altamont Commuter Express". San Joaquin Regional Tail Commission.
- ↑ "Capital Corridor Trains". Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority.
- ↑ "Bay Area Rapid Transit". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.
- ↑ "Caltrain". San Mateo County Transit District.
- ↑ "Market Street Railway".
- ↑ "Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ↑ "San Francisco Cable Cars".
- ↑ "San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)".
- ↑ "Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit". Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ↑ "Ardenwood Historic Farm". East Bay Regional park District.
- ↑ "California Trolley and Railroad Corporation".
- ↑ "Napa Valley Wine Train".
- ↑ "Train Rides on the Historic Niles Canyon Railway". Pacific Locomotive Association.
- ↑ "Welcome to the Golden Gate Live Steamers".
- ↑ {{cite web|url=http://www.haywardrec.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Kennedy-Park-1%7Ctitle=Hayward Area Recreation and Park District, CA]]
- ↑ "Rides Area". Oakland Zoo.
- ↑ Taylar, Ingrid. "Oakland Zoo Train". San Francisco. About.com.
- ↑ "Redwood Valley Railway".
- ↑ "Central Park & Recreation Center". City of San Mateo. Archived from the original on 2012-04-27.
- ↑ "Emerald Hills Railway".
- ↑ "Lemos Farm in Half Moon Bay". Lemos Farm, Inc.
- ↑ "San Francisco Zoo's Historic Sites". Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ↑ "Things To DoHoliday in the Park at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ↑ "Sonoma TrainTown Railroad".
- ↑ "Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad and W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel".
- ↑ "Gilroy Gardens - Rides & Attractions". Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- ↑ "Happy Hollow Park and Zoo".
- ↑ "Golden Gate Railroad Museum".
- 1 2 "Niles Depot Model Railroads & Museum". Niles Depot Historical Foundation, Inc. & Tri-City Society of Model Engineers, Inc.
- ↑ "Tiburon Heritage and Arts » TIBURON RAILROAD & FERRY DEPOT MUSEUM". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ↑ "Western Railway Museum - Solano County - California". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ↑ "Colma Historical Association". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ↑ "Millbrae Train Museum". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ↑ "San Francisco Cable Car Museum". Friends of the Cable Car Museum.
- ↑ "SF Railway Museum & Gift Shop". Market Street Railway.
- ↑ "Los Altos History Museum". Association of the Los Altos Historical Museum.
- 1 2 "Welcome to SBHRS!". South Bay Historical Railroad Society, Inc. 2011.
- ↑ "Golden State Model Railroad Museum".
- ↑ "The Alameda County Central Railroad Society". 2011.
- ↑ "Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club".
- ↑ "Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society".
- ↑ "Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society".
- ↑ Struck, Eric. "BARRON PARK GARDEN RAILWAY". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ↑ "GGMRC". Golden Gate Model Railroaders, Inc.
- ↑ "West Bay Model Railroad Association".
- ↑ "Silicon Valley Lines Model Railroad Club". Silicon Valley Lines. 2009.
External links
- "Bay Area train swap meets". Retrieved 2012-12-01.
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