List of Peninsula Commute locomotives

Many locomotives from numerous rail companies have served along the Peninsula Commute rail line between San Francisco and San Jose since 1863. Agencies and companies that have managed service include Southern Pacific, San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, Caltrain, Caltrans, Amtrak (contracted operator from 1980 to 2012) and TransitAmerica Services (contracted operator from 2012- current).

Current Caltrans and Caltrain Fleet (1980-Current)
  • Three Caltrain EMD F40PH locomotives at the San Francisco station.
  • Caltrain passing College Park led by an MP36PH-3C locomotive
Number/nameModel/Class[1]Wheel arrangementBuilderYearDisposition and
Location		Photograph
900
San Francisco		 F40PH-2-CAT B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
901
San Jose		 F40PH-2-CAT B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
902
San Mateo		 F40PH-2 B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
903
Santa Clara		 F40PH-2 B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
1985 Caltrans livery
904
Palo Alto		 F40PH-2-CAT B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
905
Sunnyvale		 F40PH-2-CAT B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
906
Burlingame		 F40PH-2-CAT B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
907
Mountain View		 F40PH-2 B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
1985 Caltrans livery
908
Redwood City		 F40PH-2-CAT B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
909
Menlo Park		 F40PH-2-CAT B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
910
Millbrae		 F40PH-2 B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
911
San Carlos		 F40PH-2-CAT B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
912
San Bruno		 F40PH-2-CAT B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
913
Belmont		 F40PH-2-CAT B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
914
Atherton		 F40PH-2 B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
915
South San Francisco		 F40PH-2-CAT B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
916
California		 F40PH-2-CAT B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
Original 1985 Caltrans livery


Current JPBX scheme

917
Gilroy		 F40PH-2-CAT B-B EMD 1985 In revenue service
918
County of San Mateo		 F40PH-2-CAT B-B EMD 1987 In revenue service
919
County of Santa Clara		 F40PH-2-CAT B-B EMD 1987 In revenue service
920
Morgan Hill (Operation Lifesaver)		 F40PH-2C B-B Boise 1985 In revenue service
921
San Martin		 F40PH-2C B-B Boise 1998 In revenue service
922
Tamien		 F40PH-2C B-B Boise 1998 In revenue service
923[1]
 MPI MP36PH-3C B-B MPI 2003 In revenue service
924
 MPI MP36PH-3C B-B MPI 2003 In revenue service
925
Jackie Speier		 MPI MP36PH-3C B-B MPI 2003 In revenue service
926
 MPI MP36PH-3C B-B MPI 2003 In revenue service
927
 MPI MP36PH-3C B-B MPI 2003 In revenue service
928
 MPI MP36PH-3C B-B MPI 2003 In revenue service

Southern Pacific Locomotives (1870–1980)
  • A Southern Pacific FM H-24-66 with the a Peninsula Commute train at the 3rd and Townsend Street station in San Francisco.

Steam fleet (1870–1954)
Number/nameModel/ClassWheel arrangementBuilderYearDisposition and
Location		Photograph
Southern Pacific 1, 1001
"C.P. Huntington"		 4-2-4T Cooke Locomotive Works October, 1863 On static display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, CA.
Southern Pacific 1903–1905 Pr-1 and Pr-2
("Prairie")		 2-6-2 Sacramento Shops c. 1881–82 1905 was originally numbered 1506 by Central Pacific;[2] scrapped in 1930s.[3]
Southern Pacific (various) C-x
("Consolidation")		 2-8-0 Various, including Baldwin Various-1957 Nine survive; 2521, 2562, 2579, 2706, 2718, 2781, 2825, 2852, 3420. 2706, built in 1904, is being restored at Colusa, CA.[4][5]
Southern Pacific (various) Mk-x
("Mikado")		 2-8-2 Various Various-1957 745 is the only Mk-5 that survived it's undergoing FRA 15 year inspection/overhaul
Southern Pacific 2004–2386 T-x
("Ten Wheel")		 4-6-0 Various Various-1957 2353 and 2355 are on static display.
Southern Pacific 2461–2475 P-8
("Pacific")		 4-6-2 Baldwin Locomotive Works 1921-1957 2467 survives; 2472 is operational at the Niles Canyon Railway
Southern Pacific 2478–2491 P-10 Baldwin Locomotive Works 1923-1957 2479 is undergoing restoration at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.
Southern Pacific 3100–3109 P-11 Various 1923-1957 All scrapped.
Southern Pacific 4300–4327 MT-1
("Mountain")		 4-8-2 Various 1923-1957 Assigned to various other trains at the same time. All scrapped.
Southern Pacific 4385-4390 MT-2 Various 1924-1957 Assigned to various other trains at the same time. All scrapped.
Southern Pacific 4328-4345 MT-3 Various 1925-1957 Assigned to various other trains at the same time. All scrapped.
Southern Pacific 4346-4366 MT-4 Various 1926-1957 Assigned to various other trains at the same time. All scrapped.
Southern Pacific 4367-4376 MT-5 Sacramento Shops 1927-1957 Assigned to various other trains at the same time. All scrapped.
Southern Pacific 4400-4409[6] GS-1
("Golden State" or "General Service")		 4-8-4 Baldwin Locomotive Works 1930-1956 Assigned to various other trains at the same time. Retired in 1956 and scrapped.[7]
Southern Pacific 4410-4415 GS-2 Lima Locomotive Works 1937-1957 This locomotive class was assigned to various other trains at the same time, starting in the mid-1940s. None survive.
Southern Pacific 4416-4429 GS-3 1938-1957 This locomotive class was assigned to various other trains at the same time, starting in the mid-1940s. None survive.
Southern Pacific 4430-4457 GS-4 1941-1957 This locomotive class was assigned to various other trains at the same time, starting in the early 1950s. 4449 still survives.
Southern Pacific 4458 & 4459 GS-5 1942-1958 This locomotive class was assigned to various other trains at the same time, starting in the early 1950s. None survive.
Southern Pacific 4460-4469 GS-6 1943-1958 This locomotive class was assigned to various other trains at the same time, starting in the late 1940s. 4460 still survives.

Diesel-electric fleet (1954–1985)
  • The primary locomotives from 1956–1974 were F-M H24-66 TrainMasters such as SP 3022
  • Supplanted by EMD SDP45s by 1975
  • Complemented by GP9 combinations
Number/nameModel/ClassWheel arrangementBuilderYearDisposition and
Location		Photograph
Amtrak 700 GE P30CH C-C GE Transportation Systems 1975/07 Leased to SP for 1978–79 after SP SDP45s were pulled from passenger service under an ICC order to return offline freight cars.[8] A total of 15 Amtrak P30CH locomotives were leased.
Amtrak 702 GE P30CH C-C GE Transportation Systems 1975/08 Leased to SP for 1978–79 after SP SDP45s were pulled from service.[8]
Amtrak 703 GE P30CH C-C GE Transportation Systems 1975/08 Leased to SP for 1978–79 after SP SDP45s were pulled from service.[8]
Amtrak 704 GE P30CH C-C GE Transportation Systems 1975/08 Leased to SP for 1978–79 after SP SDP45s were pulled from service.[8]
Amtrak 705 GE P30CH C-C GE Transportation Systems 1975/08 Leased to SP for 1978–79 after SP SDP45s were pulled from service.[8]
Amtrak 706 GE P30CH C-C GE Transportation Systems 1975/08 Leased to SP for 1978–79 after SP SDP45s were pulled from service.[8]
Amtrak 707 GE P30CH C-C GE Transportation Systems 1975/08 Leased to SP for 1978–79 after SP SDP45s were pulled from service.[8]
Amtrak 709 GE P30CH C-C GE Transportation Systems 1975/08 Leased to SP for 1978–79 after SP SDP45s were pulled from service.[8]
Amtrak 711 GE P30CH C-C GE Transportation Systems 1975/08 Leased to SP for 1978–79 after SP SDP45s were pulled from service.[8]
Amtrak 712 GE P30CH C-C GE Transportation Systems 1975/09 Leased to SP for 1978–79 after SP SDP45s were pulled from service.[8]
Amtrak 716 GE P30CH C-C GE Transportation Systems 1975/09 Leased to SP for 1978–79 after SP SDP45s were pulled from service.[8]
Amtrak 718 GE P30CH C-C GE Transportation Systems 1975/09 Leased to SP for 1978–79 after SP SDP45s were pulled from service.[8]
Amtrak 720 GE P30CH C-C GE Transportation Systems 1975/11 Leased to SP for 1978–79 after SP SDP45s were pulled from service.[8]
Southern Pacific 3020 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks Morse 1953/12 Purchased as 4800; renumbered to 3020 (1965). Retired and sold 1974.[9] Scrapped.
Southern Pacific 3021 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks Morse 1953/12 Purchased as 4801; renumbered to 3021 (1965). Retired 1974 and sold 1975.[9] Scrapped.
Southern Pacific 3022 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks Morse 1954 Purchased as 4802; renumbered to 3022 (1965). Retired and sold 1975.[9] Scrapped.
Southern Pacific 3023 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks Morse 1954 Purchased as 4803; renumbered to 3023.[10] Scrapped.
Southern Pacific 3024 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks Morse 1954 Scrapped.
Southern Pacific 3025 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks Morse 1953/12 Purchased as 4805; renumbered to 3025 (1965). Stripped 1975 and scrapped 1978.[9]
Southern Pacific 3026 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks Morse 1954 Scrapped.
Southern Pacific 3027 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks Morse 1954 Scrapped.
Southern Pacific 3028 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks Morse 1954 Purchased as 4808; renumbered to 3028 (1965). Engine failed 1974 and scrapped 1975.[9]
Southern Pacific 3029 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks Morse 1953/12 Purchased as 4809; renumbered to 3029 (1965). Retired and scrapped 1974.[9]
Southern Pacific 3030 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks Morse 1953/12 Scrapped.
Southern Pacific 3031 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks Morse 1953/11 Purchased as 4811; renumbered to 3031 (1965). Retired and scrapped 1975.[9]
Southern Pacific 3032 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks Morse 1953/11 Scrapped.
Southern Pacific 3033 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks Morse 1954 Purchased as 4813; renumbered to 3033 (1965). Retired 1975.[9] Scrapped.
Southern Pacific 3034 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks Morse 1954 Purchased as 4814; renumbered to 3034 (1965). Retired 1975.[9] Scrapped.
Southern Pacific 3035 FM H-24-66 C-C Fairbanks-Morse 1954/02 Scrapped.
Southern Pacific 3186[11] EMD GP9 B-B EMD 1954/06 Built as 5603; renumbered to 3003 (1965) and 3186 (1975). Retired in 1995. Sold to Western Rail Inc., Washington state and rebuilt with low nose as WRIX 3186. Sold to Kalama Export and remains in service.[12]
Southern Pacific 3187 EMD GP9 B-B EMD 1954/05 Carried numbers 5894 (1961) and 3000 (1965) before renumbering to 3187 (1975). Retired in July 1994.[12] Scrapped
1982 "Rainbow" scheme
Southern Pacific 3188 EMD GP9 B-B EMD 1954/05 Built as 5600, renumbered to 3008 then 3188.[13] Scrapped
Southern Pacific 3189 EMD GP9 B-B EMD 1954/06 Built as 5623; renumbered to 3005 (1965) and 3189 (1977). Retired in 1991 and sold for scrap in 1992. Repainted in "Black Widow" and preserved as Southern Pacific 5623 at the Niles Canyon Railway.[12]
Southern Pacific 3190 EMD GP9 B-B EMD 1955/04 Built as 5625; renumbered to 3007 then 3190.[14] Served with North Coast Railroad as NCRR 3190.[15] Unknown
Southern Pacific 3191 EMD GP9 B-B EMD 1954/05 Number 5893 was renumbered to 3422, then 3010 (1967) and 3191 (1977). Retired in 1993. Briefly owned by Feather River Rail Society before becoming Connecticut Central 53 in 1994.[12] Preserved as B&O 6641. In Service
Southern Pacific 3192 EMD GP9 B-B EMD 1954/06 Built as 5602, renumbered to 3009 (1965) and 3192 (1977). Retired in 1993; rebuilt with low nose and sold to Ottawa Valley Rail Link as RLK 4202.[12] Unknown
Southern Pacific 3193 EMD GP9 B-B EMD 1954/06 Carried number 5601 before renumbering to 3002 (1965) and 3193 (1978). Retired in 1993. Scrapped 2001.[12]
Southern Pacific 3194 EMD GP9 B-B EMD 1954/05 Built as TNO 281; renumbered to SP 5895 (1961), then 3001 (1965) and 3194 (1977).[16] Retired 1998. Preserved by the Golden Gate Railroad Museum. Operational.[17]
Southern Pacific 3195 EMD GP9 B-B EMD 1955/06 Built as 5624; renumbered to 3006 and 3195.[18] Unknown
Southern Pacific 3196 EMD GP9 B-B EMD 1954/05 Built as 5622; renumbered to 3004 (1965) and 3196 (1979). Retired in 1990.[12] Unknown
Southern Pacific 3197 EMD GP40P-2 B-B EMD 1974/11 Renumbered to SP 7600 in 1986; retired in 2002. In service with the Indiana Harbor Belt as IHB 4010, Rebuilt as GP40-2[19]
1976 Bicentennial scheme
Southern Pacific 3198 EMD GP40P-2 B-B EMD 1974/11 Renumbered to SP 7601 in 1986. In Service with Union Pacific as UP 1373, Rebuilt as GP40-2[19]
Southern Pacific 3199 EMD GP40P-2 B-B EMD 1974/11 Renumbered to SP 7601. In Service with Union Pacific as UP 1375, Rebuilt as GP40-2[20]
Southern Pacific 3200 EMD SDP45 C-C EMD 1967/05 Damaged by fire in 1989; retired 1990. Scrapped 1992.[21]
Southern Pacific 3201 EMD SDP45 C-C EMD 1967/05 Retired in 1990; scrapped 1996.[21]
Southern Pacific 3202 EMD SDP45 C-C EMD 1967/05 Retired in 1989; scrapped.[21]
Southern Pacific 3203 EMD SDP45 C-C EMD 1967/06 Retired 1990; sold 1992.[21] Scrapped; was the last survivor of SP's SDP45s
Southern Pacific 3204 EMD SDP45 C-C EMD 1967/06 Retired 1990; sold 1991. Scrapped.[21]
Southern Pacific 3205 EMD SDP45 C-C EMD 1967/06 Retired 1986; sold 1988. Scrapped.[21]
Southern Pacific 3206 EMD SDP45 C-C EMD 1967/06 Retired 1989; sold 1989; scrapped 1996.[21]
Southern Pacific 3207 EMD SDP45 C-C EMD 1967/07 Retired and sold 1989; scrapped 1996.[21]
"Kodachrome" freight service
Southern Pacific 3208 EMD SDP45 C-C EMD 1967/07 Retired 1986; scrapped 1988.[21]
Southern Pacific 3209 EMD SDP45 C-C EMD 1967/07 Retired 1989; sold and scrapped 1990.[21]
Southern Pacific 4450
Huff		 EMD SD9 C-C EMD 1954/04 Built as SP 5339.[22] Scrapped in Portola, CA.
Southern Pacific 4451
Puff		 EMD SD9 C-C EMD 1954/04 Built as SP 5363.[23] At Schellville, CA in derelict condition

San Francisco and San Jose Railroad Locomotives (1863-1870)
  • Locomotive 11 of the San Francisco & San Jose Rail Road Company.
Number/nameModel/ClassWheel arrangementBuilderYearDisposition and

Location

1[24][25]
San Francisco		 4-4-0 Norris Locomotive Works 1862 To Southern Pacific #2, #1109. Unknown.
2[24]
San Jose		 4-4-0 Norris Locomotive Works 1862 To SF&NP as Little Josie. To Northwestern Pacific Railroad #1. Retired in 1921.
3[24]
T. Dame		 4-4-0 Norris Locomotive Works 1862 To Southern Pacific #3, #1110. Unknown.
4[24]
A.H. Houston		 4-4-0 Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works 11/1863 To Southern Pacific #4. Unknown.
5[24]
Chas. McLaughlin		 4-4-0 Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works 11/1863 To Southern Pacific #5. Unknown.
6[24]
California		 4-4-0 H. J. Booth at Union Iron Works 7/1865 To Southern Pacific #6, #1303. Rebuilt 1873. Scrapped in 1911.[26]
7[24]
Atlantic		 4-4-0 H.J. Booth at Union Iron Works 7/1865 To Southern Pacific #7, #1231, scrapped in 1895.[26]
8
Union		 0-4-0 H.J. Booth at Union Iron Works 6/1865 To Southern Pacific #8, #1002.[26] Unknown.
9
Donahue		 4-4-0 Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works 4/1870 To Southern Pacific #9. Unknown.
10
Newhall		 4-4-0 Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works 4/1870 To Southern Pacific #10. Unknown.
11[27]
Menlo Park		 4-4-0 Mason Machine Works 4/16/1870 To Southern Pacific #11. Unknown.
12
Racer		 4-4-0 McK/A 7/1868 Ex-C.P. #97. To Southern Pacific #12. Unknown.
13
Shoshone		 4-4-0 Norris Locomotive Works 6/1867 Ex-C.P. #36. To Southern Pacific #13. Unknown.
14
Red Eagle		 4-4-0 Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works 7/1868 Ex-C.P. #117. To Southern Pacific #14. Unknown.
15
Black Deer		 4-4-0 McK/A 10/1867 Ex-C.P. #55. To Southern Pacific #15. Unknown.
16
Reindeer		 4-4-0 Schenectady Locomotive Works 11/1868 Ex-C.P. #147. To Southern Pacific #1151. Unknown.
17
Mohave		 4-4-0 Norris Locomotive Works 7/1860 Ex-C.P. #93. To Southern Pacific #17. Unknown.
18
Peeler		 4-4-0 Rhode Island Locomotive Works 11/1868 Ex-C.P. #135. To Southern Pacific #18. Unknown.
19
Raven		 4-4-0 Schenectady Locomotive Works 10/1868 Ex-C.P. #142. To Southern Pacific #19. Unknown.
20
 4-4-0 Baldwin Locomotive Works 6/1872 Ex-W. Wisc. #20. To Southern Pacific #20. Unknown.

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  4. "Home". Colusa Steam.
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  15. "Pictures of NCRR 3190". RR Picture Archives. 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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