List of San Francisco Bay Area trains

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

Contents

Full-size commuter trains

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

Commuter and intercity
Rapid transit
Light rail / streetcar

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

Peninsula

North Bay

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Entrance to Sonoma TrainTown

South Bay

Museums

The Bay Area is home to several independent railway museums.

East Bay

North Bay

Peninsula

South Bay

Model trains

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Golden State Models in Point Richmond

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

North Bay

East Bay

Peninsula

Barron Park Garden Railway – Palo Alto [43]

South Bay

See also

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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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. "GGLRRC.org". Golden Gate Lionel Railroad Club.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  46. "Silicon Valley Lines Model Railroad Club". Silicon Valley Lines. 2009.