#commute train

Claimed to be shot on a war-surplus gun camera hooked to a timer.

SP #6390 had arrived in San Francisco earlier that morning with "The Lark" from LA. To the right is #3005, now preserved under its original number of SP 5623. To the left, three FM "Train Masters" from the commute pool and an ALCO switcher. February, 1966

Lineup of afternoon commute trains at SP’s Third Street station in San Francisco in 1945.

SP #4487 on a commute train leaving the city behind.  San Francisco, CA 1955

SP 4488 is at Third and Townsend in the late afternoon of a 1956 summer day. Northern 4488 is ex-SSW 813, built by the SSW shops at Pine Bluff in 1937. Retired 11-13-58, and scrapped by Luria Bros., the 4488 ran only a few weeks in commute service.

Southern Pacific Railroad GS-6 4-8-4 steam locomotive 4460 at the San Jose depot with an excursion train to Monterey with new double deck gallery cars in the background. A locomotive change was later required at Watsonville Junction. Cahill St, San Jose, CA August 17, 1958 

Southern Pacific No. 5603 SF commute train 112 pulls out of 3rd and Townsend station in San Francisco, CA. February 7, 1957