This is a list of trains and train museums in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California in the United States.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:
Additionally, search engines at rail related web sites may be used to dynamically generate lists of San Francisco Bay Area trains. Examples include:
General civic information websites also have similar lists. Examples include:
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) Amtrak (California Zephyr, Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight, and Gold Runner) Caltrain Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit
Rapid transit Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Light rail / streetcar VTA light rail (VTA) San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Muni Heritage streetcars (including the Market Street Railway) Muni Metro San Francisco cable car system
Full-size excursion trains The Bay Area is home to several heritage railways that operate full size trains.
Ardenwood Historic Farm – Fremont California Trolley and Railroad Corporation – San Jose Napa Valley Wine Train – between Napa and St. Helena Niles Canyon Railway – between Fremont and Sunol 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 Kennedy Park Train - Hayward Oakland Zoo – Oakland Redwood Valley Railway – Berkeley
Peninsula Central Park Bianchi Train – San Mateo Emerald Hills Railway – Redwood City Little Puffer – San Francisco Zoo
North Bay
Seaside Railway at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – Vallejo Sonoma TrainTown Railroad – Sonoma
South Bay Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad – Los Gatos Bonfante Railroad Train Ride and Sky Trail Monorail at Gilroy Gardens – Gilroy Happy Hollow Park & Zoo – San Jose
Museums The Bay Area is home to several independent railway museums.
East Bay Golden Gate Railroad Museum – Niles Canyon Niles Depot Museum – Fremont
North Bay Tiburon Depot – Tiburon Western Railway Museum – Solano County
Peninsula Colma Historical Association – Colma Millbrae Train Museum – Millbrae, California San Francisco Cable Car Museum – San Francisco San Francisco Railway Museum – San Francisco
South Bay Los Altos History Museum – Los Altos Edward Peterman Museum of Railroad History – Santa Clara
Model trains
There are several clubs in the Bay Area that are home to large layout model trains.
North Bay Golden State Model Railroad Museum – Richmond Carquinez Model Railroad Society - Crockett
East Bay Alameda County Fairgrounds – Pleasanton Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club – Antioch Diablo Valley Lines – Walnut Creek Niles Depot Museum – Fremont Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society – Walnut Creek
Peninsula Barron Park Garden Railway – Palo Alto Golden Gate Model Railroad Club – San Francisco Golden Gate Lionel Railroad Club- San Mateo West Bay Model Railroad Association – Menlo Park
South Bay Edward Peterman Museum of Railroad History – Santa Clara Silicon Valley Lines – San Jose
See also
List of California railroads
References
External links