Early morning San Joaquin 702 running south through Riverbank Ca

EMD F59PHI 2001 powers southbound San Joaquin 710 at Hughson Ca

San Joaquin 712 speeds through Hughson Ca southbound.

Southbound San Joaquin 712 arriving at Modesto.

Southbound San Joaquin 713 at Riverbank Ca

San Joaquin 702 approaches Modesto Station.

As the sun slowly begins its descent to the horizon to close out another day in California's Central Valley, Amtrak 712 races south out of Wasco toward its final destination of Bakersfield.

San Joaquin 702 at Modesto Amtrak Station.

Southbound San Joaquin 710 approaches Modesto Station.

Southbound San Joaquin 702 running through Riverbank Ca.

Southbound San Joaquin 710 running through Empire Ca

For my money the best combination of motive power and passenger cars that Amtrak ever managed to assemble. Photo by E Forest Hadley. From my collection.

Sandrini, at milepost 927 on BNSF Railway's Bakersfield Sub, is a rather lonely place located in California's southern San Joaquin Valley. And it is here where we find southbound (eastbound on th... (more)

Amtrak San Joaquin 712 head south out of Modesto on its way from Oakland to Bakersfield. This train has Amtrak Non-Powered Control Unit 90278 up front (NPCUs were rebuilt into unpowered ca... (more)

San Joaquin passengers board Siemens Venture coaches at Denair Ca.