Almost 37 years ago, SP's "Del Monte" was getting ready to depart Monterey for San Francisco behind GP9 #3001. The train used to operate as far as Pacific Grove but had been cut back to Monterey. ... (more)

SP SDP45 #3204 Leads Train #98, the "Coast Daylight" South (SP East) thru the cut behind Oak Hill in South San Jose. Some of the coaches are deadheading "Sunset" cars sent to San Francisco for ser... (more)

The oldest named train the SP, the Del Monte has passed Sand City and now passing Fort Ord. The daily Monterey to San Francisco train had long been an abandonment target of the SP but the coming ... (more)