List of San Francisco Bay Area trains

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

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)^[2]
Amtrak (California Zephyr, Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight, and San Joaquin)^[3]
Caltrain^[4]
Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit^[5]

Rapid transit

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)^[6]

Light rail / streetcar

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail (VTA)^[7]
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)^[8]
- Muni Heritage streetcars (including the Market Street Railway^[9])
- Muni Metro
- San Francisco cable car system^[10]

Full-size excursion trains[]

The Bay Area is home to several heritage railways that operate full size trains.

Ardenwood Historic Farm – Fremont^[11]
California Trolley and Railroad Corporation – San Jose^[12]
Napa Valley Wine Train – between Napa and St. Helena^[13]
Niles Canyon Railway – between Fremont and Sunol^[14]
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^[15]
Kennedy Park Train - Hayward^[16]
Oakland Zoo – Oakland^[17]^[18]
Redwood Valley Railway – Berkeley^[19]

Peninsula[]

Central Park Bianchi Train – San Mateo^[20]
Emerald Hills Railway – Redwood City^[21]
Little Puffer – San Francisco Zoo^[22]

North Bay[]

Entrance to Sonoma TrainTown

Seaside Railway at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – Vallejo^[23]
Sonoma TrainTown Railroad – Sonoma^[24]

South Bay[]

Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad – Los Gatos^[25]
Bonfante Railroad Train Ride and Sky Trail Monorail at Gilroy Gardens – Gilroy^[26]
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo – San Jose^[27]

Museums[]

The Bay Area is home to several independent railway museums.

East Bay[]

Golden Gate Railroad Museum – Niles Canyon^[28]
Niles Depot Museum – Fremont^[29]

North Bay[]

Tiburon Depot – Tiburon^[30]
Western Railway Museum – Solano County^[31]

Peninsula[]

Colma Historical Association – Colma^[32]
Millbrae Train Museum – Millbrae, California^[33]
San Francisco Cable Car Museum – San Francisco^[34]
San Francisco Railway Museum – San Francisco^[35]

South Bay[]

Model trains[]

Golden State Models in Point Richmond

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

North Bay[]

Golden State Model Railroad Museum – Richmond^[38]

East Bay[]

Alameda County Fairgrounds – Pleasanton^[39]
Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club – Antioch^[40]
Diablo Valley Lines – Walnut Creek^[41]
Niles Depot Museum – Fremont^[29]
Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society – Walnut Creek^[42]

Peninsula[]

Barron Park Garden Railway – Palo Alto^[43]

Golden Gate Model Railroad Club – San Francisco^[44]
West Bay Model Railroad Association – Menlo Park^[45]

South Bay[]

Edward Peterman Museum of Railroad History – Santa Clara^[37]
Silicon Valley Lines – San Jose^[46]

References[]

^
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.
^ "Altamont Commuter Express". San Joaquin Regional Tail Commission.
^ "Capital Corridor Trains". Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority.
^ "Caltrain". San Mateo County Transit District.
^ "Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit". Retrieved 2017-08-25.
^ "Bay Area Rapid Transit". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.
^ "Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
^ "San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)".
^ "Market Street Railway".
^ "San Francisco Cable Cars".
^ "Ardenwood Historic Farm". East Bay Regional park District.
^ "California Trolley and Railroad Corporation".
^ "Napa Valley Wine Train".
^ "Train Rides on the Historic Niles Canyon Railway". Pacific Locomotive Association.
^ "Welcome to the Golden Gate Live Steamers".
^ "Hayward Area Recreation and Park District, CA]]".
^ "Rides Area". Oakland Zoo.
^ Taylar, Ingrid. "Oakland Zoo Train". San Francisco. About.com.
^ "Redwood Valley Railway".
^ "Central Park & Recreation Center". City of San Mateo. Archived from the original on 2012-04-27.
^ "Emerald Hills Railway".
^ "San Francisco Zoo's Historic Sites". Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
^ "Things To DoHoliday in the Park at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
^ "Sonoma TrainTown Railroad".
^ "Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad and W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel".
^ "Gilroy Gardens - Rides & Attractions". Retrieved 2012-12-01.
^ "Happy Hollow Park and Zoo".
^ "Golden Gate Railroad Museum".
^ ^a ^b "Niles Depot Model Railroads & Museum". Niles Depot Historical Foundation, Inc. & Tri-City Society of Model Engineers, Inc.
^ "Tiburon Heritage and Arts » TIBURON RAILROAD & FERRY DEPOT MUSEUM". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
^ "Western Railway Museum - Solano County - California". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
^ "Colma Historical Association". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
^ "Millbrae Train Museum". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
^ "San Francisco Cable Car Museum". Friends of the Cable Car Museum.
^ "SF Railway Museum & Gift Shop". Market Street Railway.
^ "Los Altos History Museum". Association of the Los Altos Historical Museum.
^ ^a ^b "Welcome to SBHRS!". South Bay Historical Railroad Society, Inc. 2011.
^ "Golden State Model Railroad Museum".
^ "The Alameda County Central Railroad Society". 2011.
^ "Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club".
^ "Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society".
^ "Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society".
^ Struck, Eric. "BARRON PARK GARDEN RAILWAY". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
^ "GGMRC". Golden Gate Model Railroaders, Inc.
^ "West Bay Model Railroad Association".
^ "Silicon Valley Lines Model Railroad Club". Silicon Valley Lines. 2009.

External links[]

"Bay Area train swap meets". Retrieved 2012-12-01.

[lists-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:
"SBHRS Related Links & Favorite Sites". Retrieved 2012-11-30.

"GGRM Links". Retrieved 2012-11-30.

"Links to Clubs & Suppliers". Retrieved 2012-11-30.

"Local Railroad-related Entities". Retrieved 2012-11-30.

"San Francisco Cable Car Museum - Public Transit". Retrieved 2012-12-01.

"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:
"SearchResults - Trains.com". Trains. Kalmbach. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
General civic information websites also have similar lists. Examples include:
"California Railroad Museums - Guide to Bay Area Railroad Museums". Retrieved 2012-12-04.

[2] "SBHRS Related Links & Favorite Sites". Retrieved 2012-11-30.

[3] "GGRM Links". Retrieved 2012-11-30.

[4] "Links to Clubs & Suppliers". Retrieved 2012-11-30.

[5] "Local Railroad-related Entities". Retrieved 2012-11-30.

[6] "San Francisco Cable Car Museum - Public Transit". Retrieved 2012-12-01.

[7] "San Francisco Railroad Activities". Retrieved 2013-01-11.

[8] "SearchResults - Trains.com". Trains. Kalmbach. Retrieved 2012-11-30.

[9] "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.

[smart-5] "Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit". Retrieved 2017-08-25.

[6] "Bay Area Rapid Transit". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.

[vta-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".

[nilesdepot-29] "Niles Depot Model Railroads & Museum". Niles Depot Historical Foundation, Inc. & Tri-City Society of Model Engineers, Inc.

[tiburonheritageandarts-30] "Tiburon Heritage and Arts » TIBURON RAILROAD & FERRY DEPOT MUSEUM". Retrieved 2012-12-04.

[wrm-31] "Western Railway Museum - Solano County - California". Retrieved 2012-11-30.

[colma-32] "Colma Historical Association". Retrieved 2012-12-04.

[millbrae-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.

[sbhrs-37] "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".

[struck-43] Struck, Eric. "BARRON PARK GARDEN RAILWAY". Retrieved 2012-12-04.

[44] "GGMRC". Golden Gate Model Railroaders, Inc.

[45] "West Bay Model Railroad Association".

[46] "Silicon Valley Lines Model Railroad Club". Silicon Valley Lines. 2009.

[55] "SBHRS Related Links & Favorite Sites". Retrieved 2012-11-30.

[56] "GGRM Links". Retrieved 2012-11-30.

[57] "Links to Clubs & Suppliers". Retrieved 2012-11-30.

[58] "Local Railroad-related Entities". Retrieved 2012-11-30.

[59] "San Francisco Cable Car Museum - Public Transit". Retrieved 2012-12-01.

[60] "San Francisco Railroad Activities". Retrieved 2013-01-11.

[61] "SearchResults - Trains.com". Trains. Kalmbach. Retrieved 2012-11-30.

[62] "California Railroad Museums - Guide to Bay Area Railroad Museums". Retrieved 2012-12-04.

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List of San Francisco Bay Area trains

Contents

Full-size commuter trains[]

Full-size excursion trains[]

Ride-on trains[]

East Bay[]

Peninsula[]

North Bay[]

South Bay[]

Museums[]

East Bay[]

North Bay[]

Peninsula[]

South Bay[]

Model trains[]

North Bay[]

East Bay[]

Peninsula[]

South Bay[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]