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List of San Francisco Bay Area trains

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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

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The Bay Area hosts several regional commuter rail operations, as well as inter-city rail.

Commuter and intercity
Rapid transit
Light rail / streetcar

Full-size excursion trains

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

Ride-on trains

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The Bay Area is home to several ridable miniature railways.

East Bay

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Peninsula

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North Bay

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Entrance to Sonoma TrainTown

South Bay

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Museums

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The Bay Area is home to several independent railway museums.

East Bay

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North Bay

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Peninsula

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South Bay

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Model trains

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Golden State Models in Point Richmond

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

North Bay

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East Bay

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Peninsula

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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

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

See also

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References

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  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:
    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.
  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.
  5. ^ "Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit". Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  6. ^ "Bay Area Rapid Transit". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.
  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".
  29. ^ a b "Niles Depot Model Railroads & Museum". Niles Depot Historical Foundation, Inc. & Tri-City Society of Model Engineers, Inc.
  30. ^ "Tiburon Heritage and Arts » TIBURON RAILROAD & FERRY DEPOT MUSEUM". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  31. ^ "Western Railway Museum - Solano County - California". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  32. ^ "Colma Historical Association". Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  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.
  37. ^ a b "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".
  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.
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