If there's one photographer that inspires me, it's Richard Stienhiemer. On a freight train, in the dead of night, or in sub-zero-degree weather, he took some of the most unique and daring photos in the history of rail photography. (1/)
So today I learned that
@SFBART
heavily considered making the A and B cars have interchangeable front ends, so that new passenger or cab units could be made at will. The giant claw is really funny to me
Some day, maybe we will once again have a train service from the Bay Area to Sacramento (and beyond) that's electric, fast, luxurious, and has very frequent stops along the line.
@postoctobrist
I love browsing the nasa image library and looking at all the high res film scans. Between the ektachrome colors and the hasselblad zeiss optics, theyβre some of the most incredible photos youβll see
He was known as the "Ansel Adams of railroad photography". He mainly focused on the American West, and his photos also captured cultural aspects of the region at the time. His photos were in
@TrainsMagazine
over 400 times from 1948 to 2001. He sadly passed away in 2001.
Well, it looks like this is probably it for twitter. Thanks to everyone who was here. Met so many great people. I'll miss y'all and this site.
@ansell
@sfba
.social on Mastodon.
#RIPTwitter
. Hasta la vista, baby.
one of the most unique photos (and one of my favorite) in bay area railroading, the
@toots4ncry
moves their equipment through the now abandoned Richmond belt line through point San Pablo to the location they are currently at
Before there were Bridge Units, the Key System had the "Akron"!
Composed of units
#650
and
#662
, the Emeryville Shops debuted it on May 15th, 1932 as an articulated prototype for Bay Bridge trains.
It was successful and would eventually be rebuilt into the first Bridge Units!
It's so fucking infuriating that the massive class-one railroads take such poor care of their equipment and track that shit like this happens. 50-70 train cars of carcinogenic vinyl chlorine on fire with the smoke heading towards Pittsburgh, PA. Fucking ridiculous.
If any one is wondering yes you have to board in the street and yes cars are blocking it from the sidewalk and yes they can legally park there. This is also the first stop eastbound on the N Judah.
Original Santa Fe semaphore going through its cycle. It will eventually be part of the currently work in progress Signal Garden where people will be able to interact with real authentic railroad signals and crossing signals.
In 1990, BN bought 10 F-14s from the USN. At the Hillyard Shops, they converted them into BN-14s to Intercept SP trains that were making more profit than them. (1/2)
Riding on a single 1895 truck, itβs a bit bouncy, but former
@SFMTA_Muni
rail grinder 0109 has been restored to running order at the Western Railway Museum!
Video credit: sactracks on IG
I sometimes wonder what the bay area would look like if the tech boom never happened, like would the non-tech industry still die off leaving it as a rustbelt-like post-industrial shell?
FTA project sheet for the San Francisco Portal tunnel project to the Salesforce
@TransitCenterSF
available at Not much to add to othersβ cost comments, but a single option alignment between two fixed, downtown locations is the most expensive thing possible
Planning a trip for tmrw and why tf isnβt there normal transit on Embarcadero? I love the muni PCCs but Iβd like to not be on a crowded tourist mover for commuting. ig I could take the ferry but thatβs time consuming. If PCCs off Embarcadero means better transit, then so be it.
Got scans back from my first time developing film at home!! I really like how they turned out. The film used is Kodak Tri-X 400. I really like how coarse the grain is, and how contrasty they turned out. All photos were shot @ the Western Railway Museum showcase weekend.
Following my discovery of some abandoned track on the west coast of Costa Rica, I found a small heritage station with a 3 foot gauge traction locomotive on display!
In 1993, BART bought 12 C-5 Galaxies from the USAF. They did this so that when the yellow line had maintenance issues, they could still serve passengers. The C-5s were rebuilt at the Richmond Shops. the rebuilds were called B-5s.
During pride month, we honor railroad preservationist Julie Johnson. While she is known for her work at the IRM, she was also a benefactor of the WRM, helping fund our second substation! She continues to be an inspiration to other trans folk in the railroading community.