Western Railroad Discussion > Spring is here in the SF Bay Area!

Spring is here in the San Francisco Bay Area!  (specifically the East Bay).  I took all of these photos last week.  Photo 1: ANPMI at Benicia CA   Photo 2: #6 at Martinez Photo 3: Eastbound BNSF, Christie CA.
- Eric Blasko



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Some more pix from last week, taken at Rodeo CA and at Victoria Park in Hercules CA (IOANP and MRVOA) - E.B.
 

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Nice shots Eric!

Lookin' GOOD!

:^)

I like your flowers and greenery shots!

mapboy

Great variety of locations. Was that all in one day?

Regards, Jim Evans

Nice, that last one is fantastic!

PQM

Shot these lovely places many times and miss them terribly, especially Pinole with The Bay and Mt. Tam. Here in LA, Spring and its first blossoms came in late January-early February. Yesterday was our first hint of Summer. 

The Amtrak photo with those cherry blossoms and the picture with UP SD59X 9914 are my favorites. All are nice. Spring has sprung in the East Bay!

SantaFeRuss

Amtrak and the ANPMI at Benicia were taken March 23; all others March 26.
BTW, not many freight trains anymore in the East Bay. The MRVOA (Roseville-Oakland) is the only regular daytime freight train on the UP Cal-P line through Martinez, lately it has been arriving Martinez around 10:00 am to 12 noon. It sets out cars at Ozol Yard in Martinez, then departs about 10:45-12:45.  ANPMI is a morning westbound train, sometimes comes before dawn, other times between sunrise and 9 am. Usually sets out auto racks at Bahia/Marsh (Benicia).
BNSF has been running trains usually between 9 am and 2 pm through Franklin Canyon.  Often runs a RICBAR east out of Richmond in the morning. Traffic tends to dry up between 2 pm and 6 pm, although there's no regular pattern.
- E.B.



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Excellent series of photos. Spring has arrived, and severe drought-required water rationing is just around the corner!

Really like the last shots down at the water. Great example of railroad activity during some of the best weeks of California weather. 

AlcoRSD15 Wrote:
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> Amtrak and the ANPMI at Benicia were taken March
> 23; all others March 26.
> BTW, not many freight trains anymore in the East
> Bay. The MRVOA (Roseville-Oakland) is the only
> regular daytime freight train on the UP Cal-P line
> through Martinez, lately it has been arriving
> Martinez around 10:00 am to 12 noon. It sets out
> cars at Ozol Yard in Martinez, then departs about
> 10:45-12:45.  ANPMI is a morning westbound train,
> sometimes comes before dawn, other times between
> sunrise and 9 am. Usually sets out auto racks at
> Bahia/Marsh (Benicia).
> BNSF has been running trains usually between 9 am
> and 2 pm through Franklin Canyon.  Often runs a
> RICBAR east out of Richmond in the morning.
> Traffic tends to dry up between 2 pm and 6 pm,
> although there's no regular pattern.
> - E.B.

Technically, it's the MNPMI.

Also, great pictures.

Great series, love the foliage in nos 2 and 3...

JG

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Fantastic pictures.  Number 3 is my favourite.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

Great shots, fine work Eric!

Nice pics!!

These images are worthy of being submitted to the UP PR Dept. for the 2022 UP calendar.   Truly excellent photos !  Thanks for sharing. 

Nice images. Here in upstate NY there are still a few small piles of crusty snow in the woods and north facing slopes. Nice to see that flowers will be coming soon. 

phthithu Wrote:
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> Excellent series of photos. Spring has arrived,
> and severe drought-required water rationing is
> just around the corner!

I can't remember when we last rationed water--this ain't Texas ToTo.



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