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
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 Gold Runner)[3]
- Caltrain[4]
- Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit[5]
- Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)[6]
- VTA 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.
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
- 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
North Bay
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
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]
- Carquinez Model Railroad Society - Crockett
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]
- Golden Gate Lionel Railroad Club- San Mateo[45]
- West Bay Model Railroad Association – Menlo Park
