62 TRAINS! Railfanning Santa Clara, CA FT SSW Leader, New ACE Cabcar, Caltrain, F59s 7/1/2022

Today I got my first crack at railfanning the commuter rail system known as CalTrain. Having many friends in the bay area, I gathered with Central ValleyRailfan 8311, BayAreaTrains2008, Caltrain 902 and Elevators, and a few others to hang out for a few days on this amazing system.

The first station we chose was Santa Clara, sporting a Southern Pacific Depot and passenger car, in the crosshairs of two legendary historic Southern Pacific lines, the Peninsula Route, and Coast Line.

We saw SIXTY-TWO trains from Caltrain, Altamont Corridor Express, Amtrak Capitol Corridor, Amtrak Coast Starlight, and Union Pacific.

A few special sights were UP 1005 in Cotton Belt Colors Leading, recently rebuilt JPBX 927, the new ACE scheme Cabcar ACEX 3307, an ACE F40PH-3C ACEX 3104, F59PHIs CDTX 2009 and CDTX 2006, my favorite CalTrain unit JPBX 921, CDTX 8306 with a P5, JPBX 120 with a Canadian E-Bell, an SD59MX duo on Mission Bay and a huge amount of hornshows.

Train 1: Caltrain 406
Consist:
JPBX 926~MP36PH-3C
JPBX 234
JPBX 219
JPBX 222
JPBX 223
JPBX 117

Train 2: Amtrak A527
Head End:
CDTX 2009~F59PHI
Rear End:
CDTX 8306

Train 3: Caltrain 306
Consist:
JPBX 900~F40PH-2CAT
JPBX 3184
JPBX 4009
JPBX 3811
JPBX 3839
JPBX 4021

Train 4: ACE ACE7
Consist:
ACEX 3113~SC44
ACEX 3104~F40PH-3C
ACEX 3214
ACEX 3207
ACEX 3204
ACEX 3308
ACEX 3304
ACEX 3302

Train 5: Caltrain 503
Consist:
JPBX 120
JPBX 173
JPBX 229
JPBX 182
JPBX 223
JPBX 921~F40PH-2C

Train 6: Amtrak A11 29 (Horn!)
Head End:
AMTK 196~P42DC
AMTK 164~P42DC

Train 7: Caltrain 113 (Horn)
Consist:
JPBX 4014
JPBX 3862
JPBX 3823
JPBX 4008
JPBX 3812
JPBX 913~F40PH-2CAT

Train 8: Caltrain 110
Consist:
JPBX 909~F40PH-2CAT
JPBX 221
JPBX 167
JPBX 230
JPBX 232
JPBX 114

Train 9: Caltrain 504
Consist:
JPBX 920~F40PH-2C
JPBX 171
JPBX 164
JPBX 176
JPBX 231
JPBX 115

Train 10: Caltrain 505 (Horn)
Consist:
Train 1 r

Train 11: Caltrain 115
Consist:
JPBX 4025
JPBX 3858
JPBX 3803
JPBX 4001
JPBX 3850
JPBX 918~F40PH-2CAT

Train 12: Caltrain 112
Consist:
JPBX 908~F40PH-2CAT
JPBX 3802
JPBX 3835
JPBX 3825
JPBX 3852
JPBX 4016

Train 13: Amtrak A532 (Horn)
Consist:
Train 2 r

Train 14: Caltrain 506
Consist:
JPBX 903~F40PH-2
JPBX 3838
JPBX 3827
JPBX 3844
JPBX 3857
JPBX 4017

Train 15: Caltrain 507
Consist:
JPBX 112
JPBX 225
JPBX 226
JPBX 169
JPBX 177
JPBX 927~MP36PH-3C

Train 16: Caltrain 307
Consist:
Train 9

Train 17: ACE ACE4
Consist:
ACEX 3303
ACEX 3306
ACEX 3210
ACEX 3209
ACEX 3206
ACEX 3216
ACEX 3111~SC44

Train 18: Caltrain 409
Consist:
JPBX 113
JPBX 172
JPBX 170
JPBX 181
JPBX 119
JPBX 916~F40PH-2CAT

Train 19: Caltrain 125
Consist:
Train 11

Train 20: Caltrain 707
Consist:
Train 3 r

Train 21: Caltrain 122
Consist:
Train 12

Train 22: Amtrak A542
Head End:
CDTX 8309
Rear End:
CDTX 2101~SC44

Train 27: Caltrain 408
Consist:
Train 15 r

Train 28: Caltrain 309 (Horn!)
Consist:
Train 9 r

Train 29: ACE ACE6 (Horn!)
Consist:
ACEX 3307
ACEX 3221
ACEX 3222
ACEX 3202
ACEX 3218
ACEX 3112~SC44

Train 30: Caltrain 308
Consist:
Train 14

Train 31: Caltrain 411
Consist:
Train 8 r

Train 32: Caltrain 127
Consist:
JPBX 4012
JPBX 3885
JPBX 3801
JPBX 4013
JPBX 3818
JPBX 907~F40PH-2

Train 33: Caltrain 708 (Horn)
Head End:
JPBX 917~F40PH-2CAT
JPBX 3843
JPBX 3834
JPBX 3849
JPBX 3822
JPBX 4021

Train 34: Caltrain 709 (Horn)
Consist:
Train 12 r

Train 35: Caltrain 124 (AMAZING Hornshow (S&HC) and Bell Show (jingle bells))
Consist:
JPBX 923~MP36PH-3C
JPBX 220
JPBX 178
JPBX 236
JPBX 235
JPBX 118

Train 36: Caltrain 410
Consist:
JPBX 912~F40PH-2CAT
JPBX 3807
JPBX 3831
JPBX 3805
JPBX 3836
JPBX 4023

Train 37: Caltrain 311
Consist:
Train 14 r

Train 38: ACE ACE8
Consist:
ACEX 3301
ACEX 3305
ACEX 3208
ACEX 3201
ACEX 3211
ACEX 3213
ACEX 3110~SC44

Train 39: Caltrain 310
Consist:
JPBX 911~F40PH-2CAT
JPBX 3853
JPBX 3830
JPBX 3809
JPBX 3864
JPBX 4019

Train 40: Caltrain 413
Consist:
Train 33 r

Train 41: UP LRQ50 01 (Mission Bay Hauler) (Horn!)
Consist:
UP 9926~SD59MX
UP 9917~SD59MX

Train 42: Caltrain 129
Consist:
Train 35 r

Train 43: Caltrain 711 (Hornshow!)
Consist:
Train 36 r

Train 44: Caltrain 710
Consist:
Train 1

Train 45: Caltrain 126
Consist:
Train 5 r

Train 46: Amtrak 546
Head End:
CDTX 8305
Rear End:
CDTX 2104~SC44

Train 47: UP LRQ83 Salinas Hauler
Head End:
UP 1005~GP60
UP 1090~GP60

Train 48: Caltrain 412
Consist:
Train 7 r

Train 49: Caltrain 313 (S&HC Horn!)
Consist:
Train 1 r

Train 50: Caltrain 312
Consist:
Train 18 r

Train 51: ACE ACE10
Consist:
Train 4 r

Train 52: Caltrain 415
Consist:
Train 5

Train 53: Caltrain 128
Consist:
Train 3

Train 54: Caltrain 131
Consist
Train 18

Train 55: Caltrain 414
Consist:
Train 9 r

Train 56:Caltrain 314
Consist:
Train 8

Train 57: Caltrain 515
Consist:
Train 11

Train 58: Amtrak 547
Head End:
CDTX 2006~F59PHI
Rear End:
CDTX 6962

Train 59: Caltrain 133
Consist:
Train 3 r

Train 60: Caltrain 130
Consist:
Train 12

Train 61: Amtrak A14 01
Head End:
AMTK 154~P42DC
AMTK 189~P42DC

Train 62: Caltrain 135 (Horn)
Consist:
Train 8 r