AMTK 145, Amtrak, Caltrain, ACE, and UP; Startin' Off 2012 Quite Nicely

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1/1/12
3:28PM. Capitol Corridor 736 slowly make its way out of Jack London Square towards Sacramento.
CDTX 8304 North

4:05PM. A nice visiting engine shows up on Capitol Corridor 741.
AMTK 145 (Phase III Heritage Unit) South

1/2/12
8:54AM. Amtrak Coast Starlight 11 makes its way down the square, and ends up stopping so Capitol Corridor 724 (not shown) can gets its passengers across the tracks and on the train. After they've boarded, Amtrak 11 continues into the station.
AMTK 463 South
AMTK F59PHI 470
AMTK P32-8BWH 510

9:36AM. Capitol Corridor 727 highballs Oakland Jack London Square with a hybrid K5LA.
AMTK 51 South

1/8/12
11:08AM. Caltrain Local 427 rolls into its transfer point for BART: Millbrae.
JPBX 4022 North

11:22AM. Caltrain Baby Bullet 801 pulls into Millbrae, oddly without the normal bombardier set.
JPBX 4011 North

11:43AM. Caltrain 428 speeds out of Millbrae towards the next stop of Broadway.
JPBX 921 South

12:11PM. Caltrain 429 passes by with an unusual bombardier set instead of the normal gallery set, and an always welcome, jingle bells.
JPBX 115 North

12:16PM. Caltrain 802 rounds the curve towards its next stop of San Mateo, expressing Broadway and Burlingame Stations.
JPBX 905 South

2:08PM. Caltrain 433 makes its way along the curve approaching Millbrae.
JPBX 4025 North

2:47PM. Caltrain 434 highballs Millbrae bound for San Jose.
JPBX 909 South

3:07PM. San Francisco bound Caltrain 435 passes by us as it slows down for the station at Millbrae.
JPBX 4020 North

3:45PM. Caltrain 436 departs Millbrae towards San Jose.
JPBX 903 South

1/13/12
5:03PM. ACE 6 pulls into its last stop before entering Niles Canyon during a great sunset.
ACEX 3308 East

1/16/12
11:47AM. Capitol Corridor 535 makes a fast stop at Emeryville, on its way to San Jose.
CDTX 2007 South

12:20PM. The UP EMIBEM speeds through Emeryville with just three engines today.
UP 5559 North

1:37PM. Northbound Capitol Corridor 532 passes under the signals at CP Shellmound already nearing its next station stop of Berkeley.
CDTX 8303 North

1:48PM. Capitol Corridor 537 diverges from Main 1 to 2 at CP East Emeryville.
CDTX 2013 North

1:50PM. An eastbound UP ICYOAR heads out of RD2 towards its distant destination of Cheyenne, WY.
UP 7521 South

3:00PM. Capitol Corridor 534 departs Emeryville with a fouled K5LA.
CDTX 6962 North

3:40PM. The only Auburn train (536) departs Emeryville with over two hours left to go.
CDTX 6963 North

3:57PM. Capitol Corridor 541 pulls in with one of the engines to have the new Caltrans logo on the front and sides.
CDTX 2010 South

4:03PM. A slightly early California Zephyr 5, with the Amtrak Phase III Heritage Unit on point, crosses the last three crossings on its trip and then pulls to a stop at the depot.
AMTK 145 (Phase III Heritage Unit) South

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[jeremykhn]

Did they smile for the camera?

[Danapeople]

@jeremykhn haha, i'm not sure

[GlobalRailfan]

Yer ontime nvrmind ok baba ...best radio transmission ever lol

[CaliforniaRailfan101]

Awesome catches, especially 145 on the Zephyr!

[Amtrak2051]

Keep up the good videos, dude!

[Pageboy76]

Great Video, man. Nice work.

[Alwaystrains]

Awesome shots man! God damn 6962 sounds horrible!