The Peninsula Commute, also known as the Southern Pacific Peninsula or just Peninsula, was the common name for commuter rail service between San Jose and San Francisco on the San Francisco Peninsula.
West (railroad north) of Santa Clara, a Southern Pacific EMD SD9E #4451 leads a two-car train before the Caltrain takeover
In 1978/79, SP leased several GE P30CHs from Amtrak to operate the Peninsula Commute. 4th and King (October, 1978)
Last days of SP equipment, including these "Suburban" single-level coaches at 22nd Street (April 1985)
Changing of the guard: SP No. 3199 leads Caltrain No. 903 out of San Francisco (August 1985)
Caltrain is a commuter rail line in California, serving the San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley. The southern terminus is in San Jose at the Tamien station, with weekday rush-hour service e
Peninsula Commute
…Railroad (SP) petitioned to discontinue the service in 1977. Subsidies were provided through Caltrans in 1980 to continue service, and it was renamed Caltrain in 1985. Since 1863 the San Francisco Peninsula, the series of towns (and later, cities) between San Francisco and San Jose, has been served by a…
A train at Millbrae station in 2024
A Southern Pacific locomotive pulls a Peninsula Commute train past Bayshore in April 1985.
A Caltrain car manufactured by Nippon Sharyo
Baby Bullet service was originally provided by MPI MP36PH-3C locomotives; they have since been replaced by new electric train sets, but still see service on the South County Connector.