Torpedo boat No. 3005 takes a break from commute service in Roseville. Here on the weekend it will perform freight duties.
"Torpedo boat" 3005 idles on the ready track at the center of the yard as an SD7 performs switching duties.
SP "Torpedo Boat" GP9 #3005 is passing thru Newhall Yard in San Jose on its way to San Francisco. The first two cars still wear the gray paint and white stripe. #3005 later became #3189 but is now... (more)
SP commute torpedo boat GP9 3005 in evening light at the power pool in San Jose, CA in February of 1975.
SP 3005 has Train #151 in tow, a Northbound (SP West) commute train heading to San Francisco. It is making its stop at Santa Clara. Newhall Yard in the background is now gone, but GP9 #3005 is pre... (more)
SP's oldest named train, The Del Monte, crossing the so-called Earthquake Bridge due to its proximity to the San Andreas Fault. The bridge also has sensors to detect movement. The 3005 is preserv... (more)
SP GP9s 3005 and 3007 in Commute train service at San Francisco, CA on August 28, 1975. (In the Bay Area, the trains operating between San Francisco and San Jose were known as "Commutes" and not ... (more)
Train 124 is in the charge of "torpedo boat" 3005 as it speeds through Bayshore with a solid consist of bilevel coaches.