Caltrain, however, is now making that option possible. The transit agency will soon be auctioning off its handy EMD FP40PH-2 Locomotive for sale. Spoiler: The train’s engine is disabled.

Caltrain, however, is now making that option possible. The transit agency will soon be auctioning off its handy EMD FP40PH-2 Locomotive for sale. Spoiler: The train’s engine is disabled.

Caltrain is going electric with the roll out of its new fleet of rail cars. If you're a train enthusiast, you can buy a 40-year-old diesel locomotive. And now, you can own a piece of its history.

On Saturday, the mighty locomotive moved itself down the tracks under its own steam power for the first time in many long years. The 2926 is one of the largest passenger engines ever built.

“That’s the sound of America,” said Ross Roland, steam locomotive engineer for the 611. Powered by steam, iconic with its red and gold striping atop a shiny black body, the 611 is a showstopper.

An older model Caltrain, left, sits idle across from the newly unveiled electric train, right, at the Fourth and King station, in San Francisco, on Sat. Sept. 24, 2022. Charles Russo/SFGATE ...

The formal inauguration of Caltrain’s groundbreaking electric train — the first of its kind in California — took place Saturday morning in San Francisco.

Caltrain service is still down Friday after a fiery collision between a train and on-track equipment in San Bruno left at least 13 people injured, according to officials.

Caltrain is now launching an entirely new schedule with their all-electric train capabilities. "These trains are faster to accelerate so we're going to be able to provide more frequency.

However, steam-locomotive fans will not be deprived of seeing their favorite iron horses in action overnight. At present in the U. S., there exists a total of 110,000,000 locomotive horsepower.