For decades, Americans all over the country have taken rides in trains pulled by a legend and perhaps didn’t even know it.

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 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.

“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.

Climb aboard for challenging switching, maintenance-of-way, and train rescue operations with the Train Sim World 2 Caltrain Electro-Motive MP15DC diesel locomotive for the Peninsula Corridor: San ...

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.

Caltrain released its new electric train service schedule, introducing a new numbering system and more frequent train stops, beginning Sept. 21.

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 ...

Train fans turned out in abundance. ... Hundreds of visitors flocked to the historic rail town of Roseville on Friday to see the world’s largest steam locomotive during its two-day visit.

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