loco 5623 is a sd9 owned by the pacific locomotive assn. it and a lot of other stuff was moved from the otry to the niles canyon railway in sunol ca in jan 05. where it will soon be pulling trains in the canyon. (hiway 84) for more info. look us up on the web.

I used to take the train over the bay bridge when I was little, was it a train or a cable are? I think it was a train, my brother said it was a cable car? Who's right--I can't remember?

I think the engine on the left is still sitting in the yard, visible to your right when you're driving over the Bay Bridge toward the city. Once I saw I worker climbing on top of it, but I've never seen it move. Any idea what type of engine it is, or if it's still in use?

Eng. 97 is in use every work day as the only motive power on the OTR. OTR usually works weekday mornings.