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UP 5577 parked in the Sparks rail yard.

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Not far from the Nugget is a steam train on display. I'm not sure of the significance of it but it had...

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A close up of the station with SP 132.

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A full view of the steam loco on display.

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This is close up looking back from the cab of the steam loco.

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The lower-left side of the cab where the controls are.

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The lower-right side of the cab, with more controls.

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To my surprise you could not only walk onto the platform but go in to the steam loco cab, which of course...

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The passenger car on display is SP 132, the City of Sparks. It was not open for viewing at the time of...

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The Sparks rail yard from low down at the Nugget, where I stayed the first night. This is looked SE. ...

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Sparks rail yard from high up at the Nugget (where I stayed after the first night), also looking SE. The...

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Sparks yard from high up at the Nugget, looking East.

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No collection of San Francisco photos would be complete without a shot of the streetcars. I was actually...

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Just next to the big sign is the Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum. I'd read about this during my...

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I started my walkabout on the Embarcardero by the bay. Initially I was not in a hurry as I didn't think...

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The east side of the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge, before it turns at the little island. Note also the...

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More boats at the SF waterfront.

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The many boats docked along the waterfront in San Francisco.

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