Collection
The BAERA maintains a substantial archive of materials relating to street railway, interurban and rapid transit subjects - focusing, of course, on the Bay Area. The archive occupies a climate controlled space in one of the newer buildings.
The Association owns about 100 pieces of railroad equipment, mainly from the electric railroads of the West, but also several Western Pacific Railroad pieces including two steam locomotives. Equipment is in a wide range of conditions, and some equipment is maintained fully operational. For example, Petaluma and Santa Rosa 63, Peninsular Railway 52, Salt Lake and Utah 751, and Sacramento Northern 62.
The interurban car Sacramento Northern 1005 (originally Oakland, Antioch and Eastern 1005) has been a focus of restoration activity in the last 10 years. The BAERA operated many excursions in its early years, and this car was used quite frequently. It was often hauled around in freight trains to reach an excursion site, and sometimes suffered damage in these trips, including a badly bent frame in June 1962. The damage has been repaired and the car has been restored to its 1934 configuration.
The collection also includes a railroad line. This is a section of the original Sacramento Northern Railway from Montezuma (near Collinsville) north to Dozier, also a newer rail line west from Dozier to Cannon (near Vacaville). The railroad was acquired with rails and ties intact, however the electrification had been removed in 1953. The Association is reinstalling the electrification from Rio Vista Junction southward, currently reaching Bird's Landing Road, about six miles.
| Interurban Car | Condition | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bamberger #400 | awaiting restoration | |
| Cedar Rapids & Iowa City #111 | operational | |
| Central California Traction Co #010 | awaiting restoration | body only |
| Key System #182 | out of service | bad traction motor |
| Key System #186 | stored | |
| Key System #187 | operational | |
| Oakland Antioch & Eastern #1020 | operational | former SN motor #1020 restored as trailer |
| Oregon Electric #1001 Champoeg | cosmetically restored | restored as trailer usable in train |
| Pacific Electric #457 | awaiting restoration | body and trucks only |
| Peninsular Railway #52 | out of service | bad traction motor |
| Peninsular Railway #61 | awaiting restoration | |
| Petaluma & Santa Rosa #63 | operational | |
| Portland Traction Co. #4001 | next car to be restored | |
| Richmond Shipyard Railway #561 | operational | |
| Richmond Shipyard Railway #563 | under restoration | |
| Sacramento Northern "Bidwell" | awaiting restoration | body only |
| Sacramento Northern #1005 | operational | recently restored |
| Salt Lake & Utah #751 | operational | |
| Salt Lake Garfield & Western #306 | incomplete restoration | |
| San Francisco & Napa Valley #63 | awaiting restoration | |
| San Francisco-Sacramento #1019 | awaiting restoration | former SN motor #1019 |
| Interurban Electric Railway #358 | awaiting restoration | body only |
| Interurban Electric Railway #600 | awaiting restoration | body only |
| Interurban Electric Railway #602 | awaiting restoration | body only |
| Interurban Electric Railway #603 | awaiting restoration | body only |
| Tidewater Southern #200 | awaiting restoration |
| Streetcar | Condition | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool Transit #226 | out of service | bad traction motor |
| East Bay Street Railways #352 | operational | |
| Key System #271 | out of service | needs electric and brake work |
| Key System #987 | Out of service | bad traction motor |
| Market Street Railway "San Francisco" | awaiting restoration | body only |
| Melbourne & Metropolitan Tram Board #648 | operational | |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co #46 | awaiting restoration | |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co #63 | awaiting restoration | |
| Presidio & Ferries #28 | awaiting restoration | body only |
| Sacramento Electric Gas & Railway #14 | awaiting restoration | |
| San Francisco Municipal Railway #1003 | operational | |
| San Francisco Municipal Railway #1016 | operational | |
| San Francisco Municipal Railway #1153 | awaiting restoration | |
| San Francisco Municipal Railway #1258 | operational | |
| San Francisco Municipal Railway #178 | operational | |
| Stockton Electric #52 | awaiting restoration |
| Locomotive | Locomotive Type | Condition | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central California Traction Co. #7 | electric box motor | operational | |
| Kennecott Copper Corporation #407 | electric steeple cab | displayed | |
| Kenecott Copper Corporation #700 | electric steeple cab | displayed | |
| Kenecott Copper Corporation #771 | batter operated steeple cab | stored | |
| Key System #1001 | electric steeple cab | operational | Example |
| Sacramento Northern #146 | 44 ton diesel | awaiting restoration | |
| Sacramento Northern #602 | electric box motor | under restoration | |
| Sacramento Northern #652 | electric steeple cab | cosmetically restored | |
| Sacramento Northern #654 | electric steeple cab | operational | |
| Salt Lake Garfield & Western DS2 | 44 ton diesel | awaiting restoration | |
| San Francisco & Napa Valley #100 | electric box motor | awaiting restoration | body and trucks only |
| Visalia Electric #502 | 44 ton diesel | operational | |
| Western Pacific #94 | 4-6-0 steam locomotive | displayed | |
| Western Pacific #334 | 2-8-2 steam locomotive | stored |
| Car | Car Type | Condition | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Bay Transit Co. #1011 | wrecker | operational | displayed |
| Key System #1014 | wrecker | awaiting restoration | body only |
| Key System #1201 | line car | operational | |
| Key System #1215 | shop switcher | operational | |
| Key System #1218 | line car | awaiting restoration | |
| Sacramento Northern #1 | portable substation | operational | |
| San Francisco Municipal Railway #0109 | rail grinder | operational | stored |
| Car | Car Type | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Antioch & Eastern #2002 | flat car | restored |
| Central California Traction #1017 | flat car | incomplete restoration |
| Central California Traction Co #2001 | box car | restored |
| Central California Traction Co. #3001 | box car | restored |
| Denver & Rio Grande Western #63383 | box car | restored |
| Great Northern #X 344 | caboose | incomplete restoration |
| Pacific Fruit Express #20420 | Refrigerator Car | awaiting restoration |
| Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac #2289 | box car | restored |
| Sacramento Northern Railway #1632 | caboose | under restoration |
| Sacramento Northern Railway #2314 | box car | awaiting restoration |
| Sacramento Northern Railroad #2136 | box car | awaiting restoration |
| Shell #SCCX 662 | tank car | restored |
| Southern Pacific #150340 | gondola | awaiting restoration |
| Western Pacific #10429 | hopper car | restored |
| Western Pacific #1025 | tank car | awaiting restoration |
| Western Pacific #741 | caboose | awaiting restoration |
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