STREETCAR MIKE'S MYSTERY TRIPS
SACRAMENTO, BENICIA,
AND WALNUT CREEK
on OCTOBER 16, 2025

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Started the day by going for Sacramento RT light rail pictures, beginning with the Blue Line between Cosumnes River College and Watt/I-80. Wandered a little until I found its crossing at Fruitridge Rd. Stayed a while for northbound and southbound trains, made up of high floors in the 100s and 200s. After breakfast, drove up to Arden/Del Paso Station, where I continued with more Blue Line photos. Then, I looked for a place along the Gold Line (Sacramento Valley to Historic Folsom), settling for Folsom Blvd. and Mayhew Rd. near the Tiber Station. This route uses the new low floor 400 series cars. All three locations were selected because they offered direct sunlight behind me, with one car length between overhead line poles at Arden/Del Paso; the other sections were at least two car lengths between poles. Cars 101 and 401 are among the fleet numbers. Incidental buses passed by and were photographed.

As I was driving to Arden/Del Paso Station, I came across a cutaway van still wearing StaRT paratransit livery of Stanislaus County. Of course, they now go by StanRTA. The van was parked at a private community center and behind an iron fence. I passed the camera phone through and took two pictures.

Decided to cut away from Sacramento in the afternoon when I had my fill of light rail shots. Saw on Pantograph that SolTrans was operating two battery electric buses on the Benicia school tripper routes 15 and 17. Made it with time to spare and yielded BYD 4502 on the 17 and new Gillig 4605 on the 15, both at East Third St. at East Military. Did additional pictures of the BYD on East Second St. and E. Tennys Dr.

Saw on Pantograph that County Connection was running Gillig trolley bodied 1601 on the 4 Broadway Plaza shuttle, so I stopped at Walnut Creek for that. Left for home afterward.

Nikon D5600 and Samsung Galaxy A16 5G cameras yielded 438 photos.