Hello and welcome to Rails Around The Bay, my name is Frank Caron and I'm a native San Franciscan born in 1971. I work as a locomotive engineer for Amtrak, and currently operate on the Caltrain commuter district that runs between San Francisco & Gilroy, CA. This web site is the result of my desire to share information with others, for me that means showing off my photographic skills.
I started this web site in 1998, the main intent as you can tell is railroads operating in and around the greater San Francisco Bay Area. This includes the history of the varied operations in the area, along with maps, drawings and diagrams historical in nature. Within this site you will also find information about my model railroad endeavors, the work of others and special articles on how-to items of interest.

Some of my other interests are motorcycles, I own two of them a custom made by American Iron Horse, it represents the chopper look with a fat rear tire, loud pipes and a raked front end. The other bike is more down to earth and not as flashy, it's a Harley-Davidson Road King Classic, a touring type bike. I enjoy riding quite a bit, I try to ride as much as possible, whether it be a short ride to work or a all day adventure.

I've tried to make this introduction short and to the point, I always suffer from writers block when I try to sit here and think of varied items to share about myself. I guess you will have to wait for the TV Movie to find out more about my life, for now just head on to the main index page of the site and start navigating your way through.

Frank Caron