This is a list of trains and train museums in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California in the United States.
The Bay Area is home to several ridable miniature railways.
Golden Gate Live Steamers – Berkeley
Oakland Zoo – Oakland
Redwood Valley Railway – Berkeley
Central Park Bianchi Train – San Mateo
Emerald Hills Railway – Redwood City
Lemos Farm – Half Moon Bay
Little Puffer – San Francisco Zoo
Seaside Railway at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – Vallejo
Sonoma TrainTown Railroad – Sonoma
Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad – Los Gatos
Bonfante Railroad Train Ride and Sky Trail Monorail at Gilroy Gardens – Gilroy
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo – San Jose
The Bay Area hosts several regional commuter rail operations, as well as inter-city rail.
Altamont Corridor Express (ACE)
Amtrak (California Zephyr, Capital Corridor, Coast Starlight, and San Joaquin)
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Caltrain
Market Street Railway
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail (VTA)
San Francisco cable car system
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit
The Bay Area is home to several heritage railways that operate full size trains.
Ardenwood Historic Farm – Fremont
California Trolley and Railroad Corporation – San Jose
Napa Valley Wine Train – between Napa and St. Helena
Niles Canyon Railway – between Fremont and Sunol
The Bay Area is home to several independent railway museums.
Golden Gate Railroad Museum – Niles Canyon
Niles Depot Museum – Fremont
Tiburon Depot – Tiburon
Western Railway Museum – Solano County
Colma Historical Association – Colma
Millbrae Train Museum – Millbrae, California
San Francisco Cable Car Museum – San Francisco
San Francisco Railway Museum – San Francisco
Los Altos History Museum – Los Altos
Edward Peterman Museum of Railroad History – Santa Clara
There are several clubs in the Bay Area that are home to large layout model trains.
Golden State Model Railroad Museum – Point Richmond
Alameda County Fairgrounds – Pleasanton
Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club – Antioch
Diablo Valley Lines – Walnut Creek
Niles Depot Museum – Fremont
Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society – Walnut Creek
Barron Park Garden Railway – Palo Alto
Golden Gate Model Railroad Club – San Francisco
West Bay Model Railroad Association – Menlo Park
Edward Peterman Museum of Railroad History – Santa Clara
Silicon Valley Lines – San Jose
