In 1978, while vacationing in California from NJ, I somehow convinced my parents to spend two days of our vacation in San Jose so that I could railfan. Here are two images from that trip. An SP GP20 in the morning sun.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=210521&nseq=0
Western Pacific “San Jose Turn” appearing in Milpitas just after the sun has gone down.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=210517&nseq=1
Charles Freericks