In 2014 Caltrain celebrated 150 years of rail service between San Francisco and San Jose. The founding company was the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, which was incorporated in 1860. The company completed the line between the two Northern California cities in 1864. The railroad was a precursor to the Transcontinental Railroad and the oldest continuously run passenger railroad west of the Mississippi. This documentary captures the story of the railroad from its inception in 1860 until it was acquired by Southern Pacific and incorporated into one of the largest railroads the world has ever known.

Special thanks to Art Lloyd, John Signor, The San Mateo County History Museum, The San Francisco Public Library digital archive, the Caltrain Public Affairs Department, the San Mateo County Web and Creative Services Department and to all the Peninsula riders who have helped keep this service running for 150 years.