ever ly / M organ ▁Rail road ▁District ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁J . ▁David ▁Ing les , ▁Met ra : ▁" Best ▁Comm uter ▁Train ", ▁Tra ins ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Met ra ▁/ ▁Rock ▁Island ▁sched ules ▁ ▁Category : Met ra ▁Category : Ch icago , ▁Rock ▁Island ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁Category : R ail way ▁lines ▁in ▁Chicago <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁San ▁Jose ▁Gold dig gers ▁were ▁a ▁professional ▁women ' s ▁team ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Vol ley ball ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 - 8 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁played ▁its ▁home ▁matches ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Jose ▁C iv ic ▁Aud itor ium ▁( cap acity ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁for ▁vol ley ball ). ▁ ▁The ▁Gold dig gers ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁original ▁teams ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Vol ley ball . ▁ ▁The ▁league ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ended ▁short ▁of ▁comple ting ▁a ▁full ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Play ers ▁consisted ▁of ▁former ▁colleg iate ▁All - Amer icans ▁and ▁Olymp ians . ▁The ▁level ▁of ▁play ▁was ▁highly ▁compet itive ▁( above ▁that ▁of ▁even ▁the ▁best ▁Division ▁I ▁college ▁teams ) ▁and ▁the ▁action ▁was ▁fast ▁pac ed . ▁ ▁The ▁Gold dig gers ▁placed ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁were ▁in ▁ 2 nd ▁when ▁the ▁league ▁ceased