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14 café cars were built for Amtrak California and all are named after valleys. [8] The upper level of the café car is divided into three areas: a lounge seating area with small tables that face the windows, a table seating area with booths for 2, 3 and 4 people and a large galley where an attendant sells and prepares food.
Amtrak operates a fleet of 2,142 railway cars and 425 locomotives for revenue runs and service, collectively called rolling stock.Notable examples include the GE Genesis and Siemens Charger diesel locomotives, the Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotive, the Amfleet series of single-level passenger cars, the Superliner series of double-decker passenger cars, and 20 Acela Express high-speed trainsets.
Amtrak California (reporting mark CDTX) is a brand name used by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Rail for three state-supported Amtrak regional rail routes in California – the Capitol Corridor, the Pacific Surfliner, and the San Joaquins [1] – and their associated connecting network of Amtrak Thruway transportation services.
The Surfliner is a family of bi-level intercity railcars [1] derived from the California Car. Like its predecessor, it is derived from the Superliner in design, and operated on Amtrak California's intercity routes in California. They are owned by both Amtrak and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
The success of the California Cars resulted in the procurement of the Surfliner cars by Amtrak and Caltrans in 1998. [99] Alstom built 62 Surfliners from 2000 to 2002. [101] The Surfliner is a modification of the California Car, with design changes including an improved accessible bathroom design and passenger amenities such as electric outlets ...
A bi-level "California Car" trainset on the San Joaquins at Fresno station. The San Joaquins service is equipped with Amtrak California's fleet of California Car bi-level, high-capacity passenger cars owned by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Each trainset typically consists of two coach cars, a coach/baggage car, a café ...
The three routes under the Amtrak California brand — the Capitol Corridor, Pacific Surfliner, and San Joaquins — use equipment painted in several custom schemes. The Capitol Corridor and San Joaquin largely use California Cars, F59PHI locomotives, and Charger SC-44 locomotives painted with the state colors of blue and yellow. F59PHI ...
California Cars may refer to: California car (streetcar), a type of tram popularized in California; California Car (railcar), coaches owned by Caltrans for operation by Amtrak; CalCars, a non-profit organization promoting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles