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The Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) is a public transit bus line based in Merced, California providing scheduled fixed route service between Yosemite National Park and gateway communities. Service operates year-round on Highway 140, providing access to Merced and Mariposa counties.
30th Street Station in Philadelphia Omaha station in Omaha, Nebraska, designed as part of the Amtrak Standard Stations Program This is a list of train stations and Amtrak Thruway stops used by Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in the United States). This list is in alphabetical order by station or stop name, which mostly corresponds to the city in which it is located. If an ...
Amtrak's long-distance routes form the backbone of the US national rail network, providing an alternative to intercity drives or flights. They are also noted for their scenery, and are popular as vacations and experiential travel. [4] A few routes provide direct service to National Parks, [note 1] with Amtrak Thruway buses reaching many more. [5]
On May 1, 1971, Amtrak took over intercity passenger service in the United States from the private railroads. Amtrak chose to run its San Francisco–Los Angeles service over the Coast Line rather than the Central Valley, and passenger service to Merced ended. Amtrak began the Oakland–Bakersfield San Joaquins on March 5, 1974. [5]
Amtrak restored the Empire Service brand with the June 11, 1972, timetable, and added individual train names on the May 19, 1974, timetable. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] As was done on the Northeast Corridor with NortheastDirect , individual train names for New York-Albany and New York-Niagara Falls service were dropped on October 28, 1995, and replaced with ...
Amtrak Thruway routes are timed to meet trains and offer connections to points in Southern California (including Los Angeles Union Station where passengers can continue their journey on the Pacific Surfliner or Amtrak's long-distance trains), the city of San Francisco, the Central Coast, the North Coast, the High Desert (including Las Vegas ...
State Route 41: Runs northeast, connecting the Central Coast with the central San Joaquin Valley, Fresno, and Yosemite National Park. State Route 46 : Heads east from the Central Coast to the southern San Joaquin Valley near the vicinity of Bakersfield .
The Yosemite Valley Railroad had a particularly successful year, setting new records by carrying 2,000 people in a single day. The large number of Yosemite-bound specials, along with log trains running regularly to Merced Falls, allowed the railroad's payroll to grow to 350 employees. Despite significant fixed payments in 1923, 1925, and 1926 ...