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Former San Francisco and San Jose Railroad depot listed on NRHP: Simi Valley† Simi Valley: SIM Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner: 29,917 City of Simi Valley Metrolink: Ventura County: Solana Beach† Solana Beach: SOL Pacific Surfliner: 89,369 Amtrak Coaster: Stockton–Downtown^† Stockton: SKT San Joaquin: 11,714 City of Stockton
The line largely consists of the original Western Pacific East Bay main line between Oakland and Niles. The line between Newark and Fremont was originally laid out by the South Pacific Coast Railroad. The line features a street running section along Embarcadero in Oakland. [2]
Amtrak Thruway motorcoach route 3 provides additional service in northern California during the daytime hours, connecting Redding to Chico, Davis, Sacramento and Stockton, where passengers can connect to San Joaquins trains. [7] Redding Area Bus Authority's Downtown Transit Center is located on the opposite side of the tracks from the station. [1]
The San Joaquins is Amtrak's seventh-busiest service in the nation and the railroad's third-busiest in the state of California. During fiscal year 2023, the service carried 847,364 passengers, a 19.3% increase from the prior year. Like all regional trains in California, the San Joaquins service is operated by a joint powers authority. The San ...
Many politicians, lobbyists, and aides live in the Bay Area and commute to their jobs in Sacramento, including those connecting to the train via Amtrak Thruway from San Francisco, [29] while workers in the Oakland, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley employment centers take the Capitol Corridor trains from their less expensive homes in Solano ...
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.
Replaced the San Francisco Zephyr. Temporarily cut to Emeryville from August 5, 1994, to May 12, 1995 [90] Chicago – Emeryville: October 26, 1997 present Chief: Chicago – Los Angeles: June 11, 1972 September 10, 1972 City of San Francisco ‡ Chicago – Oakland May 1, 1971 June 10, 1972 Renamed San Francisco Zephyr: Denver Zephyr ...
Amtrak re-routed the San Francisco Zephyr over the D&RGW's Moffat Subdivision between Denver and Salt Lake City, its original preference from 1971. The change was scheduled for April 25, but a mudslide at Thistle, Utah, closed the line and delayed the change until July 16. With the change of route, Amtrak renamed the train as the California Zephyr.