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National Amtrak lines serving California include the California Zephyr from Emeryville to Chicago, Illinois; the Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle, Washington; the Southwest Chief and the Texas Eagle from Los Angeles to Chicago; and the Sunset Limited from Los Angeles to New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Bay Area hosts several regional commuter rail operations, as well as inter-city rail. Commuter and intercity. Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) [2] Amtrak (California Zephyr, Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight, and San Joaquins) [3] Caltrain [4] Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit [5] Rapid transit. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) [6] Light rail ...
Simplified version exists at Image:Amtrak California simplified map.svg. Map of Amtrak routes in California, highlighting the Amtrak California services: Capitol Corridor (red) Pacific Surfliner (green) San Joaquins (blue) Other Amtrak routes (daily or less) are in black. Stations served by those trains have a purple center.
Map of rail services in the Bay Area region. Public transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area is quite extensive, including one rapid transit system, three commuter rail lines, two light rail systems, two ferry systems, Amtrak inter-city rail
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.
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.
Altamont Corridor Express train crossing the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge between Fremont and San Jose. From San Jose to just north of Santa Clara, ACE uses the Caltrain main line (Peninsula Subdivision), shared with Caltrain and Amtrak service.
Pacheco Pass was considered the superior route for long-distance travel between Southern California and the Bay Area, although the Altamont Pass option would serve as a good commuter route. The Authority plans conventional rail upgrades for the Altamont corridor, to complement the high-speed project.