Here is a place to begin - http://www.amtrakcalifornia.com/rail/go/amtrak/index.cfmNice pics Patrick! Ok, now educate me here. What is Cal-train, San Joquins and Amtrak? What and where do they all go? Is the Amtrak trains strictly LD trains?
Al
Hey Al! Glad you liked the pics, and I hope everybody does. Caltrain is a commuter service, like L.A.'s Metrolink, and has a southern terminus at Gilroy (of garlic fame), but most trains run shorter routes, with the northern end at King Street in San Francisco. The San Joaquins run up the Central Valley from Bakersfield and end at Oakland. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliners run between San Luis Obispo (3 trains a day)(technically more, but with bus connections) and San Diego. Caltrains, San Joaquins, and Surfliners are funded by the California Department of Transportation, Caltrans. This is off the top of my head. If I'm wrong, I'm sure somebody will set us straight.Nice pics Patrick! Ok, now educate me here. What is Cal-train, San Joquins and Amtrak? What and where do they all go? Is the Amtrak trains strictly LD trains?
Al
Thanks, Whistler!Here is a place to begin - http://www.amtrakcalifornia.com/rail/go/amtrak/index.cfmNice pics Patrick! Ok, now educate me here. What is Cal-train, San Joquins and Amtrak? What and where do they all go? Is the Amtrak trains strictly LD trains?
Al
Thanks, DirtyD. Wish more westerners would post pics. We have great trains out here, and our mountain running puts those easterners to shame. They have measly hills. We have the Sierras. No comparison.Nice pics!
I really enjoy the Coast Starlight
Caltrain terminates usually at San Jose Diridon or Tamien, rarely Gilroy. The San Joaquins also runs to Sacramento. Amtrak runs a lot of corridor routes, like the Capitol Corridor in the SF bay area or the Saluki in Illinois. I don't know much about the Surfliners, however.Hey Al! Glad you liked the pics, and I hope everybody does. Caltrain is a commuter service, like L.A.'s Metrolink, and has a southern terminus at Gilroy (of garlic fame), but most trains run shorter routes, with the northern end at King Street in San Francisco. The San Joaquins run up the Central Valley from Bakersfield and end at Oakland. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliners run between San Luis Obispo (3 trains a day)(technically more, but with bus connections) and San Diego. Caltrains, San Joaquins, and Surfliners are funded by the California Department of Transportation, Caltrans. This is off the top of my head. If I'm wrong, I'm sure somebody will set us straight.Nice pics Patrick! Ok, now educate me here. What is Cal-train, San Joquins and Amtrak? What and where do they all go? Is the Amtrak trains strictly LD trains?
Al
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