Emeryville is a city located in northwest Alameda County,California,in the United States. It lies in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland,with a border on the shore of San Francisco Bay. The resident population was 12,905 as of 2020. Its proximity to San Francisco,the Bay Bridge,the University of California,Berkeley,and Silicon Valley has been a catalyst for recent economic growth.
Jack London Square is a neighborhood on the waterfront of Oakland,California,United States. Named after the author Jack London and owned by the Port of Oakland,it is the home of stores,restaurants,hotels,Amtrak's Jack London Square station,a San Francisco Bay Ferry ferry dock,the historic Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon,the (re-located) cabin where Jack London lived in the Klondike,and a movie theater. The former presidential yacht USS Potomac is moored at an adjacent slip.
The Capitol Corridor is a 168-mile (270 km) passenger train route in Northern California operated by Amtrak between San Jose,in the Bay Area,and Auburn,in the Sacramento Valley. The route is named after the two points most trains operate between,San Jose and Sacramento. The route runs roughly parallel to I-880 and I-80. Some limited trips run between Oakland and San Jose. A single daily round trip runs between San Jose and Auburn,in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Capitol Corridor trains started in 1991.
The Coast Starlight is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States between Seattle and Los Angeles via Portland and the San Francisco Bay Area. The train,which has operated continuously since Amtrak's formation in 1971,was the first to offer direct service between Seattle and Los Angeles. Its name is a combination of two prior Southern Pacific (SP) trains,the Coast Daylight and the Starlight.
Richmond station is an Amtrak intercity rail and Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located in downtown Richmond,California. Richmond is the north terminus of BART service on the Orange Line and Red Line;it is a stop for Amtrak's Capitol Corridor,San Joaquins,and California Zephyr routes. The accessible station has one island platform for the two BART tracks,with a second island platform serving two of the three tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad Martinez Subdivision for Amtrak trains. It is one of two transfer points between BART and Amtrak,along with Oakland Coliseum station.
Emeryville station is an Amtrak station in Emeryville,California,United States. The station is served by the California Zephyr,Capitol Corridor,Coast Starlight,and San Joaquins. The station is the primary connection point for Amtrak Thruway buses serving San Francisco.
San Jose Diridon station is the central passenger rail depot for San Jose,California. It also serves as a major intermodal transit center for Santa Clara County and Silicon Valley. The station is named after former Santa Clara County Supervisor Rod Diridon Sr.
The East Bay Electric Lines were a unit of the Southern Pacific Railroad that operated electric interurban-type trains in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Beginning in 1862,the SP and its predecessors operated local steam-drawn ferry-train passenger service in the East Bay on an expanding system of lines,but in 1902 the Key System started a competing system of electric lines and ferries. The SP then drew up plans to expand and electrify its system of lines and this new service began in 1911. The trains served the cities of Berkeley,Albany,Emeryville,Oakland,Alameda,and San Leandro transporting commuters to and from the large Oakland Pier and SP Alameda Pier. A fleet of ferry boats ran between these piers and the docks of the Ferry Building on the San Francisco Embarcadero.
The Oakland Long Wharf was an 11,000-foot railroad wharf and ferry pier along the east shore of San Francisco Bay located at the foot of Seventh Street in West Oakland. The Oakland Long Wharf was built,beginning 1868,by the Central Pacific Railroad on what was previously Oakland Point. Beginning November 8,1869,it served as the west coast terminus of the First transcontinental railroad. In the 1880s,Southern Pacific Railroad took over the CPRR,extending it and creating a new ferry terminal building with the official station name Oakland Pier. The entire structure became commonly and popularly called the Oakland Mole. Portions of the Wharf lasted until the 1960s. The site is now part of the facilities of the Port of Oakland,while passenger train service operates at the nearby Jack London Square/Dellums Station and another nearby station in Emeryville.
Sacramento Valley Station is an Amtrak railway station in the city of Sacramento,California,at 401 I Street on the corner of Fifth Street,built in 1926 on the site of China Slough. It is the thirteenth busiest Amtrak station in the country,and the second busiest in the Western United States. It is served by four different Amtrak train routes and connecting Amtrak Thruway motorcoaches. It is also the western terminus for the Gold Line of the SacRT light rail system and the Route 30 bus serving California State University,Sacramento.
Simi Valley station is a passenger rail station in the city of Simi Valley,California. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura stop here.
The Oxnard Transit Center is an intermodal transit center in downtown Oxnard,California. It is served by Amtrak Coast Starlight and Pacific Surfliner intercity service plus Metrolink Ventura County Line commuter service.
San Luis Obispo station is an Amtrak intercity rail station in the city of San Luis Obispo,California,United States. It has one side platform and one island platform serving the two tracks of the Coast Line.
Oakland–Jack London Square station is a train station in Jack London Square of Oakland,California,United States. The station is served by Amtrak's Capitol Corridor,Coast Starlight,and San Joaquins trains. It is officially named Oakland–Jack London Square/C. L. Dellums Station after C. L. Dellums,co-founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters;a statue of Dellums stands outside the station.
Martinez station is an Amtrak passenger train station in Martinez,California,United States. Located at the west end of downtown Martinez,the station has one side platform and one island platform,which serve three of the four tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad Martinez Subdivision. It is served by the daily California Zephyr and Coast Starlight long-distance trains,five daily round trips of the San Joaquin corridor service,and fifteen daily round trips of the Capitol Corridor service. Martinez is also served by Amtrak Thruway buses plus County Connection,Tri-Delta Transit,and WestCAT local buses.
Reno station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Reno,Nevada,served by the California Zephyr train. It is also serviced by five times per weekday,and twice on weekends,Amtrak Thruway routes to Sacramento.
Gilroy station is a Caltrain station located in Gilroy,California,United States. It is the southern terminus of the South County Connector service,and is only served during weekday rush hours in the peak direction,with trains going toward San Jose in the morning and returning southbound in the evening. The station building was constructed by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1918 and restored in 1998. Future plans call for extended Amtrak Capitol Corridor service,as well as California High-Speed Rail trains,to also stop at Gilroy. The station was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2019 as Gilroy Southern Pacific Railroad Depot.
Storey was an unstaffed train station located in the unincorporated community of Storey,and about 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of the Fresno River,in Madera County,California,United States. Just prior to its closure in November 2010 and replacement by the new Madera station,this station was served by Amtrak's San Joaquin. Prior to Amtrak,this station was also previously served by Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad's (ATSF) San Francisco Chief and its Oakland-Barstow Line.
The Third and Townsend Depot was the main train station in the city of San Francisco for much of the first three quarters of the 20th century. The station at Third Street and Townsend Street served as the northern terminus for Southern Pacific's Peninsula Commute line between San Francisco and San Jose and long-distance trains between San Francisco and Los Angeles via the Southern Pacific's Coast Line. For service for destinations to the north,such as Seattle,and destinations to the east,such as Chicago,passengers generally needed to travel to Oakland,initially on ferries to Oakland Long Wharf,and later on buses to 16th Street Station. It was demolished in the 1970s and replaced by the Caltrain commuter station a block away at Fourth and King Streets.
The California Zephyr is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area,via Omaha,Denver,Salt Lake City,and Reno. At 2,438 miles (3,924 km),it is Amtrak's longest daily route,and second-longest overall after the Texas Eagle's triweekly continuation from San Antonio to Los Angeles,with travel time between the termini taking approximately 511⁄2 hours. Amtrak claims the route as one of its most scenic,with views of the upper Colorado River valley in the Rocky Mountains,and the Sierra Nevada. The modern train is the second iteration of a train named California Zephyr;the original train was privately operated and ran on a different route through Nevada and California.
