The Amtrak Oakland Maintenance Facility is a passenger train servicing depot in Oakland, California. It is located on the Union Pacific Railroad Niles Subdivision, 1.8 track miles (2.9 km) north of Oakland–Jack London Square station.[1] It provides maintenance for Amtrak's regional and long-distance trains in northern California, including the California Zephyr, Capitol Corridor, and San Joaquins.
History
editWork began on the facility in 2002,[2] and it opened in 2004.[3] It replaced a small, 1916-built train servicing building and yard which were conspicuously placed in the middle of Union Pacific's freight yard at the Port of Oakland.[2][4] Prior to completion, Capitol Corridor trains had to be taken to Los Angeles for repairs.[2] Total construction cost of the project was $71 million (equivalent to $115 million in 2023), $38 million of which was contributed by the California Department of Transportation with the rest provided by Amtrak.[3]
References
edit- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). Sheet 4: California Department of Transportation.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ a b c Holstege, Sean (November 15, 2002). "Rail facility means jobs for Oakland". The Oakland Tribune. p. 17. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Holstege, Sean (October 13, 2004). "Trains get new stop for quick fix". The Oakland Tribune. p. Local 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Breaks Ground for New State-of-the-art Maintenance Facility". Trainweb.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
External links
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- Official page
- "New freight yards opened". Oakland Enquirer. Oakland, California. December 15, 1904. p. 8. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.