Re: Amtrak expensive now???? Yeah really?
Author: stash
Date: 08-30-2015 - 16:01
Oakland is not a crew change location for the Coast Starlight. Trainmen work SLO-SAC. Engineers work San Jose to Sacramento.
PV is added or removed at OKJ, not EMY.
Any resupply or mechanical issues are dealt with in the yard.
david vartanoff Wrote:
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> First off, Oakland is the crew change point and
> the location for cutting in/outPVs. Second, it is
> also the location for some re-supply on the CS
> (and a far better location for same). Third,
> public transit to/from Oakland is better than
> Emeryville, particularly if you are on a late NB
> CS--my personal experience.