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Re: Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 12-13-2009 - 18:38

Holly Gibson Wrote:
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> From Tracy to Oakland, why were more SP passenger
> trains routed via Martinez rather than over
> Altamont Pass?

Operating via the Mococo Line and the Cal-P was shorter, had higher speeds, better traffic flow due to being a combination of single and double track versus completely single track, and had the potential for greater passenger loads due to serving larger population areas (Martinez, Richmond and Berkeley).

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  Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley Holly Gibson 12-13-2009 - 00:19
  Re: Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley johoff 12-13-2009 - 09:32
  Re: Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley mistertower 12-13-2009 - 11:15
  Re: Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley synonymouse 12-13-2009 - 13:00
  Re: Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley synonymouse 12-13-2009 - 13:24
  Re: Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley Ed Von Nordeck 12-13-2009 - 13:30
  Re: Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley The Montezuma Yardmaster 12-15-2009 - 15:05
  Re: Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley synonymouse 12-15-2009 - 23:24
  Re: Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley George Andrews 12-13-2009 - 13:51
  Re: Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley agentatascadero 12-13-2009 - 14:15
  Re: Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley OPRRMS 12-14-2009 - 12:20
  Re: Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley Mike T. 12-16-2009 - 15:54
  Re: Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley OPRRMS 12-13-2009 - 18:38
  Re: Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley Alfred Doten 12-14-2009 - 08:44
  Re: Some Questions About SP Passenger Service In The San Joaquin Valley Dick Dorn 12-14-2009 - 16:42
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