From http://www.argus-ang.com/ Article last updated: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 10:48 AM MST Court orders retrial in RR safety test Train killed Union City...
Yeoh Yiu
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Jan 4, 2001 4:33 am
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[moderator note: a quoted digest was trimmed from this message. Please don't include the whole digest in your replies.] Regarding the Amtrak and Greyhound bus...
Alan Davis
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Jan 8, 2001 6:23 pm
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I heard that the third train may be delayed to mid-march. Definite rumor, no facts or official info to back it up. (But I believe it). -- Mike O'Dorney...
modorney@...
Jan 12, 2001 5:39 pm
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[MODERATOR'S NOTES: 1. please include some quoted test so subscribers (and readers of the archive) can see what it is that you refer to. 2. on...
RicSilver@...
Jan 13, 2001 3:01 am
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If you go to the Dunsmuir railcam - http://www.trainorders.com/cameras/dunsmuir/ and look at the picture stamped Sat Jan 13, 2001 10:50 AM That sure looks like...
modorney@...
Jan 14, 2001 3:18 am
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FYI, for those who sometimes ride Amtrak between San Jose or Santa Clara and Fremont (or elsewhere). This message is from the Capitol Corridor list (see...
Yeoh Yiu
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Jan 14, 2001 5:45 am
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Published January 5, 2001, in the Tri-Valley Herald Senator gears up to ease commute 3 task forces target rail service, I-580, Hwy 4 By Inga Miller Staff...
Yeoh Yiu
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Jan 15, 2001 7:04 am
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ACE got the first of the new trailer cars on Saturday. ACE has already received the five new cab cars, from the Seattle order that they did not want. Seven...
modorney@...
Jan 15, 2001 4:50 pm
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The second trailer car in ACE's seven car set has left Thunder Bay (Canada). -- Mike...
modorney@...
Jan 17, 2001 5:03 am
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from the Fremont Ang Argus Article last updated: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 2:49 AM MST Fremont man, 90, killed crossing train tracks Former banker made...
Yeoh Yiu
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Jan 18, 2001 5:26 am
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ACE's website - www.acerail.com - has the third train now delayed until March. Also, the schedules have been shifted slightly. Morning trains - 537a 646a 752a...
modorney@...
Jan 18, 2001 5:28 pm
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The proposed new schedule was revised again as of 2001 Jan 16. See http://www.acerail.com/commuter.html#schedule Notably the last evening departure from Great...
Yeoh Yiu
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Jan 18, 2001 5:42 pm
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Published Thursday, January 18, 2001, in the Contra Costa Times Third ACE train to begin run in March The Altamont Commuter Express is expected to stop in...
Yeoh Yiu
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Jan 19, 2001 4:02 am
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 23:17:17 -0000 From: "1/18 Contra Costa Times" <batn@egroups.com> Published Thursday, January 18, 2001, in the Contra Costa Times Third...
Paul S. Highland
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Jan 19, 2001 5:54 pm
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The third ACE train is close to operating, and a fourth will be added later this year. Equipment is arriving at the rate of one car every two weeks. By the...
modorney@...
Jan 19, 2001 7:27 pm
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I noticed that some of the proposed schedules for ACE trains also mentioned Capitol Corridor Amtrak trains. Since many ACE riders to Fremont use Amtrak at...
modorney@...
Jan 20, 2001 12:49 am
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... What is it that makes the cars not interchangeable? Merritt...
Merritt Mullen
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Jan 20, 2001 1:51 am
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Updated: Fri Jan 19 18:04:53 2001 Train #02: This train was terminated at Livermore due to a mud slide on Altamont Pass. Passengers are being bussed to San...
Yeoh Yiu
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Jan 20, 2001 2:40 am
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ACE has two styles of cars. The reason they have two different styles is that the first set was ordered when San Diego ordered their cars for Coaster service....
modorney@...
Jan 20, 2001 3:35 am
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... <snip> Thanks for the information. I'm just guessing, but because they are older than even the Coaster cars, LA's Metrolink must be of the Coaster, not...
Merritt Mullen
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Jan 20, 2001 5:48 am
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At 11 AM Sunday (21 January) the Altamont Pass still looked closed. No freights were visible, and there are about 100 empty container cars parked along...
modorney@...
Jan 21, 2001 8:05 pm
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http://www.spaceshuttleinc.com/ Is an airport shuttle service that can get you to Tracy, Stockton, etc. if ACE is inconvenient, not running, etc....
modorney@...
Jan 21, 2001 8:20 pm
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Fremont City Council The City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday [2001 Jan 23] in the City Council Chambers, 39700 Civic Center Drive. Agenda Item: Consider...
Yeoh Yiu
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Jan 21, 2001 11:21 pm
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Lots I am sure, AND a prefab bus shelter would have been cheaper than the restoration of the station too. Preserving history is a valid use of public monies. ...
David Vartanoff
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Jan 21, 2001 11:39 pm
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Y.Y. Don't jump to conclusions Y.Y. The signal you refer to is the installation of an authentic 1906 vintage Southern Pacific "Station Train Order Semaphore...
William Wullenjohn
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Jan 21, 2001 11:45 pm
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I don't know how well this is known (and I don't want to put it on flame-prone ba.t) but quite a few of the bike lockers are used as "lockers" - and not for...
modorney@...
Jan 22, 2001 12:57 am
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ACERail update: Updated: Sun Jan 21 16:51:32 2001 The mudslide that disrupted the Friday train operation has been cleared up and no delays are anticapted for...
Yeoh Yiu
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Jan 22, 2001 1:58 am
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... Of course, the shuttle costs $50-$60 vs. $10 on ACE. But its nice to have a fallback service, even if it is expensive. Merritt...
Merritt Mullen
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Jan 22, 2001 2:23 am
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Updated: Mon Jan 22 21:41:31 2001 The Union Pacific Railroad will be upgrading their signal system between Tracy and Lathrop over the next few weeks. This work...
Yeoh Yiu
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Jan 23, 2001 6:34 am
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ACE has two styles of cars - old (San Diego) and new (Seattle) The cars are not interchangeable, and have to be used with like-kind cars. The locos are all...