Altamont Corridor Express

The Altamont Corridor Express (also known as ACE, formerly Altamont Commuter Express) is a commuter rail service in California, connecting Stockton and San Jose during peak hours only. ACE is named for the Altamont Pass, through which it runs. Service is managed by the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, and operations are contracted to Herzog Transit Services. The 86-mile (138 km) route includes ten stops, with travel time about 2 hours and 12 minutes end-to-end. In 2023, the line had a ridership of 576,300, or about 2,500 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023. ACE uses Bombardier BiLevel Coaches, MPI F40PH-3C locomotives, and Siemens Charger locomotives.

Altamont Corridor Express
Altamont Corridor Express train climbing its namesake Altamont Pass
Overview
OwnerSan Joaquin Regional Rail Commission
Area servedSan Joaquin Valley, Tri-Valley and Silicon Valley
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of stations10
Daily ridership2,500 (weekdays, Q4 2023)
Annual ridership576,300 (2023)
HeadquartersRobert J. Cabral Station
Stockton, California
Websiteacerail.com
Operation
Began operationOctober 19, 1998 (1998-10-19)
Operator(s)Herzog Transit Services
Reporting marksACEX
Infrastructure manager(s)Union Pacific (Stockton–Santa Clara)
Caltrain (Santa Clara–San Jose)
Number of vehicles10 locomotives, 30 passenger cars
Train length1–2 locomotives, 4–8 passenger cars
Technical
System length85 mi (137 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Average speed39 mph (63 km/h)
Top speed79 mph (127 km/h)
System map
Altamont Corridor Express highlighted in purple
Valley Rail (2026)
Bus connection to
Sacramento Airport
Natomas/Sacramento Airport
Old North Sacramento (2029)
RT to Watt/I-80
Amtrak to Auburn & Chicago
Midtown Sacramento
()
City College (2029)
Elk Grove
Sacramento County
San Joaquin County
Lodi (2027)
ACE service facility
Amtrak San Joaquins
to Sacramento
Stockton
Amtrak San Joaquins
Oakland │ Bakersfield
Altamont Corridor
Vision (2026/2030)
Altamont Corridor
Vision
North Lathrop (2027)
Manteca Transit Center
Ripon (2027)
Stanislaus R
San Joaquin Co.
Stanislaus Co.
Modesto
Tuolumne River
Ceres
layover facility
bus bridge
Phase 1 (2026)
 
Turlock (2029)
 
Phase 2 (2030)
Stanislaus County
Merced County
Merced River
Livingston
Atwater
(option)
Layover and
maintenance facility
Merced CAHSR
Lathrop/Manteca
San Joaquin River
Tracy
San Joaquin County
Alameda County
Vasco Road
Livermore
Pleasanton
Niles Canyon
Amtrak to Oakland & Seattle
Union City
(planned)
Fremont
Amtrak (planned)
Coyote
Creek
Alameda County
Santa Clara County
Lick Mill (VTA)
Santa Clara–
Great America
Caltrain to San Francisco
Santa Clara
VTA to Santa Teresa
San Jose
VTA to Winchester
Caltrain to Tamien
Coast Starlight to Los Angeles

All stations are accessible

Service began on October 19, 1998, with two weekday round trips. A third round trip was added in May 2001, followed by a fourth round trip in October 2012. Saturday service commenced in September 2019. As of 2018, average weekday ridership was 5,900.

The tracks are owned by Union Pacific Railroad, previously built along the Western Pacific Railroad main line. Under the ACEforward program, a number of improvements to the service are being considered. These include a rerouted line through Tracy, an extension to Modesto and Merced, and connections to BART at Union City and Tri-Valley.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.