Amtrak Oakland Maintenance Facility
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. It provides maintenance for Amtrak's regional and long-distance trains in northern California, including the California Zephyr, Capitol Corridor, and San Joaquins.
History
Work began on the facility in 2002, and it opened in 2004. 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. Prior to completion, Capitol Corridor trains had to be taken to Los Angeles for repairs. 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.
References
- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). Sheet 4: California Department of Transportation.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Holstege, Sean (November 15, 2002). "Rail facility means jobs for Oakland". The Oakland Tribune. p. 17. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
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