Expanded service in the Central Valley between Bakersfield and Sacramento and Bakersfield and Oakland. A total of 21 additional intercity roundtrips. The first downtown Los Angeles to downtown San Francisco service in 30 years. The plan identifies new or expanded services to Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Monterey, Reno and Redding. It also addresses improvements required to expand Metrolink service to the Antelope Valley, San Bernardino, and Riverside.
Passenger rail gives people a choice and people are responding.
Amtrak ridership in California and across the country is skyrocketing. It offers a safe, comfortable and enjoyable alternative to freeway traffic and airport delays. Acela Express - offers luxury and convenience for guests traveling between Boston and Washington, D.C., for business or pleasure. The first three are among the five busiest passenger rail corridors in the country, and San Jose to Sacramento is the fastest growing passenger rail route in the nation. The plan itself was the result of a major community-based planning initiative.