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Pacific Surfliner

Index Pacific Surfliner

The Pacific Surfliner is a passenger train service operated by Amtrak, serving the communities on the coast of Southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo. [1]

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Acela Express

The Acela Express (colloquially abbreviated to Acela) is Amtrak's flagship service along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the Northeastern United States between Washington, D.C. and Boston via 14 intermediate stops including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City.

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Amfleet

Amfleet is a fleet of single-level intercity railroad passenger cars built by the Budd Company for American company Amtrak in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is a passenger railroad service that provides medium- and long-distance intercity service in the contiguous United States and to three Canadian cities.

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Amtrak California

Amtrak California is a brand name used by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Rail on three state-supported Amtrak rail routes within the US State of California, the Capitol Corridor, the Pacific Surfliner, and the San Joaquin.

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Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach

Thruway Motorcoach is Amtrak's system of Amtrak-owned intercity coaches, locally contracted transit buses, through-ticketed local bus routes, and taxi services to connect Amtrak train stations to areas not served by its railroads, or stations which are disconnected temporarily due to service delays or track maintenance issues.

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Atascadero, California

Atascadero is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, about equidistant from Los Angeles and San Francisco on U.S. Route 101.

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States.

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BNSF Railway

The BNSF Railway Company is the largest freight railroad network in North America, followed by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in second place, its primary competitor for Western U.S. freight.

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Buellton, California

Buellton is a small city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

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California Department of Transportation

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is an executive department of the US state of California.

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Carlsbad Poinsettia station

Carlsbad Poinsettia is one of two passenger rail stations serving the city of Carlsbad, California on North County Transit District's COASTER commuter rail line and formerly Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner line.

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Carlsbad Village station

Carlsbad Village is one of two passenger rail stations serving the city of Carlsbad, California on North County Transit District's COASTER commuter rail route.

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Chatsworth station

Chatsworth Transportation Center, identified as "Chatsworth" on station signs, is an intermodal passenger transport station in the Los Angeles community of Chatsworth, California.

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Coast Line (UP)

The Coast Line is a railroad line between Burbank, California and the San Francisco Bay Area, roughly along the Pacific Coast.

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Control car

A control car, control trailer or driving trailer is a generic term for a non-powered railroad (US) or railway (UIC) vehicle that can control operation of a train from the end opposite to the position of the locomotive.

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Del Mar racetrack

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club racetrack is an American Thoroughbred horse racing track at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in the seaside city of Del Mar, California, north of San Diego.

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EMD F59PH

The EMD F59PH is a four-axle B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in two variants from 1988 to 2001.

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Encinitas station

Encinitas is a passenger rail station serving the city of Encinitas, California on North County Transit District's COASTER commuter rail route.

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Farebox recovery ratio

The farebox recovery ratio (also called fare recovery ratio, fare recovery rate or other terms) of a passenger transportation system is the fraction of operating expenses which are met by the fares paid by passengers.

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Fiscal year

A fiscal year (or financial year, or sometimes budget year) is the period used by governments for accounting and budget purposes, which vary between countries.

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GE Dash 8-32BWH

The GE Dash 8-32BWH, also known as the P32-8BWH, B32-8WH, or P32 DASH-8, is a passenger train locomotive used by Amtrak.

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GE Genesis

General Electric Genesis (officially trademarked GENESIS) is a series of passenger diesel locomotives produced by GE Transportation, a subsidiary of General Electric.

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Grover Beach, California

Grover Beach is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.

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Horizon (railcar)

The Horizon is a single-level model of rail car used by Amtrak, primarily on short-haul corridor routes in the Midwestern United States.

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Inter-city rail

Inter-city rail services are express passenger train services that cover longer distances than commuter or regional trains.

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Joint powers authority

A joint powers authority (JPA) is an entity permitted under the laws of some U.S. states, whereby two or more public authorities (e.g. local governments, or utility or transport districts), not necessarily located in the same state, may jointly exercise any power common to all of them.

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Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station

Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo is a station on the Inland Empire-Orange County Line and Orange County Line of the Metrolink commuter rail system around Los Angeles, California.

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List of Amtrak routes

Amtrak operates the following intercity and long-distance passenger train routes.

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List of Amtrak stations in California

In most U.S. states, intercity passenger train service is provided solely by Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation), with no assistance of any sort from state or local governments.

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Locomotive

A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.

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Lompoc, California

Lompoc (Purisimeño: Lompo', "Stagnant Water") is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, on the west coast of the United States.

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Los Angeles Basin

The Los Angeles Basin is a sedimentary basin located in southern California, in a region known as the Peninsular Ranges.

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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (branded as Metro; formerly branded as MTA or LACMTA) is the agency that operates public transportation for the County of Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Metra

Metra is a commuter railroad in the Chicago metropolitan area.

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Metrolink (California)

Metrolink is a commuter or regional rail system in Southern California; it consists of seven lines and 62 stations operating on of rail network.

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North County Transit District

The North County Transit District (NCTD) is the agency responsible for public transportation in North San Diego County, California, United States.

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Northeast Corridor

The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is an electrified railroad line in the Northeast megalopolis of the United States.

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Northeast Regional

The Northeast Regional is a regional rail service operated by Amtrak in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States.

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Orange County Transportation Authority

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is the public sector transportation planning body and mass transit service provider for Orange County, California.

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Orange County, California

Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California.

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Orange station (California)

Orange station, formally the Orange Transportation Center is an intermodal transit station in Orange, California.

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Pacific coast

A country's Pacific coast is the part of its coast bordering the Pacific Ocean.

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Paso Robles, California

Paso Robles (full name: El Paso de Robles "The Pass of the Oaks") is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.

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Push–pull train

Push–pull is a configuration for locomotive-hauled trains, allowing them to be driven from either end of the train, whether having a locomotive at each end or not.

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San Clemente, California

San Clemente is a city in Orange County, California, United States.

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San Diegan (train)

The San Diegan was one of the named passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, and a “workhorse” of the railroad.

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San Diego

San Diego (Spanish for 'Saint Didacus') is a major city in California, United States.

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San Diego Comic-Con

San Diego Comic-Con International is a multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held annually in San Diego, California, United States.

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San Fernando Valley

The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California, defined by the mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it.

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San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo (Spanish for St. Louis, the Bishop), or SLO for short, is a city in the U.S. state of California, located roughly midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on the Central Coast.

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Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara (Spanish for "Saint Barbara") is the county seat of Santa Barbara County in the U.S. state of California.

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Secretary of State of California

The Secretary of State of California is the chief clerk of the U.S. State of California, overseeing a department of 500 people.

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Siemens Charger

The Siemens Charger is a family of diesel-electric passenger locomotive designed and manufactured by Siemens Mobility for the North American market.

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Solvang, California

Solvang (Danish for 'sunny field'), Elverhøj Museum.

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Sorrento Valley station

Sorrento Valley is a passenger rail station serving the Sorrento Valley neighborhood of the city of San Diego, California on North County Transit District's COASTER commuter rail route.

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Southern California

Southern California (colloquially known as SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California's southernmost counties.

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Superliner (railcar)

The Superliner is a type of bilevel intercity railroad passenger car used by Amtrak, the national rail passenger carrier in the United States.

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Surf Line

The Surf Line was a railroad line that ran from San Diego north to Orange County along California's Pacific Coast.

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Surfliner (railcar)

The Surfliner is a family of bi-level intercity railcars derived from the California Car.

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The Fresno Bee

The Fresno Bee is a daily newspaper serving Fresno, California, and surrounding counties in that U.S. state's central San Joaquin Valley.

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The San Diego Union-Tribune

The San Diego Union-Tribune is an American metropolitan daily newspaper, published in San Diego, California. Its name derives from a 1992 merger between the two major daily newspapers at the time, The San Diego Union and the San Diego Evening Tribune. The name changed to U-T San Diego in 2012 but was changed again to The San Diego Union-Tribune in 2015. In 2015, it was acquired by Tribune Publishing, later renamed tronc. In February 2018 it was announced to be sold, along with the Los Angeles Times, to Patrick Soon-Shiong's investment firm Nant Capital LLC for $500 million plus $90m in pension liabilities. The sale closed on June 18, 2018.

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Union Pacific Railroad

The Union Pacific Railroad (or Union Pacific Railroad Company and simply Union Pacific) is a freight hauling railroad that operates 8,500 locomotives over 32,100 route-miles in 23 states west of Chicago and New Orleans.

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Union Station (Los Angeles)

Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) is the main railway station in Los Angeles, California, and the largest railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ and referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, or American dollar) is the official currency of the United States and its insular territories per the United States Constitution since 1792.

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Ventura County, California

Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Surfliner

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