All by Rail Stockton Circle Trip
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - Leaves 2:00 pm out of San Jose, CA

Central Coast Railway Club Inc. / Central Coast Chapter NRHS is setting up a daylight "ride-along" trip for members and their guests via 4 separate systems. This will take place on Wednesday June 25, 2025, beginning with the ACE Train departing from San Jose at 2:10 pm. This date was selected as it is nearly the longest day of the year and will provide the most daylight for viewing especially for the mountain and Bay portions. It will go via San Jose, Stockton, Richmond, and Millbrae using those stations to change trains between systems. This trip will give us the opportunity to use and see Altamont Corridor Express (ACE), Amtrak San Joaquin, BART, and Caltrain perhaps covering lines that many of us have never ridden or seen in a long time. As there are transfers, we will ride along together to make the journey easier.

Tentative Schedule is as follows:
Leave: San Jose Diridon Station on ACE train #2 2:10 pm on Track 1.
Arrive: Stockton Cabral Station (ex-Southern Pacific depot) 4:32 pm.
Obtain dinner or snack on Channel Street then walk 8 blocks or use Uber/Lyft to Stockton San Joaquin Station.
Leave: Amtrak San Joaquin Street Depot (ex-Santa Fe depot) San Joaquin train #717 at 6:40 pm.
Arrive: Richmond Amtrak/BART Intermodal Station 7:56 pm.
Leave: Richmond Amtrak/BART Intermodal Station Orange Line at 8:02 pm (or 8:22 or 8:42 if late). (Note: ---- direct Richmond-Millbrae Red line doesn't run after 7:00 pm, so Richmond-Berryessa Orange line is used).
Arrive: BART McArthur Transfer Station at 8:20 pm (or 8:40 or 9:00 if late) on platform 2
Leave: BART McArthur Transfer Station Yellow Line at 8:21 pm (or 8:41 or 9:01 if late) on platform 4
Arrive: BART SFO Airport Station at 9:12 pm (or 9:32 pm or 9:52 pm) on platform 1
Leave: BART SFO Airport Station at 9:20 pm (or 9:35 pm, 9:50 pm, or 10:05 pm) on platform 2
Arrive: BART Millbrae Station at 9:24 pm (or 9:39 pm, 9:54 pm, or 10:09 pm) on platform 3
Leaave: Caltrain Millbrae Station at 9:46 pm (or 10:16 pm)
Arrive: Caltrain San Jose Diridon Station at 10:42 pm (or 11:13 pm)

Note: Passengers can alternatively start their trip on Caltrain #130 arriving San Jose at 1:36 pm and then end their trip in San Francisco or anywhere on the Caltrain Line. Also, to shorten the trip, passengers can stay on the BART Orange line train from Richmond all the way arriving at Berryessa/North San Jose at 9:24, 9:44, or 10:04 and take VTA Express bus at 9:31, 9:51 or 10:09 arriving San Jose Diridon Station at 9:47, 10:07, or 10:25 pm.

Note: Everyone must buy their own tickets. Please arrive 20-25 minutes early to buy a Regular non-Senior Clipper Card for your BART or Caltrain (or VTA or Muni if used) fares. The Amtrak San Joaquin ticket is best bought in advance in person or online for the cheapest fare but can be purchased at San Jose Diridon. ACE may still have a free test ride program where one gets 4 free 1-way tickets. Ticket in the Sign up for free ticket in the mail at https://acerail.com/test-ride/. We will send directions and final information to all travellers.

Fares:
ACE San Jose to Stockton fare is $15.50 or $7.75 purchased in the station with a Medicare card (unless a free ticket used).
Amtrak San Joaquin Stockton to Richmond is $11 (or 413 points) and should be purchased in advance to get best fare.
BART Richmond to Milbrae with Clipper is $7.30 adult or $2.70 if you have applied in advance for a Senior Clipper card.
BART Richmond to Berryessa with Clipper $8:35 adult or $3.10 if you have applied in advance for a Senior Clipper card.
Caltrain Milbrae to San Jose Diridon - 3 zone is $7.70 with a Clipper card or $3.60 using a Senior Clipper Card

Note: On this ride along, there is no charge by Central Coast, although donations are always welcome to offset insurance costs. Reservations to let me know that you are coming should be made online at www.GoldenStateRails.com. (Link below) Alternately you can send your name, number of people, email, and phone number via email to steveferrari@yahoo.com. Please contact Steve Ferrari steveferrari@yahoo.com or 408-504-0112 for assistance or questions. Note: Advance sign-up is suggested so that I will know who is coming We request that you sign up by Sunday June 22. You will receive confirmation via return email.

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