Altamont Corridor Express

The Altamont Commuter Express (ACE to German Altamont suburb Express ) is a regional train in California, which runs from northeast to southwest, from the northeast to the south-west to Stockton On Fremont San Jose. About changeover in San Jose to Caltrain and VTA 's Silicon Valley is attached.

The name is derived from the Altamont 308 meter high Altamont Pass, which is crossed by the route. The rail line is operating with two pairs of trains originally since October 19, 1998 a day ( weekdays in both directions) and with three pairs of trains since November 2009. Since October 1, 2012, at four pairs of trains. Along the 138 km keeps them at ten stations, are used Bombardier BiLevel double-deck coaches to MPI F40PH -3C diesel locomotives. The client is the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission ( Regionalzugkommission San Joaquin ) and the current operator of the Herzog Transit Services Company. In the year 2008 3700 passengers were transported daily.

The ACE combines a number of rail lines - in addition to the connections in San Jose to Caltrain and VTA Light Rail and Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight and San Joaquin line is connected. The BART Station West Dublin / Pleasanton is not connected directly, but (operated by WHEELS ) via a bus shuttle reached via the ACE Pleasanton station. As part of the California High - Speed ​​Rail plans of ACE is the Altamont Pass can also more than 200 km / h ( " Super -ACE " ), and offer through migration in the San Joaquin line from 2022 a port for high-speed traffic to Los Angeles.