Truckee (Amtrak station)
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The Truckee Amtrak station is a train station in Truckee
, California
, served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system.
It is currently served by one daily passenger train in each direction, the California Zephyr
. The westbound train arrives in the morning from Chicago
and Denver heading for Sacramento
and Emeryville with the eastbound train calling in mid-afternoon. Truckee is also served by Amtrak's "thruway motorcoaches" which run three round trips a day between Sparks
and connect to trains at Sacramento
.
In FY2010 Truckee was the 62nd-busiest of the 73 Amtrak stations in California, boarding or detraining an average of about 25 passengers daily.
Truckee, California
Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 16,180 at the 2010 census, up from 13,864 at the 2000 census.-Name:...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, the national railroad passenger system.
It is currently served by one daily passenger train in each direction, the California Zephyr
California Zephyr
The California Zephyr is a long passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the midwestern and western United States.It runs from Chicago, Illinois, in the east to Emeryville, California, in the west, passing through the states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California...
. The westbound train arrives in the morning from Chicago
Chicago
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and Denver heading for Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...
and Emeryville with the eastbound train calling in mid-afternoon. Truckee is also served by Amtrak's "thruway motorcoaches" which run three round trips a day between Sparks
Sparks
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and connect to trains at Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...
.
In FY2010 Truckee was the 62nd-busiest of the 73 Amtrak stations in California, boarding or detraining an average of about 25 passengers daily.