STOCKTON CA

CLASSIC PASSENGER STATIONS

THE STATIONS

The major stations serving Stockton, during the golden age of passenger trains.

Santa Fe Station
Opened in 1900
Location: 735 S. San Joaquin St.
Railroad: Santa Fe
Continues in use by Amtrak.

Western Pacific Station
Opened in 1908
Location: Main St. and Union St.
Railroad: Western Pacific

Southern Pacific Station
Opened in 1930
Location: 949 E. Channel St.
Railroad: Southern Pacific
Continues in use by Amtrak and ACE commuter trains.

SANTA FE

Departures



No.  Name                  1942 Dest.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 24                        Barstow         1:55   6  12:45 am
 23                        San Francisco   4:01   7   1:55 am
 60  Golden Gate           Bakersfield    10:10 am   10:05 am
  2  San Francisco Chief   Barstow        12:55 pm    1:20 pm    6:00 pm
 61  Golden Gate           San Francisco   3:00 pm    2:52 pm
  1  San Francisco Chief   San Francisco   5:20 pm   10:55 am    8:00 am
 63  Golden Gate           San Francisco   8:06 pm    7:43 pm
 62  Golden Gate           Bakersfield     8:06 pm    8:00 pm
Passenger service initially discontinued in 1971 with the creation of Amtrak.

WESTERN PACIFIC

Departures



No.  Name                  1942 Dest.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 12  Feather River Exp.    Portola         1:15   2    7:25 pm
 11  Feather River Exp.    San Francisco   3:35   1    3:30 am
 39  Exposition Flyer      San Francisco   7:06  17   12:55 pm
 40  Exposition Flyer      Chicago        11:33  18   12:35 pm
Passenger service discontinued in 1970, last train was the California Zephyr (formerly the Exposition Flyer).

SOUTHERN PACIFIC

Departures



No.  Name                  1942 Dest.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 59  West Coast            Portland        7:10 am    6:02 am
231                        Tracy           9:37  54   8:15 am    9:40 am
232                        Sacramento      7:39  53   4:45 pm    5:05 pm
 60  West Coast            Los Angeles     9:29 pm    8:25 am
Passenger service discontinued in 1971 with the creation of Amtrak.

Until late 1930's, Southern Pacific passenger trains also operated via the Oakdale Branch.

MAPPING THE STATIONS AND RAILROADS

Links to locations of past and present stations and railroads, using Google Maps. Satellite views are also available.

Amtrak trains between the Santa Fe line and Sacramento switch railroads via a connecting track at the northeast quadrant of Stockton Tower. And Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) trains use the WP line south of Stockton, but switch between the WP and SP lines south of Stockton Tower. Both of these former railroads are now part of Union Pacific.