Traffic & Transit
Amtrak Train From Oakland To Bakersfield Canceled Due To Engine Failure
The route has other Bay Area stops in Emeryville, Richmond, Martinez and Antioch-Pittsburg as well as Central Valley stops.
OAKLAND, CA — Amtrak's San Joaquins train service has to cancel trips from Oakland to Bakersfield and back Tuesday morning because of engine failure on a train, according to the train agency.
Train number 710 was supposed to leave at 7:36 a.m. from Jack London Square for a trip lasting more than six hours to Bakersfield, where Train number 717 was supposed to make a return trip starting at 2:12 p.m. and arriving in Oakland at 8:31 p.m.
The San Joaquins route has other Bay Area stops in Emeryville, Richmond, Martinez and Antioch-Pittsburg as well as Central Valley stops in Stockton, Modesto, Turlock, Merced, Madera, Hanford, Corcoran and Wasco.
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