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Gold Runner

The Gold Runner (formerly San Joaquins) is a state-supported passenger train service operated by Amtrak in California's San Joaquin Valley. As of 2025, the service operates seven daily round trips between its southern terminus at Bakersfield and Stockton. Of these, five continue to Oakland and two to Sacramento. Two additional Sacramento-bound round…

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Annual ridership
899,903 (FY 25) -1%[a]
Average journey time
6 hours (Oakland–Bakersfield) 5 hours (Sacramento–Bakersfield)
Baggage facilities
Overhead bins, luggage racks, checked baggage available at selected stations
Catering facilities
Café
Class
Coach Class
Current operators
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority, in partnership with Amtrak, Caltrans, SJRRC and TransitAmerica Services

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Gold Runner

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Edges134
Triples145
Avg. degree1.99
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Gold Runner

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related to Golden Gate/San Joaquin Daylight · 27
Gold Runner → Atchison, Bakersfield, BNSF, Central Valley, Chief, Chiefly, Daylight, Golden Gate, However, Like, Los Angeles, Newhall, Oakland, Other, San Joaquin Daylight, Santa Fe Railway, Santa Fe's Golden Gate, Santa Fe's San Francisco, Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific's Owl Limited
related to Non-powered control units · 23
Gold Runner → Amtrak, As, Bakersfield, California, Caltrain, Caltrans, Comet, EMD F40PH, In, June, NPCU, NPCUs, Oakland, Pacific Surfliner, Previously, Sacramento, San Joaquins, Siemens Venture, Southern California, Surfliner
related to Siemens Venture single-level trainsets · 18
Gold Runner → After, August, Caltrans, In November, Like, Next Generation Bi-Level Passenger, Nippon Sharyo, Rail Car, Siemens, Siemens Venture, Sumitomo, Sumitomo Corporation, The, The Venture, These, To, Unlike, Venture
related to California and Surfliner Car bi-level trainsets · 13
Gold Runner → Amtrak California's, California, California Car, California Cars, Caltrans, Each, Each California Car, Surfliner, Surfliner Cars, The, The Gold Runner, There, These
related to Route · 13
Gold Runner → At, Bakersfield, Bakersfield Subdivision, Bakersfield's Truxtun Avenue, BNSF Railway's Mojave Subdivision, Calwa, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, Stockton, Stockton Diamond, Stockton Subdivision, The Gold Runner
related to Future Stadler zero-emission multiple-units · 9
Gold Runner → Amtrak California, California High-Speed Rail, CalSTA, In September, Merced, Sacramento, Stadler Rail, The, ZEMU
related to Locomotives · 9
Gold Runner → Capitol Corridor, EMD F59PHI, EPA Tier II, EPA Tier IV, F59PHI, Many, Siemens Charger SC-44, The Charger, The Gold Runner
Rolling stock · 5
Gold Runner → California Car, Comet Car, EMD F59PHI, Siemens Charger, Siemens Venture
related to Stations · 5
Gold Runner → Amtrak Thruway, California, Over, The, The Gold Runner
Route map · 3
Gold Runner → edit⟂, talk⟂, view⟂

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service san amtrak california gold runner cars caltrans sacramento rail joaquin oakland trains bakersfield route stockton joaquins sjjpa two trainsets

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Gold RunnerAnnual ridership899,903 (FY 25) -1%[a]1.00infobox
Gold RunnerAverage journey time6 hours (Oakland–Bakersfield) 5 hours (Sacramento–Bakersfield)1.00infobox
Gold RunnerBaggage facilitiesOverhead bins, luggage racks, checked baggage available at selected stations1.00infobox
Gold RunnerCatering facilitiesCafé1.00infobox
Gold RunnerClassCoach Class1.00infobox
Gold RunnerCurrent operatorsSan Joaquin Joint Powers Authority, in partnership with Amtrak, Caltrans, SJRRC and TransitAmerica Services1.00infobox
Gold RunnerDisabled accessAll cars (lower level), all stations1.00infobox
Gold RunnerDistance travelled315 mi (507 km) (Oakland–Bakersfield) 282 mi (454 km) (Sacramento–Bakersfield)1.00infobox
Gold RunnerFirst serviceMarch 5, 1974; 52 years ago (1974-03-05)1.00infobox
Gold RunnerLocaleSan Joaquin Valley1.00infobox
Gold RunnerOperating speed52 mph (84 km/h) (avg.) 79 mph (127 km/h) (top)1.00infobox
Gold RunnerPredecessorGolden Gate, San Joaquin Daylight1.00infobox
Gold RunnerRolling stockCalifornia Car1.00infobox
Gold RunnerRolling stockComet Car1.00infobox
Gold RunnerRolling stockEMD F59PHI1.00infobox
Gold RunnerRolling stockSiemens Charger1.00infobox
Gold RunnerRolling stockSiemens Venture1.00infobox
Gold RunnerRoute mapview⟂1.00infobox
Gold RunnerRoute maptalk⟂1.00infobox
Gold RunnerRoute mapedit⟂1.00infobox
Gold RunnerService typeInter-city rail1.00infobox
Gold RunnerStops16 (Oakland–Bakersfield) 13 (Sacramento–Bakersfield)1.00infobox
Gold RunnerTerminiOakland or Sacramento Bakersfield1.00infobox
Gold RunnerTrack gauge.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .de…1.00infobox
Gold RunnerTrack ownersBNSF, UP1.00infobox
Gold RunnerTrain number701–704, 710–7191.00infobox
Gold RunnerWebsitegoldrunner.com1.00infobox

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