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[QUOTE]Originally posted by daniel3197: [QB] RR Rich, the practical reason that Amtrak Coast Starlight does not have a Roseville station stop is the following. Most of the time the Coast Starlight uses the former WP Sacramento Subdivision . as the most DIRECT rail route from the cities MARYSVILLE to SACRAMENTO. This is SAC SUB" as it is usually called on the radio by the train crews and UP dispatcher who controls the greater Sacramento Terminal area. The former WP Sac Sub is the line that passes just east of the Arco Arena area in the northern reaches of the city of Sacramento. The line that passes thru LINCOLN and ROSEVILLE is the former SP Valley Subdivision. This line is a longer route and more disruptive as runs directly thru the MAJOR - Roseville Freight Yard area. This operation reason is why ORIGINALLY the Amtrak Coast Starlight was routed on the SP West Valley Line in the pre-merger era 40 years ago. These days because of the mega-mergers both the WP and SP lines in the Sacramento area are part of the same operation under the same company UPRR. This makes it very easy for the Coast Starlight to use the former WP Sacramento Subdivision as the Shortest and Quickest routing while still serving Sacramento proper. The likely reason for this 1982 permanent rerouting via SAC was because Southern Pacific freight traffic had decreased enough to permit just the 1 daily Coast Starlight to pass thru Roseville. I do not know for sure what ROUTE the Coast Starlight primarily used in the period from 1982 to 1996(UP + SP Merger). I would be VERY VERY INTERESTED - CURIOUS (Big Time !!)to know what happened during that historic time period. I know it would be convenient for some folks who live in the eastern Sacramento suburbs to use a Roseville station stop for the Coast Starlight. This again is the major operational reason why Amtrak and the Union Pacific Railroad do not provide this stop (Rosevile) for this train. I hope this answers your questions !! --- Daniel [/QB][/QUOTE]
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