Talk:Altamont Corridor Express

Assessment

this article is purely start class. to become B class under wiki calif proj stds it needs more breadth including: history, route elevations, ridership, fare structure, ecology on route and associated references and images. Anlace 22:24, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Service to Santa Clara station has been suspended for a while now, I think this should be listed on the site, just a suggestion. I will do so if there is no further discussion on the issue User:JVittes Dec. 17, 2005 18:20 (PST)

Sounds good. However, make sure that it is clear that it's temporary and that a bus bridge is available. Thanks. --Nlu (talk) 02:25, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Map

I think a map would be useful here, I know on other pages people have used SVG I have lat/lon data for the ACE route which I used to make http://www.stanford.edu/~jvittes/bayareatransit4.html I can send someone the lat/long data if they wish. I may look into SVG myself though if nobody contacts me. --JVittes 23:04, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Here is a map, I allow anyone to use it for any purpose, and release it to public domain. [1]. Here [2] is the SVG I used to make it, again, I allow anyone to use it for any purpose, and release it to public domain. --JVittes 07:28, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Excellent map! You should upload it to commons, and tag it PD-Self, so that we can use it on the various Wikimedia projects. --CComMack (t•c) 20:05, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

map is available at: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:ACE_map_2.png, released to public domain. --JVittes 22:58, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Ridership Numbers

I know it's not the greatest source, but accoriding to San Jose Mercury News, the average weekday ridership (not that there is weekend service) is 2,973 for June 2006. I was thinking of mentioning the ridership levels somewhere. --JVittes 16:25, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Delays

In June of last year the following change was made: "Tracks are owned by Union Pacific, and ACE frequently experiences long delays as a result." was changed to "Despite the fact that the tracks ACE runs on are owned by Union Pacific, ACE rarely experiences long delays as a result."

This sentence needs to be rewritten. ACE does have an poor on-time performance. So far this month it is at 77%. The rewrite in June seems to be a pro - Union Pacific position. There is ample evidence that many of their delays are caused by Union Pacific. Tuyvan 06:50, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

You're probably right. The sentence does sound awkward with "as a result" at the end. If you can find the lastest data, or the citation for the orig. info, put the original statement back. --Mistakefinder (talk) 14:17, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:ACE Logo.gif

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:10, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

 Done -- another editor added a rationale. Slambo (Speak) 11:49, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Castlewood Country Club and SJRRC dead links

Does the route really cut through the middle of Castlewood? I checked the map and it appears to be outside of Castlewood. There's also a link to a non-existant Castlewood page. Also why was SJRCC is wikilink? Is it a page to be created but not yet? Suggest removing the wikilinks. --Mistakefinder (talk) 14:21, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

This may be OR, but to the best of my knowledge from driving and biking in that area on a regular basis, the line goes alongside knifes right through the lower course at Castlewood[3]; there does not appear to be anything Castlewood-ish on the other side of the line.

See WP:REDLINK for a discussion of links to pages that don't currently exist.--NapoliRoma (talk) 14:34, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

OK, amazing what you can miss even when you drive by it several times a month...appropriate corrections made above. Google Maps link shows the tracks going right through one of Castlewood's golf courses.--NapoliRoma (talk) 02:15, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

"ACE is currently exploring..."

From the lede:

ACE is currently exploring the possibility of expanding on two lines — a Modesto-Sacramento line, and a Stockton-Pittsburg line.

"Currently" appears to be 2006. The reference for this also appears to be an orphaned spot on the acerail site; the RFP page on that site no longer has a link to the referenced page, and the document download link on the referenced page causes a server freakout.

So presumably, this RFP has been dealt with after a couple of years -- if anyone knows the outcome, that may be worth putting in the article; otherwise this line should be yoinked.--NapoliRoma (talk) 15:25, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

It has since been reworded to read:

ACE has explored the possibility of...

In the past tense. Pedro Xing (talk) 05:40, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Article needs updating

As the above comment mentioned, there's a good deal of info that seems stuck 2 to 3 years in the past on this article. Heck, even the dropping of the midday round trip is poorly shoehorned in and still treated like a future event, after the dates given. I implore anyone who keeps a local eye on this service to also keep an eye on this article. As an east coast guy checking this article to learn about the system in the first place, I am left with a very sketchy and dated understanding.

On a semi-related note, does anyone else find that the routebox template appears excessively wide, making reading the text difficult? oknazevad (talk) 05:31, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

name change and rebranding

According to this site Altamont Commuter Express will change its name to Altamont Corridor Express and will start using a new logo. In October 2013 the 15 year anniversary of the service will be celebrated. Pedro Xing (talk) 05:16, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

North Valley Rail

Ace is helping to get North Valley Rail established. This would be passenger rail service from Sacramento to Chico. I think this should be included in this page. I tried to add a sentence but it was reverted. Thehusband (talk) 19:43, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

@Thehusband: ACE is not "helping to get it established". This proposed service would terminate as the same station as the proposed ACE station. Worth mentioning on Natomas/Sacramento Airport station, but not here. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 21:21, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

References