Squeezing the best result out of the Natron Cutoff

Overnighter timetable

The following is just an example. It describes possibilities for the Natron Cutoff, after the planned upgrades north and south are finished. Assumptions are the following:

Train   No.1 No.3 No.5   No.4 No.2 No.6
Seattle

08:10a 10:10a 12:10p

03:00p 05:00p 07:00p
Portland

05:40a 07:40a 09:40a

05:34p 07:34p 09:34p
Eugene

03:51a 05:51a 07:51a

07:22p 09:22p 11:22p
Redding

09:04p 11:04p 01:04a

02:08a 04:08a 06:08a
Sacramento

07:09p 09:09p 11:09p

04:05a 06:05a 08:05a
Modesto

  08:23p 10:23p

04:49a   08:49a
Los Angeles

  05:41p  

07:34a    
Riverside

  04:57p  

08:14a    
San Diego

  04:12p  

08:58a    
San Jose

    08:59p

    10:15a
Richmond

05:58p    

  07:14a  
Oakland

05:38p    

  07:36a  
Redwood City

04:49p   08:41p

  08:23a 10:31a
San Francisco

04:22p   08:14p

  08:48a 10:56a

The table shows very clearly, how the California Highspeed Rail Project changes the function of the Shasta Route. Los Angeles will be a convenient overnighter destination for Portland. Such traffic has a good chance to be successful.

This table is based on rough estimations for the Natron Cutoff. If no possibility is found, that allows the integration of daytime traffic, the option outlined on this page deserves a second look and more detailed analysis. There are also problems to overcome:

But first, it will be checked wether the old alignment via the Siskiyou allows the operation of daytrains.



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Last modified: 2003-10-16