California's Central Valley feeds the nation, and passenger service is provided by Amtrak's San Joaquin trains. Train #717, behind Amtrak California F59PHI 2002, crosses an irrigation canal as it speeds up the Valley en route to Oakland.
From one train each way in 1973 between Bakersfield and Oakland when it started up, this line as expanded to six trips daily; four to Oakland and two to Sacramento.
