Talk:Gold Runner

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Since the Amtrak California page has added the rolling stocks information, I think it is appropriate to remove the same section from San Joaquins page. These rolling stocks are, after all, not San Joaquins exclusives. --Will74205 05:50, 10 October 2005 (UTC) [reply ]

• For the record, I've expanded this section to discuss earlier equipment usage. Mackensen (talk) 19:13, 1 January 2013 (UTC) [reply ]

There are actually two Stockton stations used for the San Joaquins - trains from Sacramento use the Stockton (ACE station) (Cabral Station), and trains from Oakland go to the Stockton (Amtrak station). The route box shows both routes going through the Stockton Amtrak station. Does it make sense to edit this to show the two different stations, and if so, is there someone more knowledgeable than me who could make the edit?--NapoliRoma (talk) 13:05, 7 April 2008 (UTC) [reply ]

I just rechecked the timetable that's linked as the reference to verify this. I've updated the routebox appropriately. Slambo (Speak) 17:37, 7 April 2008 (UTC) [reply ]

The route map says "to Los Angeles" at the end, after the Oakland station. I think this belongs at the beginning, before Bakersfield.--agr (talk)

• I think the author had the Coast Starlight in mind, but that's not even a bookable connection. It definitely shouldn't be before Bakersfield though, since it doesn't run there in scheduled service. Mackensen (talk) 00:56, 13 July 2012 (UTC) [reply ]
  • Right, but is there some way to indicate the bus connections to LA? They are a significant part of the service.--agr (talk) 21:48, 13 July 2012 (UTC) [reply ]

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@RickyCourtney: I don't believe that it's worth including a logo in this article, for several reasons. One, that logo does not appear to be in use any longer - I cannot find it in use anywhere but Wikipedia. Two, it doesn't add any encyclopediac value to the article. Per WP:LOGOS: The encyclopedic rationale for including a logo is similar to the rationale for including portraits of a famous actor: most users feel that portraits provide valuable information about the person that is difficult to describe solely with text. Logos should be regarded as portraits for a given entity. For trains, however, the primary identifier/portrait is a photograph of the train itself; the logo is of secondary importance and does not need to be at the very top of the infobox. The fact that Amtrak schedules, route website, and twitter all use different logos underscores the non-importance of the logo. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 04:35, 26 November 2019 (UTC) [reply ]

@Pi.1415926535:It's a fair point that the primary identifier is a photograph of the train itself. I do feel like mentioning that if you feel this way about this article, this should be a greater discussion about logos on all of the Amtrak train pages (with the possible exception of the Acela). I also feel like pointing out that the San Joaquin logo (albeit various versions with/without the slogan) have been appearing in more places including the timetable, cafe car menu, twitter and station signage. In short, I don't feel strongly that we need to keep it, but I do feel strongly that there needs to be a consistent approach across all of the Amtrak train pages. --RickyCourtney (talk) 05:17, 27 November 2019 (UTC) [reply ]

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Since @‎Endrias Kassa reverted my edits, I'd like to start the discussion over if it's okay to simply say that the San Joaquins travel to "Oakland" in the infobox instead of "Oakland–Jack London Square." Yes, there are two stations in Oakland, but I don't think there's a real danger of our readers confusing the two, especially since they can simply click or hover over the link for clarification. Furthermore, in infoboxes, brevity is important. They are meant to be quick, consise summaries, not complete and total explinations (that's what the aricle is for). Thoughts? -- RickyCourtney (talk) 01:59, 17 March 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

Okay, but you'd have to change it for all the stations that lead to Oakland-Jack London square in the boxes. Endrias Kassa (talk) 02:07, 17 March 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

I'm pretty sure that's what I had done before you reverted my changes. -- RickyCourtney (talk) 02:09, 17 March 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

I'm fine with just saying "Oakland" as the destination since this is clearly the main Oakland station. (The Emeryville station infobox can use the full name since it's actually the adjacent station there.) Pi.1415926535 (talk) 07:07, 17 March 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

Agreed. Done. -- RickyCourtney (talk) 17:44, 17 March 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

At some point in the near future, the SJJPA is expected to rebrand the San Joaquins service as the "Gold Runner". I've added some new content to the article concerning this direction, and I'd like to include more (based on currently available sources), but I don't want to go beyond what's relevant to the article at hand. As well, information about this rebrand is certainly in active development, and I expect this area of the article to change dynamically in the near future.

Particularly, I'd like to include an image of a Gold Runner logo or other service mark, to highlight and bring attention to this change, but the only resources I can find are either social media posts (which, if I understand correctly, are not applicable for a Creative Commons license), or screenshots of images stored within pdf files. If anyone can find an image to represent the Gold Runner, I think that would be of particularly excellent use to this article. Corrollean1985 (talk) 22:08, 12 April 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

That name is actually in effect as of right now. Today. Endrias Kassa (talk) 04:36, 4 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Hi. I changed the name on the article but for some reason the wikipedia admins are refusing to accept it even though I cited amtraks own website and media statement on the renaming. Pretty annoying. 2601:640:8B81:30F0:479:D45D:455A:93E5 (talk) 05:17, 4 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]