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In article <309e7c98.0206121623.6916e1fa@posting.google.com>,
 deja_bhoot2000@yahoo.com (Bhoot Nath) wrote:

> Amtrak is having a great "RailSale": Oakland to Bakersfield for less than
> $12! So, just for the fun of train travel, my family and I would travel
> from Oakland to Bakersfield and back (on the same day!).

Sounds like a good deal!

> Is sufficient, secure, and reasonably cheap, car parking available at the
> Oakland Jack London Squarer Amtrak station? What about Emeryville station?
> The train & tickets originate from Oakland, but I think we can board at a
> later station.

Not sure about Jack London Square, but the last time I was there, there 
was plenty of public parking at the Emeryville station, and I believe it 
is free.

> Any ideas about what to see in Bakersfield in 2-3 hours?

Good question.  Not much happening in Bakersfield.  The station is about 3 
blocks east of the Convention Center, but I don't know what might be going 
on there.  There may be a public library between the station and the 
Convention Center.  The Bakersfield Museum of Art is about 4 blocks 
directly north of the station.

I live in Kern County on the other side of the mountains from Bakersfield 
and don't get over there very often.  Maybe someone from Bakersfield is 
reading this and can help.

Merritt