On Saturday, October 25 and Sunday, October 26, 2008, Capitol Corridor Trains 732, 733, 734, 737 and San Joaquin Train 716 WILL NOT STOP at the Emeryville Station. Trains will bypass the station and passengers planning to travel to or from Emeryville will be transported by motorcoach bus. This two-day modification in service to Emeryville Station creates a window of …
Special Message to Riders
Many of you experienced delays during your evening travel home on Monday evening (October 20, 2008) and I wanted to apologize for the lack of communication to you, our riders. First, what happened Monday evening? It started when a vehicle ignored the crossing gates and bells just east of Richmond and attempted to cross the tracks ahead of San Joaquin …
CCJPA Record-breaking Ridership in July
Capitol Corridor Announces Record-breaking Ridership 17% Increase in June, 33% Increase in July OAKLAND, CA., August 12, 2008 — Record-breaking gas prices equate record-breaking ridership, the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority reported today. In June, more than 145,000 passengers rode Capitol Corridor trains on the San Jose-San Francisco/Oakland-Sacramento-Auburn corridor, an increase of nearly 17 percent from the same period a …
Issue 33, August 2008
From Me to You……. Only two topics are discussed in this issue: the just-completed track renewal project and the upcoming fare increase 2008 TRACK WORK COMPLETED The good news is that the 2008 track construction project is done. Most connecting bus-bridge services operated as planned and Union Pacific Railroad completed the work on schedule. What caused disruption to the service …
Capitol Corridor Breaks Ground on Bahia Project
CAPITOL CORRIDOR BREAKS GROUND ON BAHIA PROJECT NEW CROSSOVER NEAR BENICIA WILL IMPROVE TRAIN SERVICE Oakland, CA July 30, 2008 – Officials from Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), Union Pacific (UPRR), Solano Transportation Authority, Caltrans and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission broke ground today on the new Bahia Crossover Project, a rail project that will improve the flow of trains …