Ten Percent More Travelers Ditch Their Cars in Favor of Northern California Rail Service Capitol Corridor, the third busiest intercity passenger rail service in the nation, announced a double-digit increase in November ridership. Ten percent more travelers ditched their cars in favor of riding the Capitol Corridor compared to the same period last year.  Ridership on the Capitol Corridor, …
Notice of UPRR Track Work December 6-31, 2010 Near Emeryville Station
 From December 6 through December 31, 2010, Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) crews will be performing infrastructure work near the Emeryville Station, between Oakland Jack London Square and Berkeley stations. Delays are expected to be minimal; therefore a bus bridge or schedule revisions are not necessary during this project. UPRR will be replacing switch ties, which won’t require crews or …
Thanksgiving Train Travelers Helped to Boost Capitol Corridor Ridership
OAKLAND, CALIF., November 29, 2010 — Thanksgiving travelers helped to set a Capitol Corridor holiday ridership record this year. From Tuesday, November 23 through Sunday, November 28, 2010, 26,449 passengers ditched their cars in favor of riding the train. This is a three percent increase over the same period last year. “This record ridership clearly demonstrates that train travel is …
CAPITOL CORRIDOR PREPARES FOR THANKSGIVING TRAVELERS
November 18, 2010 —To accommodate holiday travelers, the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) will increase capacity by adding 5,700 seats on the Capitol Corridor, a 14% increase in seating availability. Most seats will be added on Wednesday, November 24th and Sunday, November 28th. “We are assigning all available spare cars to our holiday operations and leasing a trainset from …
Capitol Corridor Announces Steady Ridership Thanks to Successful Promotions and Steller On-Time Performance
As the economy slowly recovers, the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) is experiencing a steady upward trend in ridership and revenue, as well as unprecedented on-time performance thresholds. In fact, in September Capitol Corridor achieved 98 percent on-time performance–the best intercity passenger rail performance in the nation. “Nearly 1.6 million people rode Capitol Corridor trains in Fiscal Year 2009-10, …