Track Work Project Resumes March 8 – March 15 Expect Slight Delays on Mid-Day Trains Starting Monday, March 8, Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) will resume its track infrastructure project, which will affect Capitol Corridor mid-day service. This final phase involves upgrading tracks between Richmond and Oakland Jack London stations. To accommodate UPRR work crews, from Monday, March 8 through Monday, …
Capitol Corridor Service Advisory February 2010 Track Work
Starting Monday, February 22, Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) will begin Phase 2 of a two-phase track infrastructure project, which will affect Capitol Corridor service. Phase 2 involves upgrading tracks between Martinez and Oakland Jack London stations. To accommodate UPRR work crews, from Monday, February 22 through Wednesday, March 3, 2010, Capitol Corridor will run on a modified schedule and a …
Capitol Corridor to Receive $29 Million in Federal High Speed Rail Funding
January 28, 2010 — For the first time in its history, the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) will receive $29.2 million in federal High Speed/Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) funding for three projects in Northern California to improve Capitol Corridor intercity passenger rail. $6.2 million was awarded to the Sacramento Rail Relocation Project which will fill a funding gap and …
BART GM Appoints David Kutrosky to Lead Capitol Corridor Intercity Passenger Rail
OAKLAND, CALIF., December 1, 2009 — On November 18, the 16-member Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to extend BART’s managing contract to February 2015. Prior to the vote, BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger publicly announced her decision to appoint David Kutrosky to CCJPA Managing Director. Eugene (Gene) Skoropowski, former Managing Director, retired effective December …
Capitol Corridor Teams up to Unveil the Cleanest Passenger Locomotive in the Nation
OAKLAND, CA – On Tuesday, November 17, 2009, Capitol Corridor joined the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and its partners to mark the beginning of cleaner diesel technology on California railways. The clean air partners held an event to introduce locomotive # 2015, the cleanest passenger locomotive in the nation. “This event is historic for two reasons: upgrading locomotive …