Once again, Thanksgiving travelers helped to set a Capitol Corridor holiday ridership record. From Monday, November 21 through Sunday, November 27, 2011, 33,515 passengers avoided the holiday highway gridlock in favor of riding the train. This is a ten percent increase over the 2010 Thanksgiving holiday period and the highest Thanksgiving ridership in the history of the service. “Not only …
CALIFORNIA RAIL PARTNERS AND AMTRAK LAUNCH FREE Wi-Fi® ON STATE-SUPPORTED SERVICES
OAKLAND – Responding to customer demand, California passenger rail partners and Amtrak are today launching free Wi-Fi service on all three state-supported routes. The launch coincides with “Cyber Monday,” the busiest Internet holiday shopping day of the year, allowing passengers onboard to shop online. Using any laptop computer or Wi-Fi enabled device, passengers traveling on the Capitol Corridor (Auburn-Sacramento-Emeryville/SF-Oakland-San Jose), …
Capitol Corridor Popularity Shatters Ridership Records
Northern California travelers have made the Capitol Corridor one of the most popular intercity passenger rail services in the nation. The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) announced its year-end Federal Fiscal Year 2011 (FFY2011) results, which shattered ridership and revenue thresholds set in previous federal fiscal years. Over 1.7 million passengers rode Capitol Corridor from October 1, 2010 through …
Capitol Corridor Applauds Federal & State Agreement to Boost U.S. Economy & Passenger Rail
Capitol Corridor Applauds Federal & State Agreement to Boost U.S. Economy & Passenger Rail U.S. Department of Transportation Obligates $68 Million to California for Made-in-America Rail Cars & Locomotives OAKLAND, CALIF., August 4, 2011 —The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) received welcome news from federal officials yesterday, August 3. The U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) announced its commitment …
Fight Hunger One Stop at a Time Food Drive Reaps More Than Half a Ton of Donations for Local Food Banks
Thanks to generous riders, media partners and members of the community, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority’s (CCJPA) Fight Hunger One Stop at a Time food drive once again reaped more than half a ton of food for Northern California food banks this month. From June 1 through June 15, the CCJPA partnered with Amtrak to sponsor the most expansive summer …