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New “Sacramento Morning Express” Delivers Early Morning Travelers to the Capital
The new train service is expected to stimulate ridership in the San Joaquin Valley and offer travelers with business in the capital an alternative to driving.
May 8, 2018
Gas Tax Funding Announced for Transit, Highway, and Local Priority Projects
All kinds of transportation projects will get funding from the gas tax. Both CalSTA and the CTC are ready to make allocations.
April 26, 2018
Bay Area Transit Update: BART Signs, Caltrain Electrification, Amtrak, SFMTA Annual Report
Small but significant announcements came out of several large transit agencies last week.
February 5, 2018
Amtrak Crash Highlights Need to Accelerate Safety Upgrades in Bay Area
Amtrak's Capitol Corridor, Caltrain and rail generally are twelve times safer than driving...but safety upgrade delays still present a risk
December 20, 2017
What the Amtrak 501 Derailment Says About America’s Failure to Prevent Train Crashes
While the investigation is just beginning, initial reports indicate that the train entered a tight curve at too high a speed.
December 20, 2017
California’s Antique Trains
Last week I took the train from Oakland to Bakersfield, where I transferred to a bus to get to Los Angeles. At eight hours, that's the fastest Amtrak route between the two cities. And the train was packed.
August 22, 2017
A Multimodal Field Trip in Honor of CA’s New Bike and Pedestrian Plan
Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty was joined by Caltrans staff to mark the release of Caltrans' new statewide bike and pedestrian plan with a multimodal field trip: a train ride from Sacramento to Emeryville, and from there a bike ride on the Alex Zuckerman Bicycle/Pedestrian Path along the Oakland Bay Bridge to the new Vista Point on Yerba Buena Island.
May 26, 2017
Dreaming of the Night Train: Sleeping from LA to the Bay Area
Like many Californians, I travel regularly between Los Angeles and San Francisco, often taking an early morning flight. The crack-of-dawn wake up, the airport traffic, and the security pat-downs and delays are exhausting. Wouldn't it be nicer just to crawl into bed in L.A. the night before and wake up in the Bay Area?
October 14, 2015