Caltrain

Some musings about Saturday's Caltrain electrification party and a last victory lap for the start of full service

If a recent ride on a rush hour train of 'electric multiple units' is any indication, the answer to that is a big fat NO

While the state rightfully celebrates Caltrain electrification, it's important not to live in a fantasy world. This is bread-and-butter infrastructure. And California is still way behind, thanks to the self-inflicted wounds of the past

...and time running out to participate in Link21 virtual open house

...and snakes gotta get around too

Cuts proposed to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program by Governor Newsom would affect future funding cycles, if they happen. Meanwhile, $3.68 billion will be awarded in 2023.

San Francisco VIPs (and anybody else who was in the area) got a first look at the future of transit in the Bay Area

Amtrak's Bay Area service doesn't take Clipper and isn't part of the BayPass pilot. That's an omission you can drive a train through

The hope is that if a regionwide pass increases ridership without causing transit Armageddon, perhaps individual agencies will stop blocking and delaying real transit integration. Then the goals of S.B. 917 can be achieved via MTC--which is supposed to be the coordinating agency for Bay Area transit--without the legislation.