Oakland, CA - Capitol Corridor will offer a new relaxing amenity to passengers during a pilot program with Massage Therapists offering neck and shoulder massages aboard train 538 starting January 13, 2003.
The certified Massage Therapists will ride train 538 Monday thru Thursday for one month departing Oakland at 3:30pm headed towards Sacramento. All massage therapists are certified through The National Holistic Institute located in Emeryville, CA and are independent operators. Passengers may take advantage of the $1 a minute fee while relaxing and riding aboard train 538. The massage therapists will be giving their therapeutic services in their special massage chairs in the lower level of one of the cars. The program will end on February 6, 2003.
The Capitol Corridor began service in December of 1991 under management by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). In July 1998, the management of the service was transferred to the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), who has managed the route for the last nine years. CCJPA oversees the service with day-to-day management support from the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). The CCJPA partners with Amtrak, Union Pacific Railroad, Caltrans and the communities comprising the CCJPA to offer frequent, cost-effective, viable and safe intercity passenger rail service.
Capitol Corridor intercity rail serves 17 stations along a 170-mile rail corridor, and offers a convenient way to travel between the Sierra Foothills, Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley/San Jose. For information call 1-877-9-RIDECC.
Media Contact: Priscilla Kalugdan, Marketing Manager
Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority
(510) 464-6992