Oakland, CA January 26, 2012 – Capitol Corridor, Northern California’s popular intercity passenger rail service, closed out 2011 with a triple win, thus holding on to a 22-month positive trend in ridership, revenue and on-time performance (OTP). Capitol Corridor Joint Power Authority (CCJPA) officials credit its strong first-quarter federal-fiscal-year results to the Capitol Corridor’s successful marketing campaigns, high gas prices …
Thanksgiving Travelers Boost Capitol Corridor Ridership
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), …
Sacramento Valley Station Track Project Gets Carl Moyer Grant
The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) received welcome news at its November 16 Board Meeting. The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District provided the CCJPA a $320,000 Carl Moyer Fund award to purchase standby power units to run locomotives as they layover at Capitol Corridor/Amtrak Sacramento Valley Station. This award will provide an additional four cleaner power units bringing …
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 …
