Experience History Aboard the USS Potomac in Jack London Square

November 10, 2017
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This blog post was first published in November 2015 in honor of Veterans Day. 

World War II veteran, Don Güt, and his companions from the Widowed Persons Social Club of Elk Grove snagged the premier spot aboard Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidential yacht, the USS Potomac, for the annual November 11 Veterans Day cruise on the San Francisco Bay. The group started out their day from the Sacramento Station and rode the Capitol Corridor to Jack London Square in Oakland, where the Potomac has been docked and open to visitors since 1995. More Experience History Aboard the USS Potomac in Jack London Square

“Flip the Switch” Sweepstakes

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Weekend Picks: San Jose Veterans Day Parade, Sacramento Veterans Steam Train Ride, San Francisco Discovery Day and Oakland Jack of All Trades Market

November 8, 2017
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Show your patriotism this Veterans Day weekend by honoring vets and military personnel at a parade in San Jose or a steam train ride in Sacramento. Other activities along the Capitol Corridor include Oakland’s Jack of All Trades Market and a Discovery Day Science Festival at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Remember everyday veterans save 15% and active-duty personnel save 10% on their travel along the Capitol Corridor!

More Weekend Picks: San Jose Veterans Day Parade, Sacramento Veterans Steam Train Ride, San Francisco Discovery Day and Oakland Jack of All Trades Market

Make Way! New Charger Locomotives Coming Through

November 3, 2017
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New “Charger” locomotives are now taking the lead for the Capitol Corridor fleet in Northern California. Built locally by Siemens in Sacramento and meeting the federal “100% Made In America” requirements, a total of six new locomotives were first introduced in April 2017 at the California Passenger Rail Summit in Sacramento, and have gone through extensive testing and are now in revenue service. More Make Way! New Charger Locomotives Coming Through