CC Rail Mail – July 26, 2012
1. Emeryville Restroom Update
2. Service Advisory: San Francisco Marathon will affect motorcoach bus service
3. Run Away to the Circus in Sacramento, Oakland or San Jose
4. Station Advisory: Temporary closure of Davis station August 25 – 27, 2012
5. Service Advisory: Weekend Bus Bridge between Sacramento and Davis stations
6. San Jose Jazz Summer Fest
7. Reminder: Temporary restrooms available at the Sacramento Station

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Emeryville Restroom Update

Amtrak began a project to give the restrooms at the Amtrak Emeryville Station a makeover on Wednesday July 25, 2012. This project is scheduled to last for 17 days and expected to be complete on August 10, 2012. During this time, two portable accessible toilets will be available as well as a standard toilet and one hand washing station. These temporary units will be located outside of the station at the southeast corner of the building.

Service Advisory: San Francisco Marathon will affect motorcoach bus service

As a result of the San Francisco Marathon in San Francisco on Sunday, July 29, 2012, the following temporary changes will be in effect from 5:00 AM until 4:00 PM:

Service will be suspended at the The San Francisco – Fisherman’s Wharf/Pier 39 (SFW) stop. Buses will not stop at this station between the hours of 5:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
The San Francisco – Ferry Building (SFC) stop will be moved to Steuart & Mission Streets located west of the Ferry Building.

Connections to/from the following trains will be temporarily effected by this change: 720, 723, 724, 727, 728, 729, 732, 733, 734, 736, 737 and 738.

Run Away to the Circus in Sacramento, Oakland or San Jose

Capitol Corridor has a special offer for you to see Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s DRAGONS, a once in a millennium event that honors The Year of the Dragon. Circus performers from the farthest reaches of the earth have assembled for Ringling Bros.® Presents Dragons to showcase their astounding acts of bravery and astonishing athleticism. Ringling Bros. Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson presides over this fantastical celebratory tournament of circus champions that brings together mystic dragon lore with authentic circus feats. Dragons is a never-before-seen blend of renowned spiritual and real life legends that can be found only at The Greatest Show On Earth®! Buy circus tickets and remember to use the promo code “train” to save 25% on your circus tickets!

Station Advisory: Temporary closure of Davis station August 25 – 27, 2012

The City of Davis will temporarily close the Davis Amtrak station from August 25 – 27, 2012 to perform maintenance on the building. Amtrak will have a staff member outside the station during normal station business hours to help answer questions and direct passengers.

Please note that during this temporary closure, there will be no access to the waiting room, lobby or restrooms. Additionally, ticketing and baggage service for all trains traveling through the station will be suspended. This means passengers will need to pick-up their train tickets in advance or utilize the eTicketing option to print their train tickets at home.

Thank you in advance for your patience during this temporary station closure.

Service Advisory: Weekend Bus Bridge between Sacramento and Davis stations

Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR), in conjunction with the City of Sacramento will be relocating tracks at the Sacramento Station as part of the Sacramento Railyards project the weekends of August 4-5, 2012 and August 11-12, 2012.

This relocation work will affect all weekend trains traveling between the Sacramento and Davis stations. For bus bridge details, please view the full service advisory on the Corridor website.

San Jose Jazz Summer Fest

Looking for a weekend getaway? Take the train to the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest – heating up downtown San Jose with stellar lineup of international stars, emerging artists and regional favorites playing straight-ahead jazz, blues, salsa, Latin, R&B, and more from August 10-12, 2012. It’s not just the biggest live music event in Silicon Valley–it’s the perfect summer experience featuring tasty food, wine and micro-brews; family fun and jazz for kids; and a Club Crawl and other after-hours events for the grown ups.

With a long list of featured performers, a special barrel-aged beer and artisan food pairing program offered by Gordon Biersch and fun for the whole family, you’ll definitely want to stay over. Check out the hotel deals page for special accommodations right in the middle of the action. Visit the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest website for the festival line-up and all the weekend’s activities.

Reminder: Temporary restrooms available at the Sacramento Station

As a reminder, effective July 12, 2012, the existing public restrooms at the Sacramento station were closed for reconstruction. Temporary restrooms have been installed on the north side of the Sacramento Station for use by passengers at the station while the building restrooms are totally remodeled and improved. The temporary facilities offer standard fixtures and lighting and are air-conditioned.

These temporary restrooms will be located immediately outside the main doors to the track area, near where the taxis used to line up.

The restrooms inside the building must be removed to allow that area of the building to be strengthened to meet seismic standards. After the seismic work is completed, the restrooms will be completely rebuilt. The newly rebuilt restrooms are expected to be in service before the Thanksgiving travel period.