Message To Riders

Dear Capitol Corridor riders and friends, Happy Holidays! Here it is, that time of year again, with the December holidays just ahead. As has been my custom every year, I write my Holiday “Message” on December 6, St. Nicholas Day. Please let me extend to each of you, and your families, my personal “Best Wishes” for a happy holiday season, …

Message from the Director From me to you… The New Service Expansion Well, we did it. August 28 came and went, and by any account, things went quite well considering the magnitude of the changes. More intercity trains were added to the Capitol Corridor route than have been added to any single intercity train service in the past four decades, …

Message from the Director From me to you… I am going to discuss only two issues in this Message. The first is the great news about expanded train service and the new schedules that will go into effect on August 28. The other is a plea for cooperation from you, our riders. It is a follow-up to my discussion about …

Message from the Director From me to you… How are things going now? I probably don’t have to tell you that service performance has improved dramatically since my February “doom and gloom” message. We are now averaging well above 80% on-time even with some remaining slow orders, some maintenance and construction work, lots of rain (which hopefully will go away …

Message from the Director From me to you… What has happened to the reliability of our Capitol Corridor train service??? To borrow a line from The Kingston Trio’s 1950’s hit song Charlie on the MTA: “These are the times that try men’s souls.” This Message is, without a doubt, the most difficult one I have had to write to you-our …