The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority is pleased that a portion of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s $80 million in Recovery Act High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) funds, released on May 27, will go towards improving the Capitol Corridor train service. The $6.2 million award to the City of Sacramento will be used to help fund the $43 million track …
Capitol Corridor to Help Fight Hunger-One Stop at a Time
Capitol Corridor, in partnership with Amtrak and six northern California food banks, today launched the “Fight Hunger-One Stop at a Time†food drive. From June 1 to June 15, 2010, Capitol Corridor and Amtrak will have food collection bins at seven Amtrak/Capitol Corridor stations from Sacramento to San Jose. This is the first time these entities have joined efforts to …
CC Rail Mail – May 6, 2010
Capitol Corridor News – May 6, 2010 In this issue: – Kids Ride Free on Weekends! – National Train Day returns on Saturday, May 8th – New Schedule Effective Monday May 10! – Motorcoach Bus Stops – Policy Reminder – Wicked: Spring savings on San Francisco’s Favorite Musical – Fight Breast Cancer – Bra Art Auction – New Platform Message …
Discontinuation of Courtesy Stop at Howard and Beale streets
Effective Friday, April 30, 2010 Capitol Corridor will discontinue the courtesy motorcoach bus stop in San Francisco at Howard and Beale streets.
Nominations for National Train Day Golden STAR Award
On May 10, 1869, in Promontory Summit, Utah, the “golden spike†was driven into the final tie that joined 1,776 miles of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railways, ceremonially creating the nation’s first transcontinental railroad. To commemorate that auspicious occasion, the second Saturday in May has been designated as “National Train Day.†The third annual NTD will be held …
