Caltrain's Continuing Commute - Bay Area part 1: Episode 39

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After a recent visit to San Francisco, your hosts are excited to share a whirlwind tour of each of the many rail and bus services in the Bay Area. In the first installment of this series, we have Caltrain, the San Francisco Peninsula's old (and ever-modernizing!) commuter service and the quality service it offers. Mentioned are Southern Pacific, Caltrain, Calmod, COVID, CHSR, and the second Transbay Crossing.

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References & notes

  1. [1] Mass Transit: SEPTA has paused KOP rail project citing 'lack of flexibility' in its capital budget
  2. [2] California Transit Association: Caltrain at 150
  3. [3] Wikipedia: Caltrain
  4. [4] Wikipedia: Peninsula Commute
  5. [5] Mark Duncan: The San Francisco Peninsula Railroad Passenger Service
  6. [6] nycsubway.org: Caltrain and Altamont Commuter Express
  7. [7] Caltrain
  8. [8] Mass Transit: Modernization: Electrifying the Bay Area's Silicon Valley Rail Corridor
  9. [9] Caltrain: Caltrain 150
  10. [10] Caltrain: Joint Powers Agreement - Peninsula Corridor Project
  11. [11] BayRail Alliance: Peninsula Commuter Rail History
  12. [12] Santa Cruz Sentinel: Caltrain electrification project kicks off with groundbreaking
  13. [13] Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce: Caltrain Debuts New Electric Trains
  14. [14] The Transport Politic: Transit Overload
  15. [15] Wikipedia: Transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area