Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Amtrak

A new Capitol Corridor Amtrak locomotive next to a new Caltrain train set in San Jose. They run on the same tracks and serve stations in common, but the services accept completely different tickets. Photo: CV Makhijani

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Why is Amtrak Missing from the BayPass Pilot?

By Roger Rudick | Aug 22, 2022 | No Comments

Amtrak's Bay Area service doesn't take Clipper and isn't part of the BayPass pilot. That's an omission you can drive a train through

Mojave Desert near Garlock, California, May 2004. Wikimedia Commons

Commentary: Recent Tragedies Underscore How Dangerous Motorists Threaten Everyone

By Roger Rudick | Jun 29, 2022 | No Comments

The press acts as if trains and grade crossings are the problem.

A new Caltrain set imagined with BART livery. Stadler rendering altered by Clem Tillier

Legislation Promises Transit Integration for Bay Area

By Stephanie Beechem | Feb 4, 2022 | No Comments

Might Bay Area transit finally start to make sense?

Infrastructure Law Helps Fix Amtrak Funding Woes, Rail Exec. Tells House

By Jacob Fischler | Dec 29, 2021 | No Comments

An infusion of $22 billion for Amtrak would allow the system to offer more reliable service, upgrade stations and work on its backlog of deferred maintenance.

A state-run Amtrak train in Pinole. Pretty, but in terms of speed, reliability, frequency, it's also kind of pathetic. Image: Cap Corridor

California Needs to Up its Train Game

By Roger Rudick | Oct 22, 2021 | No Comments

San Joaquin, Capitol Corridor, Pacific Surfliner--new umbrella group wants to promote state's model of operating trains. How about Japan or France instead?

Screenshot from overhead footage posted by KPIX

Editorial: Train vs. Car ‘Accidents’ are Never Accidental

By Roger Rudick | Aug 26, 2021 | No Comments

Warning bells, flashing lights, loud horns, stop lines, gates... Wednesday's tragedy points to fundamental issues with how we educate and license drivers

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