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Caltrain

How does Caltrain come up with 88,000?

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Richard Masoner

The media has widely reported the record-breaking 568,061 passengers on BART and 88,000 Caltrain passengers on the day of the San Francisco Giants parade. Just how do they count these people? BART counts the number of people who exit a station through the fare gates. You insert your magnetic stripe paper ticket into the gate read more »
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Marriage proposal on Caltrain

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Richard Masoner

Aaron and Maggie met each as Caltrain passengers in 2008. He proposed to her on the train at 2nd Street San Francisco in 2012. Related posts: Caltrain: 2 more trains on weeknights Caltrain vs pickup truck in San Mateo, train wins Caltrain and bikes
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Caltrain public hearing TONIGHT

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Richard Masoner

Caltrain Joint Powers Board (JPB) will hold a public hearing on proposed service increases. Proposed service changes include Restoring trains 236, 237, 256 and 257 to the Caltrain weekday schedule. Adding two new trains to the evening commute. Adding more stops to Sunnyvale and Palo Alto. NB 211, 221, 231 would stop at Sunnvale in read more »
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Eric Salvatierra rode a bicycle :-(

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Richard Masoner

39 year old Palo Alto resident Eric Salvatierra was a Vice President for PayPal. He apparently commuted by bike and Caltrain from his Palo Alto home to his office. He was apparently walking his bike across the tracks on Ravenswood Avenue in Menlo Park, CA when he was struck and killed by northbound Caltrain 233, read more »

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