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This is fantastic. I live in the east bay and have close friends in south SJ. The best option thus far has been going to Fremont, taking the 181 bus to downtown
by dopeboy 9y ago
This is fantastic. I live in the east bay and have close friends in south SJ. The best option thus far has been going to Fremont, taking the 181 bus to downtown SJ, and ridesharing it down. This will shorten that ride.
- tarbism 9y agoNot Capitol Corridor rail direct to SJ?
- ZanyProgrammer 9y agoSingle tracked, UPRR has right of way, etc etc etc.
- CaliforniaKarl 9y agotarbism: To expand on what ZanyProgrammer said: For most of the East-Bay-to-South-Bay segment (from Santa Clara to around Fremont), there is only one track. That's not unusual in freight rail, but what's missing here are passing points: Long sidings where one train can get out of the way of a passing train. You can see the route around the bay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoyZC4LvKoI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoyZC4LvKoI Also, Union Pacific owns the tracks used by the Capitol Corridor, so priority becomes a question: Yes, passenger rail is supposed to be higher priority, but UP can (and does) charge Amtrak for using the rails. Railroads can (and have) demand that passenger railroads pay to build/upgrade infrastructure as a condition for running more passenger trains. So yes, it would be doable, but it would be _expensive_.
- ZanyProgrammer 9y agoIf you've been to Oakland BART, you've probably seen that in an around that part of Oakland, there are two sets of freight tracks, one set very rarely used. But its irrelevant till you double track Alviso.
- tarbism 9y agoI ride CC every day and it is not that often delayed by freight. But I will switch to BART when it opens in Milpitas because that will be faster and cheaper and with much more frequent service.
- smaili 9y agoAs someone who lives in south SJ, I know exactly what you mean. This new station will definitely make things much easier!