The really frustrating thing about Caltrain is that it shouldn't even be that dependent on subsidies. Caltrain riders are mostly affluent professionals commutin

The really frustrating thing about Caltrain is that it shouldn't even be that dependent on subsidies. Caltrain riders are mostly affluent professionals commuting from the peninsula suburbs. These people (and I am one of them) are perfectly capable of paying for upgrades directly via fares, but for political reasons prices are kept far too low.