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If we are talking of things that might not happen, won't it be much cheaper for BaRT and Caltrain to unify, providing seamless transfer between them, and incre
by raz32dust 8y ago
If we are talking of things that might not happen, won't it be much cheaper for BaRT and Caltrain to unify, providing seamless transfer between them, and increasing Caltrain frequency? This competition between Caltrain and Bart is doing more harm than good.
- hedora 8y agoDon’t forget amtrak (it’s been running on the 880 corridor parallel to the new bart extension for decades), or ACE.
- Tempest1981 8y agoFor a nice visual of the fiefdoms, check out the map here: https://www.seamlessbayarea.org https://www.seamlessbayarea.org (From SPUR)
- cameldrv 8y agoCaltrain and BART don't compete except for the Milbrae->SF segment. I don't think that the Caltrain ridership would be supportive of what would essentially be a BART takeover of the system, because Caltrain is so much more pleasant to ride. There are a lot of reasons for this -- different demographics of the areas served, commuter oriented schedule, and the different configuration of the trains themselves. One of the biggest though is the positioning and attitude of the employees towards troublemaking riders. If you're making a nuisance of yourself on Caltrain, the conductor will come through and throw you off the train. There is no conductor on BART, and the station attendants generally don't leave their booths. It's to the point where you can literally shoot heroin on a BART train and nothing will happen to you. Try that on Caltrain, and you will be thrown off and the police will be called. The net result is that on roughly the same segment, Milbrae->SF, if I can get a seat, I have no concerns pulling out my laptop on Caltrain. I wouldn't even consider this on BART, and I am even cautious pulling out my phone.