Beyond the morning and evening commutes, when there is standing room for the middle part of the commute, CalTrain is usually about 1/5th full during the day tim

Beyond the morning and evening commutes, when there is standing room for the middle part of the commute, CalTrain is usually about 1/5th full during the day time, even when it only runs one train per hour. Something tells me "freeway lane" capacity is not limiting factor. The train is slow (San Jose - San Francisco takes over 90 minutes, or a little over 30mph). It is also infrequent with trains running 1-2 times an hour on the minor stops, meaning that unless you can schedule your day entirely around the CalTrain schedule, you'll be stuck waiting for it a lot. Fixing this will require more than electrification and CalTrain projects achieving 110mph speeds in 2040 (realistically 2050-2060).