* Does anyone have the VTA bus to BART connection for late arrivals or departures from Great America and San Jose? * I know it is laborious but how about ATK...
Alan Davis
alan.davis@...
Feb 1, 2001 5:06 pm
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* Does anyone have the VTA bus to BART connection for late arrivals or departures from Great America and San Jose? I'm more familiar with connecting with...
modorney@...
Feb 1, 2001 6:31 pm
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from an article about building a baseball stadium and recruiting the Oakland Athletics baseball team to relocate to Santa Clara, near the Santa Clara/Great...
Yeoh Yiu
squid@...
Feb 3, 2001 11:34 pm
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This morning (5 Feb) ACE train 1 hit debris at Mowry Road, between Centerville and Great America. The air line was knocked loose and the train came to a...
modorney@...
Feb 5, 2001 3:04 pm
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[ There's more Dumbarton Rail info at http://www.rail2000.org/dumbarton/ ] Published Wednesday, February 7, 2001, in the Almanac (Menlo Park) Caltrain to...
Yeoh Yiu
squid@...
Feb 8, 2001 12:12 am
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<< ...as well as cover operating costs, estimated at $5.3 million per year. ... 5.3 million spread over 250 days a year comes to 21,200 dollars per day to run...
modorney@...
Feb 8, 2001 5:56 am
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although I too am skeptical of money numbers, I think you are missing something here. If your "rent" to UP uses ACE as sata, UP does not hire the crews. They...
David Vartanoff
iskandr@...
Feb 8, 2001 6:35 am
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... something ... They ... out ... run more ... You don't have to guess anymore. Here's the study that resulted the number: ...
Andy Chow
ac-netj@...
Feb 8, 2001 6:40 pm
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You are right - Amtrak, which runs Caltrain and will run DuCE (Dumbarton Commuter Express), is unionized under BLE and UTU. Herzog, which runs ACE uses a...
modorney@...
Feb 8, 2001 7:13 pm
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my understanding--based on muttered comments by crew persons on the platform at Diridon was that Herzog was NOT unionized. Without wanting to stir up a huge...
David Vartanoff
iskandr@...
Feb 8, 2001 8:31 pm
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I want to say here that the 'three body crew' may be justifiable with the current rider hostile coaches, but I see no need for same with better cars. This...
David Vartanoff
iskandr@...
Feb 8, 2001 8:31 pm
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Published Monday, February 5, 2001, in the Modesto Bee Editorial ACE: Good news, bad news Adding a third Altamont Commuter Express train will bring significant...
Yeoh Yiu
squid@...
Feb 8, 2001 9:44 pm
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... Actually, ridership has plateaued at 2200 for the past month. The trains are packed, to the "comfort limit" of local commuters. The shuttle buses are...
modorney@...
Feb 8, 2001 10:59 pm
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... Let me do some research - I'll ask an ACE (actually a Herzog) employee! You are right in reporting that the Amtrak crew members hanging around Diridon...
modorney@...
Feb 8, 2001 11:06 pm
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According to an "official" source, the Herzog conductor/engineers are in the Carpenter's union - but this may change. -- Mike...
modorney@...
Feb 9, 2001 2:43 am
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From the Ang Argus 2001 Feb 08 Municipal parcel bought: The city will buy a 40-acre municipal parcel at the northwest corner of Pacific Commons technology...
Yeoh Yiu
squid@...
Feb 9, 2001 8:40 am
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 09:33:52 -0800 From: "Donald Gill" <mailto:dggill@...> Subject: Re: Fwd: Op-ed: Good news, bad news regarding 3rd ACE train ...
Paul S. Highland
paul-kim@...
Feb 10, 2001 4:50 pm
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... From: "Paul S. Highland" <paul-kim@...> To: "Rail-Commuters List" <rail-commuters@yahoogroups.com>; "Commuter Rail" <CommuterRail@yahoogroups.com>;...
Andy Chow
ac-netj@...
Feb 10, 2001 7:53 pm
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Andy Chow makes some good points - ACE could run trains every fifteen minutes between Livermore BART ($1.7 billion) and Stockton. This would require 16 ...
modorney@...
Feb 10, 2001 11:46 pm
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Rail Passenger Association of California Train Riders Association of California 1008 10th St-703 Sacramento, CA 95814 916-498-9662 Dear TRAC, RailPAC, NARP...
RicSilver@...
Feb 12, 2001 6:36 am
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Rail Passenger Association of California Train Riders Association of California 1008 10th St-703 Sacramento, CA 95814 916-498-9662 Dear TRAC, RailPAC, NARP...
RicSilver@...
Feb 12, 2001 6:37 am
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Published Sunday, February, 11, 2001, in the Contra Costa Times Timely commuter train ACE is expected to add to its schedule, which would help Central Valley...
Yeoh Yiu
squid@...
Feb 12, 2001 6:39 pm
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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 18:04:56 -0000 From: "2/11 Contra Costa Times" <batn@yahoogroups.com> Published Sunday, February, 11, 2001, in the Contra Costa Times ...
Paul S. Highland
paul-kim@...
Feb 13, 2001 6:18 pm
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Published Tuesday, February 13, 2001, in the Contra Costa Times Another 2 trains on track for ACE Expanded schedule begins in March with later service; growth...
Yeoh Yiu
squid@...
Feb 13, 2001 10:12 pm
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Published Tuesday, February 13, 2001, in the San Francisco Chronicle Altamont Line Getting New Trains Chronicle Staff Report Relief is just around the bend for...
Yeoh Yiu
squid@...
Feb 13, 2001 10:18 pm
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Last night, ACE 2 was 10 minutes late out of GA (delayed by Amtrak and Caltrain at Santa Clara Caltrain Station. In traveling north, we passed two southbound...
modorney@...
Feb 14, 2001 3:23 pm
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 16:43:11 EST From: John Sita, Jr. <mailto:JSITAJR@...> Gene Poon writes: "Imagine what could have been done if rail visionaries had...
Paul S. Highland
paul-kim@...
Feb 14, 2001 6:19 pm
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 20:46:47 -0000 From: "2/13 Contra Costa Times" <batn@yahoogroups.com> Published Tuesday, February 13, 2001, in the Contra Costa Times ...
Paul S. Highland
paul-kim@...
Feb 14, 2001 6:34 pm
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Summary: 1. Beginning on 2001 March 05, train #03 starting from Lathrop replaces current Pleasanton turnback train #95 which is abolished. 2. Morning eastbound...
Yeoh Yiu
squid@...
Feb 16, 2001 1:22 am
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I<< squid@... (Yeoh Yiu) >> Mr Squid makes some good points! I don't think the Yellow shuttle will move? There's a lot of desire to have all of them in...