Posted by Antonio , a resident of Mountain View, on Apr 6, 2011 at 1:55 pm

The more cuts the better, looking forward to being able to sleep at night without the obnoxious horn sound.

Posted by commuter, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Apr 6, 2011 at 2:56 pm

The train has been running on the same tracks for more than 100 years. If you don't like the noise, don't live near the tracks.

Shutting down El Camino Real would improve my quality of life, but I'm not greedy and selfish enough to push for that.

Posted by tjw, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Apr 6, 2011 at 3:10 pm

Those horns that keep you up at night are freight trains, which run on the same tracks. Caltrain stops running at 11pm.

Posted by David Bloom, a resident of Mountain View, on Apr 6, 2011 at 4:15 pm

tjw: Last Caltrain runs through Palo Alto at 12:57am. But without it, you'd be hearing ambulance sirens from DUI accidents instead.

Posted by Martin, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Apr 6, 2011 at 8:19 pm

Caltrain has their head screwed on backwards, and if Yoriko Kishimoto has recommended this option, then so does she. The one shinning star Caltrain has, is the express service into San Francisco.

Instead taking this backward motion, trying to serve every single rider and station, they should focus on quick and efficient travel time for commuters. If riders need to congregate at fewer stations, then so be it. That provides a quicker and more effective service for everyone getting to, and coming back from work.

Caltrain, stick with what works, make bold decisions, and stop trying to compromise. Compromise will lead you to ruin.

Posted by the_punnisher, a resident of Mountain View, on Apr 7, 2011 at 10:45 am

How about trimming salaries first? You don't kill the goose that is laying the golden eggs for Caltrain.

How about releasing the COMPLETE costs for every part of operations. I'll bet the public would like to know ALL the pay levels across the board...

Wake up,the party's over. Back to reality, people...

Posted by TimH, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 7, 2011 at 11:16 am

It's so much bigger than complaining about train noise. Caltrain is just another government agency that appears to operate like a true corporation, but is populated by government employees who would not survive in actual "for profit" environments. There is no sane company that would cut its best products or services to meet a new budget plan. As others have indicated, restructuring the workforce (yes, layoff) to create a leaner and more productive operation is needed at Caltrain and so many other government agencies. Working for state and federal agencies should not be considered a lifetime job. These companies, like the USPS, need to change to compete. The rail business has been propped up by taxpayers since taxes were first created in the USA. Unfortunately the Caltrain and its predecessors display a crushing ineptitude and (worse) sense of entitlement that may ultimately lose a valuable transit resource that Peninsula residents need and use. I'm tired of being held hostage by government "managers" that have no management skills or vision.

Posted by svatoid, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood, on Apr 7, 2011 at 11:45 am

"Former Palo Alto mayor Yoriko Kishimoto, who spearheads the grassroots group Friends of Caltrain, Wednesday morning expressed regret that the Baby Bullet service would be eliminated under the new proposal. The slower "limited express," which stops at 12 or 13 stations, would become commuters' fastest option."

Martin is correct. So what is Yoriko and her group doing to maintain the popular Baby Bullet service. Typical yoriko, though, plenty of talk and no action

Posted by a frustrated neighbor, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Apr 7, 2011 at 12:46 pm

Eliminating the Baby Bullet trains, "which have been credited with boosting Caltrain's ridership" is a shortsighted move in the wrong direction. In public transportation we are closer to being a third world country along this highly populated, industrialized and most sophisticated urban stretch between San Jose and San Francisco. This would again encourage passengers to get back into their cars in hope of reducing their travel times - the oil companies will certainly appreciate this move.

Posted by Sheldon Kay, a resident of Menlo Park, on Apr 7, 2011 at 6:51 pm

Stupid, stupid ... that is getting rid of the bullet trains.