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Caltrain behind by 30 minutes after breakdown
Original post made on Sep 2, 2010
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, September 2, 2010, 9:46 AM
Comments (3)
Posted by new Caltrain equipment
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 2, 2010 at 10:25 am
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 2, 2010 at 10:25 am
Is it true that Caltrain is forced to postpone all upgrades to their trains until after all the HSR lawsuits are settled?
Posted by Frank
a resident of Ventura
on Sep 2, 2010 at 10:44 am
a resident of Ventura
on Sep 2, 2010 at 10:44 am
No, that is not true. Caltrain owns the right of way and can upgrade it as it wants. On the other hand Caltrain is out of money as the state of California, San Francisco and San Mateo have reduced their funding (Santa Clara was debating this - I do not know if they've actually reduced funding).
Now HSR was supposed to improve the tracks for both Caltrain and HSR. Certainly removing the street crossings and electrifying the system would be huge improvements. But none of that has started.
This was a train breaking which happens all too often. It has nothing to do with the tracks and it just shows that you get what you pay for.
Posted by new Caltrain equipment
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 2, 2010 at 11:30 am
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 2, 2010 at 11:30 am
Electrification will bring new and improved trains, or at least locomotives, right? Is Caltrain delaying the electrification project until HSR plans are settled?
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