Caltrain and the Peninsula Commute Service
Caltrain and the Peninsula Commute Service

Author: Janet McGovern

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738576220

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The rail line now called Caltrain was started in the 1860s to create a faster alternative to stagecoaches and ships between the key cities of San Francisco and San Jose. Operated by Southern Pacific for many years, the Peninsula Commute Service is the oldest continuously operating passenger railroad in the West and boasts seven depots in the National Register of Historic Places. This indomitable iron horse has filled a vital transportation role, from evacuating San Franciscans during the 1906 earthquake to getting commuters to work. With the dawn of the 21st century, Caltrain reinvented itself yet again with its innovative Baby Bullet express trains.

Transit
Transit

Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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"No. 1927 is a five-part volume that focuses on such topics as coordinating public and school transportation in Iowa; using a performance-based approach for funding public transit; introducing contactless, smart card technology in rural New Mexico; evaluating the accuracy and value of automatic passenger counters; and examining the quality of service in an urbanized area in Ontario, Canada, using the revised Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual."--pub. website.