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Caltrain Connection
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Alex Eisenhart
Caltrain Board of Directors
Gillian Gillett, chair
Dave Pine, vice chair
Cheryl Brinkman
Jeannie Bruins
Cindy Chavez
Ron Collins
Devora “Dev” Davis
Charles Stone
Shamann Walton
Jim Hartnett
Executive Director
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Caltrain was proud to
sponsor the BraveMaker
screening of The Edge of Success
at The Fox Theatre in Downtown
Redwood City on Thursday,
September 12.
The documentary film
examines two clusters of high
school student suicides that
occurred in Palo Alto over the
last decade, some of which
tragically took place on Caltrain
tracks.
The event included a post-
screening panel, featuring the
filmmakers, mental health
professionals, local students,
and parents as well as Caltrain’s
Chief Communications Officer,
Seamus Murphy.
“While we are first and
foremost a public transit agency,
we are also committed to
working with the communities
we serve to help prevent suicides
and address underlying causes
for these tragedies,” said
Murphy. “Through partnerships
like this, we hope to help reduce
the stigma around mental
health, amplify the message that
help is available and refer those
in crisis to local public health
agencies for the support they
need.”
The Caltrain Board of Directors
proclaimed September
as both Rail Safety and
Suicide Prevention Month in
collaboration with San Mateo
County Behavioral Health &
Recovery Services.
“We couldn’t ask for a better
partner to promote mental
Fare Changes
Fare Changes
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The changes allow Caltrain
to participate in a Regional
Means Based Fare Pilot Program
currently scheduled to begin in
early 2020. By participating in
this regional program, Caltrain
will be able to offer eligible
participants a 20% discount on
single-ride adult Clipper Card
fares.
The changes also include a
20% increase to the price of
the Go Pass that will become
effective on January 1, 2020,
with a 5% increase to follow
every two years on January 1.
Clipper discounts for one-way
fares and monthly passes will
also be reduced by 30 cents
on April 1, 2020. The Caltrain
Go Pass program allows
companies, educational
institutions and residential
health and suicide prevention
awareness,” said BraveMaker
Founder, Tony Gapastione.
“We all need to work together
to make our community safer
for everyone, especially those
most vulnerable and in need of
emotional support.”
Caltrain reminds the public if
someone is ever facing a mental
health crisis or considering
suicide, the National Suicide
Prevention Lifeline is available
at 1-800-273-8255 to provide
24/7, free and confidential
support.
For more information,
visit
www.caltrain.com/
SuicidePr
evention.
complexes to purchase annual
unlimited-ride passes f
or all
eligible employees, residents or
students
Additionally, there will
be regular incremental fare
increases every two years, with
a 50-cent increase to the base
fare scheduled for July 2020, a
25-cent increase to the zone fare
scheduled for July 2022 and a
50 cent increase to the base fare
scheduled for July 2024.
Caltrain is exploring options
to create a dedicated revenue
source in 2020 to help fund
options for expanded service
being evaluated in the Caltrain
Business Plan.
Caltrain Takes a Stand Against Suicide
Sponsors BraveMaker Film Festival
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San Francisco Caltrain Station, all aboard with Dance Cam Mom Robin Schreiber, and
Dubs fans leave Caltrain.
Connection
Caltrain
Information for Customers
The Caltrain Board of
Dir
ectors adopted changes
to the agency’s fares that
will provide low income rides
with discounted fares and will
generate additional revenue
to help support the system’s
operating and maintenance
needs over the next few years.
Caltrain is the only transit
system in the region without
a dedicated funding source
to support its operations.
Projections for the coming years
anticipate that contributions
from Caltrain’s member
agencies will remain flat and
indicate that the agency will
require additional revenue to
offset costs associated with
the operation of new federally-
mandated safety systems. The
fare changes will generate nearly
$25 million over the next three
years to support these needs.
The Chase Center has arrived
in the Mission Bay neighborhood
of San Francisco, and if you’re
a Peninsula resident looking to
catch either the Golden State
Warriors or one of many hot
concerts, Caltrain is your ticket.
The Chase Center is located
less than a mile from the
San Francisco Caltrain Station,
easily accessible on foot or by
transferring to the Muni T–Third
Line, which is free with a ticket
for all Chase Center events.
Regular Caltrain service offers
multiple return trips, so even
if the game runs into overtime
or your concert has a double
encore, there will still be a train
waiting for you. After weekday
events, scheduled trains depart
at 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m. and
12:05 a.m. After Saturday
events, scheduled trains depart
at 9:37 p.m., 10:50 p.m. and
12:05 a.m., while events on
Sundays and holidays will
have the last train depart at
9:37 p.m. and makes all stops.
In addition, Caltrain has offered
additional trains for some of the
shows at Chase Center. Go to
www.caltrain.com/specialevents
to see if special service is
a
vailable.
Chase Center has become the
hottest ticket in town, so make
sure you remember to take
Caltrain to get there, because
riding the rails is much more
fun than sitting in traffic and
hunting for a parking spot.
Caltrain will operate a
Sunday schedule on
Wednesday, Dec. 25
The schedule is available at
www.caltrain.com
Christmas
Day
Board Approves
Fare Changes
& CALTRAIN
CHASE CENTER
A Beautiful Couple
Fall 2019
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Round 1- Cavolfiore & Burrata
So it turns out there are
too many good restaurants in
downtown Mountain View. It’s a
good problem to have, but this
column exists to bring light to
the darkness and point people
towards the best transit-adjacent
food available, and boy did we
find one at Doppio Zero.
We entered before the lunch
rush, preferring the cozy indoors
to the al fresco tables that were
all filled by the time we left. A
wall composed of firewood led
the eye to the traditional pizza
oven in the kitchen, which is
always what I want to see in an
Italian joint.
As we took in the ambiance,
our first round of cavolfiore and
burrata arrived. It’s not often
that cauliflower steps out as the
star of the show, but the lovely
balance between the sweetness
of the currants, the crunch of
the pine nuts and bread crumbs,
and the wholesome caramelized
goodness of broccoli’s albino
cousin really hit it out of the
park. The burrata was served
with a simple combination of
tomatoes and eggplant, allowing
the cheese to stand out. We
used it to assemble our own
bruschetta, taking advantage of
that incredible fresh bread that
we kept needing refills on.
Our main courses came
right on time as we polished
off the shared plates. The
fettucine with wild boar was
properly toothsome, and the
boar ragu was outstanding.
Not at all gamey, and with
a taste similar to oxtails, its
piggy wonderfulness infusing
every bit of the sauce with
so much wonderful flavor.
This was matched by their
pistachio pizza, a celebration
of everyone’s favorite natural
finger food. The nuttiness of the
pistachios was front and center,
with the mortadella taking a
subtle back seat. The crust was
velvety soft at first bite, but
crisped up by the end, offering
us a textural journey. The only
problem was that I’m fairly sure
we ate everything on the table in
about 20 minutes.
Doppio Zero’s dishes were
deceptively simple, but all were
filled with complex and mature
flavors. This place is run by
people who know what they’re
doing, so come on down and let
them show you what’s up.
Chew Chew Train is a monthly blog
feature highlighting places to eat
along the Caltrain line. If you have a
suggestion for a future restaurant,
please email Public Affairs
Specialist Dan Lieberman at
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It’s fall, y’all, and the
process of electrifying the
Caltrain system continues.
The Stadler Plant in Utah has
been hard at work on the new
fleet, with all seven cars of the
first three train sets currently
under construction, with
the first one expected to be
complete in the near future.
After completion, they’ll be
taking a trip down to Pueblo,
New Mexico for testing in
order to make sure they’re
ready for service upon launch
day.
Work continues on
the many power facilities
necessary for electrification
throughout the corridor,
including Switching Stations
in Redwood City and South
San Francisco, Traction
Power Facilities in South
San Francisco, San Mateo,
and San Jose while Paralleling
Stations are currently being
built in Sunnyvale and
San Jose. These facilities
will regulate the power supply
used to power our trains
when the electrified service
launches in 2022.
Over 1,000 foundations
have been installed
throughout the corridor,
and nearly 500 poles have
been erected for the catenary
system. Pole-watchers
can head to San Jose,
Santa Clara and Sunnyvale
if they’re interested in seeing
them go up in real time.
See you in the winter edition
of Caltrain Connection
for more details on the
electrification of Caltrain.
DOPPIO ZERO -As close as Caltrain gets to Italy
EVENTS CALENDAR
EVENTS CALENDAR
Take Caltrain to these
special events. The station
name and any additional
transit service are listed
below each event.
November 19 -
January 12
Cirque du Soleil - Amaluna
Oracle Park, San Francisco
San Francisco Caltrain Station
www.cirquedusoleil.com
November 28
Applied Materials Silicon
Valley Turkey Trot
Downtown San Jose
San Jose Diridon Caltrain Station
www.svturkeytrot.com
November 29
The Chainsmokers
Chase Center, San Francisco
San Francisco Caltrain Station
www.chasecenter.com
November 29 -
January 12
Christmas in the Park
Plaza de Cesar Chavez, San Jose
San Jose Diridon Caltrain Station
www.christmasinthepark.com
December 6
PAC-12 Championship
Levi’s
®
Stadium, Santa Clara
Mountain View Caltrain Station
www.levisstadium.com
December 7
Hometown Holidays
Courthouse Square,
Redwood City
Redwood City Caltrain Station
www.hometownholidays.org
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The Caltrain Holiday Train will run again during the first weekend in December.
Caltrain's Holiday Train is a
beloved tradition that marks the
beginning of the holiday season
for Peninsula residents. Revelers
should mark their calendars
for Saturday, December 7, and
Sunday, December 8, if they
want to catch the magic in
person.
This event began in 2001
and serves as a toy drive for
the Salvation Army's Season
of Sharing Program and the
Marines Toys for Tots Program.
Caltrain and SVCF will be
collecting toys at each station
for under served children in
our community. Last year,
the Holiday Train brought an
audience of around 30,000
people for the annual event, and
facilitated the collection of more
than 3,000 toys for children in
need.
Decorated with more than
75,000 lights, the Holiday Train
visits nine Caltrain stations
during the weekend. At each
of the train's 20-minute station
stops, people can join in singing
with onboard carolers and a
Salvation Army brass band.
Santa, Mrs. Claus and their
extended family -- including
Frosty the Snowman and
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
-- will get off the train to greet
kids and pose for pictures. Prior
to the arrival of the train, families
can enjoy free entertainment at
each of the Holiday Train station
stops. For more information, visit
www.holiday-train.org.
Caltrain Safety Tips
● Autumn is upon us, so as you begin to bundle up, keep an eye on
your wardrobe. Scarves and long jackets can get caught in the
doors if you don’t pay attention.
● There is never an appropriate time to walk along train tracks.
Caltrain tracks are private property, and the only time you
should be near them is when you are at a station or a designated
crossing.
● If you’re driving towards a grade crossing, and see the crossing
gates come down, stop, even if you can’t see the incoming train.
The temporary inconvenience is much better than the alternative.
Holiday Train
is Coming to Town
You Better
WATCH OUT!
