Comments on: great day to drive http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2007/02/13/great-day-to-drive/ Getting around the Bay Area with Denis Cuff and the Queen of the Road Tue, 17 May 2011 06:04:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Capricious Commuter http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2007/02/13/great-day-to-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1069 Capricious Commuter Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:41:02 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2007/02/13/great-day-to-drive/#comment-1069 I hear you. Today the Cap Corridor had free pastries and coffee on my train, announcing that it was to help compensate for yesterday’s delay of close to 90 minutes. Today’s train arrived in Oakland 15 minutes late, but we’ve come to expect that, especially with Union Pacific replacing railroad ties through next week. Next time, I’m hoping for free fruit (some of us are trying to live past 50) and milk, for those of us who are java-intolerant.

]]> By: Mike http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2007/02/13/great-day-to-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 Mike Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:36:49 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2007/02/13/great-day-to-drive/#comment-1068 Yes, I park overnight at a Caltrain lot. I have done so for quite some time and not had a problem. It’s an old car with over 250K miles and I don’t leave anything in it.

More delays tonight as my favorite work late Caltrain that is always on time (even early into SF) had a mechanical problem. 31 minutes late.

]]> By: Capricious Commuter http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2007/02/13/great-day-to-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1067 Capricious Commuter Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:33:20 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2007/02/13/great-day-to-drive/#comment-1067 Mike, I’m sorry you had to see that, not to mention put up with the delays. I’m curious: Did you leave your car at work and then take Caltrain home? That’s something I’d like to do, if there were a safe parking lot for it. Ours isn’t even safe during the day, so I’ve had to reduce my comprehensive/glass insurance coverage deductable to zero.

]]> By: Mike http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2007/02/13/great-day-to-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1066 Mike Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:57:17 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2007/02/13/great-day-to-drive/#comment-1066 This is my last week of long commuting, and I can’t wait. I’m a regular on Caltrain. I rode train 314, the one behind train 312 which was involved in the accident. I got off at Mountain View, glad that it had happened farther down the tracks. We were the last train into Mt. View for quite a while, as I understand it.

I saw the body on the tracks as I drove the last few miles to my office. Emergency crews were just arriving, so the body was not yet covered. It was not a pleasant way to start the day.

On the trip home tonight, there was a problem with the train in front of us, so we were late, which meant shoveling down my dinner so I could make an 8 pm meeting.

I love the train too, but the delays are getting very old.

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