http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2008/12/02/all-aboard-the-capitol-corridor-train-well-300000-more-anyway/ 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=3.2.1 http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2008/12/02/all-aboard-the-capitol-corridor-train-well-300000-more-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-3937 former Capricious Commuter Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:12:00 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/?p=728#comment-3937 I hate to be a wet dishrag, and I should also point out that my pessimism has made me wrong on a couple of embarassing occasions, but this can't last. As a former and regular Capitol Corridor rider, I have to say I'd be driving a lot more now with such low gas prices. It's very difficult to justify commuting from Davis, for instance, for about $12 a ride, when your gas for that trip is under $5. Of course, if you're still driving an SUV and not a Honda Civic as I was, you may find wear-and-tear costs will tip the scales in favor of the train. On the other hand, if you're driving an SUV, you probably don't give a whit about the environment or national security, so some of the other incentives for riding the train would be negated. I hate to be a wet dishrag, and I should also point out that my pessimism has made me wrong on a couple of embarassing occasions, but this can’t last. As a former and regular Capitol Corridor rider, I have to say I’d be driving a lot more now with such low gas prices. It’s very difficult to justify commuting from Davis, for instance, for about $12 a ride, when your gas for that trip is under $5. Of course, if you’re still driving an SUV and not a Honda Civic as I was, you may find wear-and-tear costs will tip the scales in favor of the train. On the other hand, if you’re driving an SUV, you probably don’t give a whit about the environment or national security, so some of the other incentives for riding the train would be negated.

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