Caltrain Begins Six Car Commute Service and Other Signs of Progress
Author: SFFReightHist
Date: 05-12-2015 - 09:41

Yesterday Caltrain started running six car trains with their bombardier equipment to alleviate overcrowding. It's not unusual to see some trains with people stuffed up against the doors. The cars are said to add about 170 more spots to each train. Some of the six car trains are using the Metrolink Bombardier cars on the headend. I also saw one six car trainset with six of the Caltrain-painted bombardiers.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w33/gullflacken/to_2134_zpsybqbpjte.jpg~original

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w33/gullflacken/to_2135_zpsyceyqlia.jpg~original

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w33/gullflacken/to_2133_zps51xporsr.jpg~original

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w33/gullflacken/to_2136_zpsdjli62pf.jpg~original

Other changes trickling down the line are:

new 1/10 mile milepost markers

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w33/gullflacken/to_2132_zpsrd1movmn.jpg~original

And the view of the Caltrain yard and main along 7th St. from the top of Potrero Hill is basically gone thanks to this giant new building
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w33/gullflacken/to_2130_zpse0kcms86.jpg~original

And here's some work being performed over at Bayshore. I don't know what's going on but it looks like soil work.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w33/gullflacken/to_2131_zpsmxasnnoo.jpg~original



Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Caltrain Begins Six Car Commute Service and Other Signs of Progress SFFReightHist 05-12-2015 - 09:41
  Re: Caltrain Begins Six Car Commute Service and Other Signs of Progress wsabo 05-12-2015 - 10:17
  Re: Caltrain Begins Six Car Commute Service and Other Signs of Progress Jim 05-12-2015 - 15:49
  Hey Jim SFFreightHist 05-12-2015 - 16:34


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