The Bean Counters at RCTC should pay for a Surfliner service to the Inland Empire.

OPRRMS Wrote:
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> No rail ride to the valley for us thi Wrote:
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> > Called Metrolink 800 number this morning for
> trip
> > planning FULLERTON to PERRIS (downtown) this
> > Friday (7/21).
> >
> > TWO train rides for 7/21
> > Fullerton-6:19am and arrives at
> Riverside-7:15am
> > ...
> > at 8:10am transfer to second train to complete
> > trip to Perris (arrives downtown Perris at
> 8:55am.
> >
> >
> > Now, to go home.
> >
> > THREE TRAINS (yes, THREE TRAINS!)
> >
> > 7/21 #1 Leave Perris 1:51pm-2:35
> > #2 3:01pm-3:54pm
> > #3 4:34pm-4:44pm (arrive at Fullerton)
> >
> > REVIEW: Fullerton to Perris 6:19am-8:55am ,
> > Perris to Fullerton 1:51pm-4:44pm
> >
> > THIS TRIP IS ON A WEEKDAY.
> >
> > I can drive from Seal Beach to Perris in the
> > morning 1 hour 7 minutes (my best time).
> Typical
> > drive is 1 hour 20 mins-ish.
> >
> > Perris to Seal beach in the afternoon is the
> same.
> > Weekday or weekend.
> >
> > There is some work to due on rail service, RCTC
> !
>
> Metrolink's primary purpose is to provide commuter
> rail service, with trains being scheduled to do
> that.
>
> The trip you've described goes against the normal
> commute flow for those times of day, so you should
> not expect to have convenient connections.
>
> That said, the times you've quoted don't seem
> unreasonable, especially compared to the drive
> time.
>
> Your complaint is similar to those who booked
> passage on a long-distance Amtrak train, then
> complain about how long it took.
>
> My advice: apply the YAHOO principle: You Always
> Have Other Options.