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Three weeks ago, a Caltrain conductor told the San Jose Mercury News that "Trains stay on tracks and if you stay off the tracks, it's very easy not to get hit by a train" ("Family of Man Killed in Caltrain Accident Files Suit").
Let's hope that no one got hit today -- trains are running at least 20 minutes late in both directions. These folks are waiting at the Palo Alto train station at around 5:30 p.m.
If the trains sometimes don't run on time, does that mean that we can be sure that Mussolini is not running the country?
Update: a train eventually arrived, heading northbound on the southbound tracks. The unflappable conductor said something about a mechanical issue, so it seems that the only casualty of the evening is decorum in the bike car.
There's no minute-by-minute news available on the Caltrain website, but they do offer a glimpse at what Caltrain will look like in 2025.
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You were lucky. Those of us on the northbound train that caused the delay were stuck for 90 minutes somewhere between the California and Palo Alto stations with no lights. As a bonus, we got to watch two other northbound trains pass us while we were waiting.
If the train hits someone, it's a much longer delay, well over an hour, maybe even two. Also, Caltrain collisions make the major MSM websites pretty quickly, as emergency services are usually notified immediately.
That 2025 document mentions the word "bicycle" once, and only in relation to something unrelated. It's clear that Caltrain has no interest in helping bicycle commuters, even though their stations aren't getting any closer to where people are going.
Same to you Caltrain!
once i was on BART when a death-related delay occurred. two guys behind me started to complain about how it's "so unfair" that they'll be late getting somewhere. so frustrating, what do you say to a person like that? that the dead individual will NEVER be getting anywhere, ever again?
=v= Caltrain's overhead display signs are often
baffling and amusing, but tonight they were giving advice about avoiding slippage during the rain that didn't happen today. They also assured us that the trains were only delayed by one hour.
I called 511 and they had a more alarming story, that all trains were stopped at Menlo Park. Period.
I called the number on the Caltrain schedule and the friendly woman told me that all she knew was that there was an incident at Menlo Park, all trains were stopped, and the one hour timeframe was the official story, which didn't make sense. I thanked her and biked up to the Millbrae BART station.
To KWillets: You're absolutely right, Caltrain is suffering from myopia when it comes to bikes, but at least we can bike to where we need to. :^) One bright spot is that we've got Warm Planet Bikes at the San Francisco Caltrain terminus. ("Grand Opening" this Wednesday!)