How Caltrain is Preparing for the Super Bowl and Other Fun Facts

How Caltrain is Preparing for the Super Bowl and Other Fun Facts
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Answers by Caltrain, commuter rail system serving the Bay Area between San Francisco, San Jose and Gilroy, on Quora.

A: For the Super Bowl we are anticipating higher than usual ridership and we have added extra capacity for the larger events in San Francisco, Santa Clara and San Jose.
On Super Sunday, we've made most trains into six-car consists and added three Baby Bullets from San Francisco to Mountain View to get fans to the game efficiently and on time.
We're also making an effort to keep our regular riders informed about the expected ridership increase and service changes.
For more details on schedules, events, Super Bowl bag policy and parking changes, please visit our SB50 page: Super Bowl 50

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A: Our Chief Operating Officer of Rail rides every day. Many of our employees ride daily, including me (social media guy).
We recognize that communications need to be better during incidents. We have recently implemented new incident protocols that we hope will eliminate some of the confusion our customers experience during these incidents.

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A: No public transit provider operates at a profit nor do they break even. While our fares cover between 60-65% of our operating budget, one of the highest recovery rates in the nation, we still rely on voluntary contributions from our three partner agencies to cover the remaining costs of service. Raising prices by an additional 40% would price many low-income users out of the service and would be challenging for any rider to afford.
The mission of Public Transportation is to ensure access to all people and freedom of mobility.

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A: We're not sure, but we have a basement full of stuff. So if you lost something, contact us! Lost and Found

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