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by Ken Rattenne
Photography by the author except where
noted
Introduction
Since 1982 the California
Department Of Transportation (CalTrans) has been active in the funding,
planning and execution of a number of railroad passenger operations in
the Golden State. CalTrans' Rail Division, in a partnership with Amtrak,
has expanded California's rail transportation network dramatically, adding
several new trains to the San Diegan and San Joaquin corridors and
initiating the very popular Capitols between San Jose and Sacramento.
Until 1992 CalTrans
also operated CalTrain, the former Southern Pacific commuter service
on the San Francisco Peninsula. During their tenure they increased the
number of trains to 60 a day, refurbished stations and purchased new equipment.
CalTrain is now operated
as a separate entity governed by the Joint Powers Board. Equipment, however,
retains the CDTX reporting marks designation. |
