Caltrain bike car update:
Caltrain has posted information on its Web site as to which trains have two bike cars. Please let your members and other interested bicyclists know that the information is posted at http://www.caltrain.com/bicycle_trains.html.
Rita P. Haskin
Chief Communications Officer
Caltrain
From the site:
Caltrain schedules two bike cars – total capacity of 64 – on the 36 weekday trains listed below. These trains are operated with the stainless steel, fluted-side gallery cars, and the bike cars are the northernmost car and the fourth car from the north.
Caltrain crews will strive to maintain this customer enhancement; however, the second bike car is not guaranteed because of equipment maintenance and other operational needs.
Total on-board capacity will increase by 8 bikes per bike car in mid-2009, and bike capacity per train will vary from 24 to 80, depending on whether a train has one or two bike cars. This info can be verified in the Feb 5, 2009 JPB minutes, page 10
Check http://www.caltrain.com/bicycle_trains.html for the train listings.
Comments
Some of the information in
Some of the information in the orginal post above is not correct.
The SVBC statement is says: "The total onboard capacity will increase from 40 bikes per bike car to 80 per train as additional onboard bike racks are added in mid-2009."
The correct statement according the the Catrain Board of Directors vote is:
Total onboard capacity will increase by 8 bikes per bike car in mid-2009, and bike capacity per train will vary from 24 to 80, depending on whether a train has one or two bike cars.
Bob