BART Hosting Capitol Corridor Customer Focus at Fremont Station.OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 1999-- Tomorrow, Thursday, July 29, BART will host the fifth and final "Customer Focus" of the month. This month's Customer Focus events have centered on Capitol Corridor “Amtrak Capitols” redirects here. For the Amtrak line connecting Washington, D.C. and Chicago, see Capitol Limited (Amtrak). The Capitol Corridor is a 172-mile (275 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak in California. service between Sacramento and San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. . Tomorrow's event will be held at the Fremont BART Station, between 4 and 6 p.m. Free California Fun Guide coupon books and Capitol Corridor schedules will be available, and there will be a drawing for a pair of round-trip tickets on the Capitol Corridor. The California Fun Guide - a money-saving family getaway guide - contains 24 destination offers and special ticket price savings for Capitol Corridor and Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run destinations. BART Customer Service Representatives will also be on hand, meeting and greeting customers and explaining BART programs. Capitol Corridor offers six round-trip trains, seven days a week, between Sacramento and Oakland, with three round-trip dailies to San Jose and one to Auburn/Colfax. Dedicated connecting bus service is provided to outlying areas. The trains are operated by Amtrak and managed by BART for the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority A Joint Powers Authority (JPA) is an institution permitted under the laws of some states of the USA, whereby two or more public authorities (e.g. local governments, or utility or transport districts) can operate collectively. , the governing body Noun 1. governing body - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he that represents counties and transit districts along the corridor. The Capitol Corridor has a rich history of train service, beginning as numbered trains operated by Southern Pacific Railway in 1879, then becoming The Senator, The Legislator, The Governor, The Statesman and the El Dorado El Dorado, legendary country of South America El Dorado (ĕl`dərä`dō, –rā`–) [Span.,=the gilded man], legendary country of the Golden Man sought by adventurers in South America. . In the Roaring 20s, SP operated 11 trains along the Corridor. By June 1962, when SP discontinued service, only The Senator was still in service. Today, in addition to the Capitol Corridors, Amtrak operates the California Zephyr, from Emeryville to Chicago, and the Coast Starlight, from Los Angeles to Seattle, along the same route. |
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