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Article #10Re: Car Rental in Emeryville
From: George Grapman
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:31
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:31
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David Nebenzahl wrote: > On 7/19/2008 6:57 AM Laurence Sheldon spake thus: > >> David Nebenzahl wrote: >> >>> I've used Richmond to xfer between BART and Amtrak (Capitols) when I >>> used to live on the Peninsula. Too bad one can't board the >>> long-distance train there. >> >> That sort of summarizes the problem doesn't? We need a long distance >> train that stops at the stations we want it ti stop at. (Can't be >> stopping at them all--wouldn't be a long distance train anymore, would >> it? > > Not really. It's all about *connections*, not people wanting the train > to stop at every podunk town along the way. *One* stop at a major > connection point isn't the same as, say, arguing over whether Caltrain > should stop at Paul Ave., Atherton, Bay Meadows, etc., etc. > > Speaking of Bay Meadows the station there closed a few years ago, Passenger now use Hillsdale and the have built a concrete path to the gate. After the track closes next month there will be a simulcast facility at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. Because of the longer walk they are talking about a shuttle bus.
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