Capitol Corridor news 12/6/07 Options

[KevinKorell]

Capitol Corridor News - December 6, 2007

1. Stitch 'n Ride with Debbie Stoller- December 7th
2. Gene's Holiday Message to Riders
3. Trackwork December 8-9
4. Busy Holiday Travel Season
5. Richmond Transit Station
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1. Stitch 'n Ride with Debbie Stoller- December 7th

Tomorrow, you're invited to stitch 'n ride with New York Times best-selling author Debbie Stoller from Sacramento to San Francisco's Union Square shopping district. The author of Stitch 'N Bitch Nation will talk about her new book, Son of Stitch 'N Bitch, while showing off hot new patterns and sharing tricks of the trade. Books will also be available on board the train for purchase.

Train 537 departs the Sacramento station at 12:10pm, and arrives in San Francisco at 2:55pm.

Learn more about this and other Stitch 'n Ride events at http://www.capitolcorridor.org/stitchnride
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2. Gene's Holiday Message to Riders

Read the latest Message to Riders from Capitol Corridor's Managing Director, Eugene Skoropowski. See what Gene has to say about 2007, looking forward to 2008 and what he's asking Santa to put in his stocking this year.

Read the Holiday Message to Riders at http://www.capitolcorridor.org/ .
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3. Trackwork December 8-9

This Saturday & Sunday, Union Pacific track crews perform maintenance on our tracks between Martinez and Suisun/Fairfield. From 6:00am - 6:00pm, Capitol Corridor trains will operate on a single track. Passengers may experience short delays, but this maintenance should have a minimal impact on our operating schedule
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4. Busy Holiday Travel Season

December is a busy time of year on Capitol Corridor, as many passengers travel by train to their holiday destinations. When planning your travels, remember to allow extra time for parking and purchasing your train ticket. When possibly, purchase your ticket ahead of time online.

Capitol Corridor will operate on a Weekend/Holiday schedule on the following dates:
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Regularly scheduled service on all other days.
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5. New Richmond Transit Station

Capitol Corridor passengers traveling to and from the Richmond station now have a stylishly new and safer place to connect to BART, wait for a bus and even shop. Passenger-friendly amenities such as a covered waiting area, transit ticket counter, service concession, restrooms and multi-agency police patrol stop were all designed into this new 3,700 square foot transit center, which is located up the BART concourse stairs.
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For information about Capitol Corridor service, visit http://www.capitolcorridor.org/ or call 1-877-9RIDECC (1-877-974-3322).

Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority
300 Lakeside Drive, 14th Floor East
Oakland, California 94612
1-877-9-RIDECC (1-877-974-3322)