(The Menlo Park Almanac posted the following on its website on October 21.)
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Caltrain riders who look forward to reducing travel time when the new Baby Bullet express trains start operating next spring may want to attend one of six meetings being held to discuss new timetables.
The two closest meetings will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 28, in the East Palo Alto Municipal Service Building at 2415 University Ave.; and Wednesday, October 29, at 6:30 p.m., at Caltrain headquarters, 1250 San Carlos Ave. in San Carlos.
Other meetings will be held October 29 to November 4, in San Francisco, Mountain View, San Jose, and Gilroy.
The new timetables will overhaul weekly train schedules, including Baby Bullet express, limited-stop, and local service changes. There will also be a new timetable for weekend service.
The new timetables will take effect next spring, after Caltrain completes its construction project, the largest railroad improvement project Caltrain has undertaken. The project includes construction of additional bypass tracks in three key areas, and a new centralized signal system that will give dispatchers increased flexibility and efficiency.
Comments may be submitted through November 7 by e-mail to timetablecomments@caltrain.com; or by regular mail to Caltrain Service Planning Department, 1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, CA 94070-1306.
A draft of the proposed schedule is available on the Caltrain Web site: www.caltrain.com. For more information, call 1-800-660-4287.