Giving Caltrain some props
So, I'm sitting on the 6:58 AM Caltrain from Mountain View to S.F. (it is a "baby bullet" train), and I feel the need to give Caltrain some props. First, they re-vamped the daily parking system at the station. No longer do yo have to park, walk to the machine, pay, and then walk back to your car in order to put the receipt in a viewable place. Now, you just park, look at the # of your space, and give that to the machine. Why does this matter? Because this morning it was raining cats & dogs right over the mountain view station (was it raining in Sunnyvale when I left my apartment? No.). So, this improvement lessened my soaking.
On the train, I am riding in one of their newer train cars. Not only is it amazingly quiet (I'm listening to Death Cab For Cutie without using the noise cancelling headphones!), but there is also an AC outlet for my powerbook! Sweet!
Now, if only they had onboard WiFi....
-Andy.
They are actually working on onboard WiFI The Caltrain Executive Director is really into this high tech stuff. They just need to find some money or business model that makes sense.