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Hawaiian Shirt Day Winner

Congratulations to Ken Weiss of Sacramento, the winner of the Capitol Corridor East Hawaiian Shirt day! The winning shirt, sewn by Ken's wife, was blue with whales on it. Ken won a box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts which Conductor Gary purchased after waiting in line for a whole HOUR. Our conductors really go the extra mile for their passengers -- mahalo, Gary!

TRAC Annual Meeting

The annual meeting and luncheon of the Train Riders Association of California (TRAC) will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2000 from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM. The meeting will be held at the Old Spaghetti Restaurant at Jack London Square in Oakland (2 blocks from the Oakland Amtrak Station). For more information, please e-mail Ric Silver

CCJPA Meeting

The next Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 13, 2000. The location will be the usual meeting place at Suisun City Municipal Building starting at 10:00 AM.

Capitol Corridor Makes Front Page of the Sac Bee!

The May 9 Sacramento Bee carried a front page article on Capitol Corridor ridership. A number of regulars were interviewed. See Capitol Corridor train ridership rockets.

Amtrak Capitol Web Site

Amtrak now has a web site for the Capitols: http://www.amtrakcapitols.com/.Along with basic information on destinations, schedules, and fares,there is a page describing the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority,which manages the Capitols.You can find contact information for the CCJPA here.

Amtrak Bus Service

We should continue to monitor the bus situation and report problems toDick Bush of Amtrak at BushD@amtrak.com or amtrakbus@aol.com and copyJay Commer at UJCC@amtrak.com If you have any positive commentsregarding service improvements or outstanding bus drivers, please let them know also.

CCN Features Computers Commuters on 726

See Amtrak's Train of Thought for a nice article on telecommuting by railroad, featuring people near and dear to us.

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