Friday, August 14, 2015

Grade "C", August 2015, Caltrain, B-game to Frisco

1-no a/c or individual air adjustment at my seat!!

2-tracks are way too bumpy in Millbrae. And Menlo Park.

3-the 715am train, first car, had some loud metal squeak coming out of back of car bathroom.

4-saw a conductor only once, to check ticket, $5.25 one way.
And $9.25 for Frisco to SanJosey.

5-no window shades...

6- I'm 6'2" and my knees are hitting next seat...

7-lots of trains on website, but few running TODAY,,, wtf !!

8-NO euro style train schedule BIG BOARD, so easy as trains DEPART Southbound and ARRIVE from South.
Big clock on South wall.
But no TRAIN TIME BIG SIGN !

9-No , zero, Customer Service windows ever open at sf terminal. Permantly shuttered.  Yikes.

10- Definite lack of benches in small lobby. On East glass wall, but not West glass wall.

11-Boss seems to be the old guy in casual clothes, blue shirt, no name badge?? Doubt you will see him after lunch.

12- big green ad banners in lobby are boring, view blocking clutter.

13-taxi driver on N.side taxi waiting line, where he dropped me after using Howard to 5th instead of Left on 4th, tried to tell me "20% tip minimum, plus service charge on credit card. "
B.S.

14- "Clipper card" readers double BEEP is WAY TOO LOUD.
hello?

15-Bring sunglasses, as way to bright onboard after dark.

16-Feels like 20mph.
No e-signs over doors telling train speed.

BART is run by Moron$.
Caltrain is run by Amateurs!!

Wish Caltrain had higher standards, for the money, and staff that did a much better job. Been riding since the 1990s.