San Mateo: Caltrain device fixed

Saturday, February 14, 2009


Print Comments 
Font | Size:



More Bay Area News


Caltrain device fixed: According to Christine Dunn, spokeswoman with the San Mateo County Transit District, Caltrain technicians check the stations' "validator" devices every other day. These are the machines that validate a rider's ticket before the rider boards a train. On Wednesday, ChronicleWatch reported the frustrations of Allison MacQueen Felder, who said the San Mateo station's validator has been on the fritz since December. That day, a Caltrain technician checked the validator and found it to be working, but "he replaced the validator as a precautionary measure," Dunn said. Bent tickets often don't work in Caltrain's validator devices because of the machines' "finicky cutting mechanisms," Dunn said. "To reduce these problems," she said, "Caltrain will introduce a new eight-ride ticket on March 2 (that) will only need to be time-stamped. This will allow us to disable the cutting mechanism in the validators." She said a 60-day transition period will be enacted to allow 10-ride tickets to be honored. Detailed information on the change will be posted at www.caltrain.com, she said.

This article appeared on page B - 2 of the San Francisco Chronicle


Print

Comments


Inside SFGate

Less Is Amour Couples on a tighter budget for Valentine's Day.
Wild Weather Sun and rain - plus snow at Mount Diablo State Park. Photos
Today's Daily Dish Where's Gwyneth's hubby on V-Day?; Tori's fears.

Toyota 101 Top Autos

From
Toyota 101

Toyota

1999 Corolla

$7,495

Toyota

2006 Corolla

$13,495

Toyota

2009 Camry Hybrid

$27,995

Toyota

2006 Camry

$17,777

Toyota

2007 Camry

$16,995

Toyota

2008 Camry

$17,995

Toyota

2008 Camry

$18,995

Toyota

2006 Tundra

$17,995

Toyota

2006 Tundra

$18,995

Homes

Search Homes »


Cars

Reader wonders how to get into stunt driving

Dear Tom and Ray: I want to know how to get a job, a very specific job. It seems like every car commercial on the networks now shows...

Search Cars »


Jobs

Despite stimulus, no quick turn for jobs, economy

No, the big stimulus plan won't "save or create 3.5 million jobs," as the president and congressional Democrats claim _ at least not this year. The economy will remain feeble...

Search Jobs »

Advertisers