Caltrain Board Welcomes New Member

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September 2, 2011

The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, which owns and operates Caltrain, swore in new board member Tom Nolan at its meeting today replacing Nat Ford. Nolan, who serves as chair of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, will represent the agency on the JPB.

Nolan is the executive director of Project Open Hand. Nolan joined the SFMTA Board of Directors in 2006 and was elected chairman in 2009.

This is the second time that Nolan has served on the Caltrain Board. Previously, as a member of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, he served on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the SamTrans Board and the Caltrain Board. Nolan has long been recognized as a champion of public transit and is a regular Muni rider.

The JPB has nine members, with three representatives from each of the three counties through which the rail service operates – San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara. The JPB meets the first Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. at 1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, two blocks from the train station. For more information about the board or for other Caltrain information, visit www.caltrain.com.

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Caltrain is a commuter rail line operating between San Francisco and San Jose, with commute service to Gilroy. Average weekday ridership on the mix of 86 local, limited and express weekday trains is 44,000. Local, hourly service is provided on Saturdays and Sundays.

Caltrain is owned and operated by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, a partnership of the City and County of San Francisco, the San Mateo County Transit District and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.