Today, we celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Transit agencies such as Caltrain, VTA and SamTrans will run on a regular weekday schedule. However, the Altamont Corridor Express will run on a modified schedule. This modified schedule has three southbound trains for the morning hour and three northbound trains in the evening rush hour.
To celebrate and honor Dr. King, Jr., several events from San Jose to San Francisco will take place.
San Mateo will have a Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration at its Caltrain station starting at 8:30am. It will end at around 10:30am when the special Caltrain “Celebration Train” is due to arrive to pick up passengers going to the celebration parade in San Francisco. That parade in San Francisco starts at the Caltrain Station at 4th/King at around 11am, when the “Celebration Train” arrives. The parade ends at the Yerba Buena Center a few blocks away, where the rest of the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration activities will take place.
I leave you with the full (as possible) audio Dr. King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech from 1963…
In some ways, the Dream must still be realized. We can still realize Dr. King, Jr.’s dream – and more – when we work together.
Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users
