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Bay Area Freedom Train, honoring Martin Luther King Jr., makes its final ride
Original post made on Jan 20, 2015
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 10:42 AM
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Posted by whatever
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jan 20, 2015 at 2:20 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jan 20, 2015 at 2:20 pm
Don't know who wrote this story. But how about a little clarification. Is CalTrain discontinuing the annual Freedom Train? It is not clear from the article.
Posted by resident
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jan 20, 2015 at 2:48 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jan 20, 2015 at 2:48 pm
According to the Mercury-News, these trains are chartered by the MLK Association, who pays for them through private ticket sales and private sponsorships. This is not a regularly scheduled Caltrain train. Sponsorship has declined so much this year, that the association cannot afford to pay for next year's train. Perhaps renewed interest in Martin Luther King and civil rights in general will drum up enough private donations to run another train next year.
