Caltrans did not negotiate any additional rights to allow for planned increases in the number of trains operating in the Capitol Corridor. Furthermore, much of the way south of Oakland is single track and needs to be double tracked for more capacity. Union Pacific, who now owns these tracks, needs funding for these improvements. Their goal is hourly train service throughout the corridor, but this will take a few years. Planning, funding, scheduling and acquisition of equipment are underway.
Funding is always an issue.
Union Pacific generates much more revenue from local commute service, such as ACE , than they do from Amtrak, which is federally funded for intercity service. You can really help by writing your senators, assembly members and other government and transportation officials and requesting them to allocate more funding for this important transit system. Use this sample letter as a guide. They are responsible for coordinating schedules and fares as well as managing upgrades and improvements. Union Pacific still owns the rails and controls the access, especially in the Oakland to San Jose portion of the corridor where Amtrak is now running 4 round-trip trains every day.