On 43 miles of track linking Marin and Sonoma counties, California’s newest passenger rail commuter system is about to celebrate its first full year of operation on Aug. 25th. Marking the occasion there was an event at the Novato Hamilton Station on Aug. 18th while train rides were free all weekend, according to SMART in an Aug. 15, 2018 press release.
North (San Francisco) Bay Area SMART riders appear to appreciate the service very much. For the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit train’s first year, there is every reason to be excited. There were some 700,000 boardings in all. If averaged over
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