Oh, there's a whole lot of transit in the Bay Area. But it's very poorly coordinated, with a veritable Balkan States of Transit -- dozens of transit operators, all with their own separate agendas and a "Your children must die so that mine may thrive" attitude.
As you can see, it's actually possible to circle San Francisco Bay proper by rail only, but it takes a lot of transfers and can only be done a few times a day, with the weak link being the section between Hayward and San Jose. I could, for instance, take the Amtrak Capitol north to Oakland Coliseum, BART to Millbrae Caltrain (or BART to Embarcadero then Muni Metro to 4th & King Caltrain), Caltrain to San Jose Diridon (or to Mountain View, then VTA light rail to Santa Clara Great America ACE/Amtrak), then ACE (or Amtrak Capitol) to Fremont.
I live within an easy walk of the Fremont Centerville station -- one wall of my apartment complex's parking lot adjoins the station's parking lot -- and, as you probably know, walk down to the station many evenings for the exercise.
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As you can see, it's actually possible to circle San Francisco Bay proper by rail only, but it takes a lot of transfers and can only be done a few times a day, with the weak link being the section between Hayward and San Jose. I could, for instance, take the Amtrak Capitol north to Oakland Coliseum, BART to Millbrae Caltrain (or BART to Embarcadero then Muni Metro to 4th & King Caltrain), Caltrain to San Jose Diridon (or to Mountain View, then VTA light rail to Santa Clara Great America ACE/Amtrak), then ACE (or Amtrak Capitol) to Fremont.
I live within an easy walk of the Fremont Centerville station -- one wall of my apartment complex's parking lot adjoins the station's parking lot -- and, as you probably know, walk down to the station many evenings for the exercise.