I ride CC every day and it is not that often delayed by freight. But I will switch to BART when it opens in Milpitas because that will be faster and cheaper and with much more frequent service.
And a 50 mile ride to work in Sunnyvale? Get real. I bike everywhere but I also put my bike on a train when that is possible and faster than just riding the bike.
Did you mean 50 years? Livermore stands in their own way on that project. If they had stuck to the plan of serving downtown Livermore with a direct transfer to ACE then it would already be built. Several board members are dead set against another sprawl-inducing freeway median extension.