Caltrain Hits, Kills Pedestrian In Palo Alto
A person was struck and killed by a train in Palo Alto Thursday night about one-half mile north of the Churchill Avenue crossing, a Caltrain spokeswoman said.
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A person was struck and killed by a train in Palo Alto Thursday night about one-half mile north of the Churchill Avenue crossing, a Caltrain spokeswoman said.
Two transit workers have pleaded not guilty to charges that they stole more than $40,000 from Caltrain ticket machines.
The budget Gov. Jerry Brown signed Thursday included line item vetoes that left public transit agencies around the state scrambling to make up millions of lost funding.
Public transit became a little less attractive for Bay Area commuters Friday as a number of fare hikes were enacted July 1st.
A 59-year-old Redwood City man was arrested for indecent exposure on Thursday after he allegedly masturbated on a Caltrain platform in San Carlos.
A person was struck and killed on Caltrain tracks in Burlingame Thursday afternoon, Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn said.
A person was struck and killed by a train in Burlingame Wednesday afternoon and Caltrain service was briefly halted, officials said.
A southbound Caltrain struck and killed an adult male Wednesday night on the tracks south of the San Antonio station in Mountain View.
Cyclists are applauding the completion of Caltrains' $300,000 bike project. The transit agency has just completed a project to ensure that each of its trains are equipped with two bike cars.
Would you pay a higher sales tax to keep Caltrain from running off the rails? That is the question that some Bay Area residents are being asked by pollsters, even as the agency plans for record spending.
Caltrain's experiment with weekend express trains has proven to be a success, according to transit officials.
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority announced they would conduct a prevention and response exercise Sunday afternoon at the San Jose Diridon Caltrain station.
Some of the first information gleaned from Osama bin Laden's compound indicates al-Qaida considered attacking U.S. trains.
Bullet trains and electrified Caltrain trains would share the existing two-track corridor through Silicon Valley under a proposal considered Thursday by the California High-Speed Authority.
California high-speed rail officials are set to vote this week on a proposal to launch the bullet trains through the Peninsula on fixed-up Caltrain tracks, rather than brand-new ones.
Transportation expert Rod Diridon Sr., for whom the station is named, said the addition of BART and high speed rail could give San Jose the busiest train station in North America.
Caltrain's board of directors voted Thursday not to pursue station closures and to maintain its current train schedule through fiscal year 2012.
Caltrain officials have said without the additional funding they would have to cut 10 trains, slow down Baby Bullets and close three stations. Nine more stations would lose weekend service.
Three lawmakers urged the California High-Speed Rail Authority to integrate the planned train system more closely with Caltrain along the Peninsula.
The Caltrain Board will vote next week to determine the level of train service between San Francisco and Santa Clara Counties.
One woman was killed when a northbound Caltrain struck a car at Charleston Road near Alma Street in Palo Alto around 5 p.m. Friday.
A southbound Caltrain vehicle struck and killed a person in San Mateo Friday morning, agency officials said.
Caltrain service on the Peninsula survived a budget cutting vote Thursday. Caltrain's board of directors postponed voting on a set of proposed service cuts and fare hikes intended to save the agency from financial disaster.
In coming months, Caltrain riders could be paying more to ride fewer trains operating out of fewer stations if the agency's board on Thursday approves a tentative agreement.
Giants baseball fans, especially those on the Peninsula and in the South Bay, could soon be striking out when it comes to taking Caltrain to the ballpark following a key decision on service cuts could on Thursday.
