2 Arrests In Mob Beating Of Redwood City Caltrain Passenger
Caltrain officials say two men have been arrested in connection with the beating and robbery of a man on a train platform in Redwood City.
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Caltrain officials say two men have been arrested in connection with the beating and robbery of a man on a train platform in Redwood City.
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of beating and robbing a man at the Redwood City Caltrain station last week, agency officials said Friday.
Some of the service cuts and fare increases proposed for Caltrain could be offset by a 1-cent sales tax and a renegotiated labor contract.
A man who was severely beaten at the Redwood City Caltrain station on Friday night has made slight improvements, but remains in critical condition, a Caltrain spokeswoman said Monday morning.
A group of 9 to 15 assailants attacked a 47-year-old man waiting for the Caltrain at Redwood City's southbound platform Friday evening at 7:30 p.m.
Caltrain is likely to declare a fiscal state of emergency Thursday after a public hearing on drastic service cuts and a 25-cent increase to the base fare.
Four Caltrain passengers were injured Wednesday morning when a train pulling into the San Francisco station hit a bumper at the end of the platform, a Caltrain spokeswoman said.
A Caltrain vehicle hit and killed a 24-year-old Sunnyvale man at the Palo Alto station Monday night, an agency spokeswoman said.
A crackdown was scheduled for launch Tuesday to keep commuters from shortchanging transit agencies when using new Clipper fare cards
Caltrain is now looking to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for a possible solution to its financial woes.
A card that allows riders to board multiple transit systems around the Bay Area can now be used on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's bus and light-rail trains.
Caltrain officials got an earful from angry riders at the first of a series of meetings on proposed service cuts.
A Caltrain passenger died while riding a train Monday afternoon, a Caltrain spokeswoman said.
Caltrain's chief executive is the highest-paid transit boss in California, while the rail line said it is struggling to stay financially afloat.
Caltrain is facing a $30 million deficit, which may force the agency to cut service nearly in half.
Some small business owners along Caltrain's rail corridor have expressed concerns that proposed cuts in transportation funding and service would impact their bottom lines.
A Caltrain vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in Sunnyvale Thursday night, an agency spokeswoman said.
Caltrain officials said Thursday they would hold a hearing in March on whether to declare a fiscal emergency that would allow them cut service, close stations and raise fares without a full review.
San Bruno police are searching for a man who jumped out of a car and opened fire on a group of people Friday night not far from the Caltrain station
A community organization on the Peninsula is working to ensure the Caltrain system has funding to preserve its future.
The Diridon train station could someday become the "Grand Central Station" of Silicon Valley, serving as a major hub for CalTrain, BART, light rail and high-speed rail.
Caltrain needs a sustainable and permanent source of funding, according to the consensus of elected and transportation officials who gathered at Stanford University Friday to address the transit agency's $30 million deficit.
Could the Bay Area exist without Caltrain? Silicon Valley companies, along with public agencies think not. So Silicon Valley leaders are planning a meeting to figure out how to save commuter trains.
Bay Area riders had many reasons for boarding Caltrain's "Freedom Train," which ran from San Jose to San Francisco Monday morning in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, but most seemed to enjoy the experience.
A male pedestrian was struck and killed on the Caltrain tracks in Burlingame early Monday morning in what appears to be a suicide.
