Caltrain service on Peninsula suspended for electrification work
As Caltrain continues work on its electrification project, the agency is not running trains between Millbrae and Menlo Park over the weekend.
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As Caltrain continues work on its electrification project, the agency is not running trains between Millbrae and Menlo Park over the weekend.
As Caltrain continues work on its electrification project, the agency is not running trains between Millbrae and Menlo Park over the weekend. Max Darrow reports (10-21-23)
A Caltrain struck and killed someone on the tracks in San Jose on Tuesday morning.
Caltrain will be suspending its service between San Francisco and Millbrae stations on the weekends of Oct. 7 to 8 and Oct. 14 to 15 to give way to the rail line's electrification project, agency officials said.
For the second time in less than a month, a child was harassed at Caltrain's Redwood City Station, according to police.
As Beyonce brings her highly-anticipated Renaissance World Tour to the Bay Area, transit officials announced extra service for her sold-out August 30 show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.
A person was struck and killed by a train in Belmont on Monday night, a spokesperson for Caltrain said.
A person was struck and killed Tuesday afternoon by a train passing through Redwood City near Whipple Avenue, Caltrain officials said.
Caltrain officials on Saturday will be showing off one of their new all-electric trains that will be replacing the agency's current diesel fleet.
The city council of San Mateo is considering removing a Caltrain crossing and establishing a quiet zone to reduce train horn noise in the neighborhood. Max Darrow reports. (7-7-23)
Noise pollution is a problem in urban areas across the Bay, but in San Mateo, one rail crossing has caused enough headaches that the city is finding a permanent solution.
Authorities are investigating after two people were killed by passing trains on the Caltrain tracks in separate incidents Thursday.
Caltrain is exploring adding service in the South Bay. Max Darrow reports. (6-26-23)
Caltrain has decided to hold off on a fare increase that was supposed to go into effect next month in addition to surveying riders to see if they would like service expanded in the South Bay.
State lawmakers are warning the Bay Area is on the cusp of a transit death spiral if funding doesn't increase soon.
Bay Area mass transit advocates warn of a potential death spiral if the governor does not step in to help. José Martínez reports. (5-25-23)
A southbound Caltrain carrying about 46 passengers struck and killed a person at a crossing in Palo Alto Sunday night.
State lawmakers announced the creation this week of a select committee in the state Senate that will focus on how to assist Bay Area public transit agencies that are still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bay Area transit operators have a looming obstacle ahead of them: a massive budget shortfall, and a potential fiscal cliff.
Bay Area transit operators have a looming obstacle ahead of them: a massive budget shortfall and a potential "fiscal cliff." Max Darrow reports. (2-10-23)
Caltrain on Tuesday announced that it will receive $367 million to finish its Electrification Project, which it claims is the first undertaking in North America in a generation to transition from diesel trains to an electrified system.
A person on the tracks was struck and killed by a Caltrain in San Francisco Wednesday, halting service in the area.
Caltrain service was restored Thursday afternoon between Millbrae and Hillsdale stations on the Peninsula, after a large tree fell on overhead wires in Burlingame earlier in the day.
Caltrain will use $43 million in federal funds to complete its fleet electrification project by fall 2024, officials announced on Friday.
A driver has died after being struck by a passing train on the Caltrain tracks in Burlingame Thursday afternoon, the fourth fatality on the system in recent days.
