Caltrain Strikes, Kills Person On Tracks In San Francisco
A northbound Caltrain fatally struck a person on the tracks at the Mission Bay Drive grade crossing in San Francisco,
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A northbound Caltrain fatally struck a person on the tracks at the Mission Bay Drive grade crossing in San Francisco,
There are no reported injuries in a collision between a Caltrain and two occupied vehicles on the Broadway Avenue grade crossing in Burlingame late Friday afternoon.
The Caltrain Board of Directors on Thursday approved closure of Atherton's Caltrain station and elimination of its weekend service, possibly beginning in December.
Caltrain has lost significant ridership and subsequent funding during the COVID-19 pandemic, but after Tuesday's election, it may receive a lifeline and long-term financial support.
With Caltrain ridership plummeting during the coronavirus pandemic, a sales tax measure on the November ballot could provide a lifeline.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's Board of Directors unanimously approved putting an eighth-cent sales tax on the November ballot to fund Caltrain during a special meeting Wednesday morning.
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously voted to approve putting an eighth-cent sales tax on the November ballot to fund Caltrain, the latest development in a contentious regional debate over the future of the transit agency.
Caltrain travel into San Francisco was halted Tuesday morning after a pedestrian on the tracks was fatally struck by a commuter train.
A joint statement issued by seven elected officials on Sunday calls for letting voters decide on funding for the Caltrain service which has seen ridership drop steeply during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emergency personnel were at the scene of fatal pedestrian accident involving a Caltrain, in San Francisco.
Transit agencies around the Bay Area have struggled during the pandemic. BART and Muni are both facing budget disasters as riders stay home. But now Caltrain may have jumped to the top of the endangered list, in part because of something very few people saw coming.
A person was hit shortly before noon Friday by a train near the Caltrain Menlo Park station, according to Caltrain officials.
With more people heading back to work, Bay Area Rapid Transit and Caltrain both announced service additions.
A Caltrain struck a person trespassing on the tracks Monday evening, according to the San Mateo County Transit District.
A person died Saturday morning after being hit a train on tracks just south of Capitol Station in San Jose, transit officials said.
As the state moves ahead with re-opening plans, Bay Area public transportation agencies say they are still a long way from being out of the woods.
A person was struck at about 4 p.m. by Caltrain No. 156, which was heading south, near the Redwood City station.
A person died after being hit by a train Friday morning on tracks north of the Gilroy Caltrain Station, Caltrain officials said.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission on Thursday released a framework for allocating more than $780 million of federal relief funds to Bay Area transit agencies.
Caltrain announced Thursday that it will reduce its weekday train service by more than half starting next week amid sharp ridership losses due to the novel coronavirus.
Public transit agencies on the Peninsula on Friday announced service adjustments for the coming week in response to decreased ridership due to efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Peninsula residents can expect to see more affordable housing built along the Caltrain corridor in the near future, that's a promise from the board of directors. Caltrain recently committed that for all future construction, 30 percent of the units built will be allocated for affordable housing.
Caltrain will temporarily suspend service into the heart of San Francisco on weekends through the end of March to accommodate construction work required to electrify the rail corridor by 2022.
Diridon Station in Downtown San Jose has been shut down early Tuesday morning due to a reported bomb threat, according to police.
Caltrain will operate special service on Sunday to get fans to and from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara for the 49ers NFC Championship game.
