
Palo Alto, Calif., still waiting on decisions, funding for grade crossing projects
This is one separation Palo Alto, Calif., wanted no part of, and it deals with funding.
This is one separation Palo Alto, Calif., wanted no part of, and it deals with funding.
Last month, a Caltrain commuter train collided with three stopped hi-rail vehicles on mainline track near San Bruno, Calif.
To accommodate Caltrain electrification construction work, temporary service changes in the weekday morning and late afternoon schedules (5:30-9 am and 3:30-7 pm) will be in effect.
Balfour Beatty and Caltrain have successfully laid 3092 foundations on the Caltrain Electrification Project, with the final foundation of the overhead catenary system set on Friday, January 28.
The cost of the Caltrain electrification project just went up.
Caltrain is continuing to finish grade crossing improvement projects. The latest are in Menlo Park and San Mateo.
The grade separated crossing at East 31st Avenue in San Mateo will open on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021.
The grade separated crossing at East 25th Avenue in San Mateo has been reopened to all modes of traffic.
Caltrain’s Board of Directors approved its operating and capital budgets for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 at the rail agency’s monthly board meeting.
Caltrain has announced that the launch of electrified service has been delayed until late 2024.
Caltrain is working on bridge and track improvemenets.
Public transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area needs some help attracting riders as the nation slowly recovers from the pandemic.
With Facebook back on board, it’s time for the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) to face time with residents about the Dumbarton Rail Corridor project.
Caltrain’s first electric trainset has arrived at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colo. for testing, marking a major milestone in the electrification of the railroad.
At its monthly meeting [yesterday], the Caltrain Board of Directors approved a contract extension to the Caltrain Operating Agreement with TransitAmerica Services, Inc. (TASI) to continue providing commuter rail service for the
Historically, Caltrain has depended upon rider fares to support its operations. The agency is the only Bay Area transit system without a dedicated revenue source. As is the case with most transit
Ed. Note: The financial mess that most transit agencies have found themselves in as a result of the pandemic, and resulting plunges in ridership, are well known to most readers. Periodically, we
Ed. Note: One of the big questions facing commuter rail and rail transit is the extent to which riders plan to use the service once the pandemic is over or, at least,
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Caltrain appears to be dead on the tracks. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors did not support putting a sales tax for the passenger rail system on the November ballot. The three