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California Rail Safety Month Kicks off With Freight Train Press Ride-Along
Concurrent with transit month, Bay Area transit agencies get together to talk about trackside safety
September 2, 2026
Old Caltrain Locomotives Find New Life on Capitol Corridor
Some of Caltrain's F40 locomotives escape the scrapper, pull (or push) trains between San Jose and Sacramento. That should mean more frequent, more reliable service
July 22, 2026
As Bike Cars Overflow, Caltrain Bans Large Bikes and Panniers
New rules heavily restrict the types of bikes Caltrain users can bring on board. Years ago advocates warned Caltrain that they weren't allotting enough bike space on the new trains
March 4, 2026
Two-Item Tuesday: BART Ridership Still Climbing
Plus Caltrain and VTA prep for the Super Bowl
January 27, 2026
Caltrain Gets Award, Holiday Train Goes Electric
Caltrain unveils new holiday train as it receives accolades from the American Public Transportation Association
December 12, 2025
Caltrain Electrification Boosted Ridership 76 Percent in June
This is the wildly successful component of the HSR project Trump's minions tried to kill during his first term
July 31, 2025
Bay Area Transit is Not Out of the Woods
Sacramento gave BART, Muni, Caltrain, AC Transit, and others a lifeline, but the struggle to keep the trains and buses running is far from over
Laura Tolkoff
July 16, 2025
SPUR Briefs Press on Transit’s Looming Financial Meltdown
Transportation experts at the Bay Area's leading policy research group warn of severity of coming transit cuts and the potentially dire impacts for the region
April 30, 2025
Couple of Caltrain Updates
If AI's good enough for driverless cars, why not use it to keep trains safe too? Plus Caltrain wants you to take the train to the parade
March 13, 2025