Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Downtown Extension

BART and Amtrak at Richmond. A new tunnel to San Francisco could make this transfer unnecessary. Photo: City of Richmond

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Amtrak to S.F. via a New Transbay Tube?

By Roger Rudick | Feb 6, 2019 | 39 Comments

Capitol Corridor and BART are discussing building a second Transbay tube to carry trains from both systems

A rendering of the downtown extension of Caltrain. Image: Transbay Authority

Downtown Extension Finally Moves Forward

By Roger Rudick | Apr 11, 2017 | 22 Comments

The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (CTA) Board authorized $5.5 million in Prop K funds for the downtown extension rail tunnel (DTX) project that will one day connect Caltrain's mainline to the Transbay Terminal.