Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Rail

Amtrak, Southern Rail Commission, Take Steps to Bring Service Back to the Deep South

By John Besche | Mar 23, 2023 | No Comments

"Mississippi and Louisiana and conservative elected officials coming together and saying, ‘We don't want to miss this opportunity. This is our economic development. This is connecting my people.’ That's a story," said one supporter.

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Advocates Decry ‘Precision Scheduled Railroading’ After Ohio Derailment

By Kea Wilson | Mar 1, 2023 | No Comments

"We’ve got a get a handle on this as industry, and we've got to do it as soon as possible," one rail leader said.

A SMART train, waiting in San Rafael in Sept., champing at the bit to head two miles more to meet the Larkspur ferry. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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Editorial: Larkspur Opening and Reflections on Rail

By Roger Rudick | Dec 11, 2019 | No Comments

Let's use this weekend's new rail extension opening to recall what we lost--and move full steam ahead with improving SMART

A Siemens-built electric train. Could trains such as this become commonplace one day in Northern California? Photo: Wikiwand

SPUR Talk: The Future of Rail in Northern California

By Roger Rudick | Jun 6, 2019 | 23 Comments

More trains, more frequency, more speed coming to California

The Cabin Bus, 6 a.m., Santa Monica. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Cabin Sleep Bus is in Hibernation

By Roger Rudick | Jan 17, 2019 | 10 Comments

Sold as a way to sleep away the journey between LA and SF, the 'Cabin' sleep bus crashed into the bumpy realities of rubber tires on asphalt

Facebook Expansions Could Spur Dumbarton Rail in Menlo Park

By Andrew Boone | Mar 20, 2015 | 26 Comments

Long-delayed efforts to restore train service on the Dumbarton Rail Corridor, which links the mid-Peninsula to the East Bay, could get a boost as Facebook looks to add housing and offices along the tracks in Menlo Park. This spring, the San Mateo County Transportation Authority will study how to bring service to a 4.5-mile segment of the Dumbarton tracks […]

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