Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Caltrain

As part of a pilot project, BART arrival information is now visible from outside the paid-fare area in Civic Center station: Photo: BART

Bay Area Transit Update: BART Signs, Caltrain Electrification, Amtrak, SFMTA Annual Report

By Roger Rudick | Feb 5, 2018 | No Comments

Small but significant announcements came out of several large transit agencies last week.

Caltrans Wants Input on California State Rail Plan

By Melanie Curry | Oct 30, 2017 | 17 Comments

A series of open houses will present the 2018 California State Rail Plan, the state's strategic plan for creating a coordinated, statewide rail network. What does it need?

Despite promises, it looks as if Caltrain plans to decrease space for bikes on its future electric trains.

Advocates Protest Rollback in Caltrain Bike Capacity

By Roger Rudick | Sep 15, 2017 | No Comments

BIKES ONBoard is trying to put the brakes on Caltrain's plans to reduce the number of bike spaces on its trains

Caltrain Celebrates Electrification Project

By Roger Rudick | Jul 24, 2017 | No Comments

A victory lap for Caltrain proponents in Millbrae.

The lower level of Berlin's main railway station. The Transbay Transit Center could look something like this--if trains ever get there. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Update on Plans to Get Trains into S.F. Transbay Terminal

By Roger Rudick | Jun 19, 2017 | No Comments

The San Francisco Planning Department will be presenting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors with updated plans for getting trains from the Caltrain corridor into the lower level of the Transbay Transit Center.

It was once possible to run a passenger train directly from Caltrain's mainline to the ferry terminal, as seen here in 1940. Photo: sfbayrail.com

The Crazy Idea of Running Caltrain onto Muni’s Tracks

By Dennis Lytton and Roger Rudick | Jun 14, 2017 | No Comments

Maybe it's not quite as crazy as it sounds

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