Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Caltrain

A rendering of the Transbay terminal with Caltrain and HSR. Image: Transbay Authority

Is the Caltrain Downtown Extension in Jeopardy too?

By Roger Rudick | Feb 28, 2017 | No Comments

Calm down, everyone. They're just studying it some more.

Commuters in San Jose lining up to board Caltrain. The modernization project is expected to help the railroad carry 40,000 more passengers in the years ahead. Photo: Richard Masoner/Flickr

Will Caltrain Electrification Win Out Despite the California GOP?

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 27, 2017 | No Comments

The electrification of commuter rail service between San Jose and San Francisco was all but ready to begin construction when Donald Trump's transportation secretary, Elaine Chao, pulled the rug out from under the project earlier this month. Local officials are trying to adjust on the fly to salvage the project.