All aboard. California's transportation landscape is getting a major upgrade as Caltrain, the oldest continuously operated railroad in the West, ushers in a new age of electric trains. This isn't just ...

Guests disembark from Caltrain’s inaugural electric train ride at San Francisco station on Aug. 10, 2024. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. With revenues slumping, ridership sluggish and a fiscal cliff on ...

Caltrain is the San Francisco peninsula’s commuter rail, the oldest operating railroad in the western U.S. Over the next few weeks its old diesel trains will be replaced by new electric cars, ...

SALINAS – The project to bring Caltrain past its endpoint in Gilroy, through to Salinas continues to roll along as designs of the layover facility in Salinas and track improvements in Gilroy are under ...

The formal inauguration of Caltrain's groundbreaking electric train -- the first of its kind in California -- took place Saturday morning in San Francisco. The event featured appearances from a bevy ...

From San Francisco to Silicon Valley, Bay Area residents can now travel on all electric trains via Caltrain. SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- From San Francisco to Silicon Valley, Bay Area residents can now ...

Cars wait as a train crosses through the Churchill intersection in Palo Alto on May 16, 2025. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Any Palo Alto resident who lives close to the Caltrain tracks knows the horn. It ...

A person died Monday morning after being struck by a Caltrain train, the train operator told passengers. This reporter was on the 507 express line that departed San Jose Diridon station at 7:22 a.m.

For supporters of rail travel, which offers more environmental benefits than autos or planes, Earth Day 2025 is the best of times and the worst of times. California high-speed rail (CHSR) currently ...