Guests disembark from Caltrain’s inaugural electric train ride at San Francisco station on Aug. 10, 2024. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. Caltrain released its new electric train service schedule on Monday ...

Passengers will be riding the festively decorated train Saturday when it makes a round trip from San Jose to San Francisco.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Caltrain's new electric transit service begins this weekend. A launch party for the fleet of electric trains is set for Saturday. The new trains are described as cleaner, quieter and ...

Caltrain officials say the recently launched electrification project is paying off, after seeing a significant ridership increase since making the switch. The new trains officially took off from most ...

Caltrain at its recent Board Meeting outlined “significant service cuts and operational impacts,” including the potential elimination of weekend service and of half-hourly trains, “to reduce budget ...

Facing the prospect of another wet and wild winter, Palo Alto and Menlo Park are keeping a particularly watchful eye on the San Francisquito Creek rail bridge, an aged steel-truss span next to the ...

Electric trains can accelerate and decelerate faster than diesel trains. Credit: San Mateo County Transit District. US-based commuter rail service Caltrain has successfully completed clearance trial ...

The agency projects an average annual funding shortfall of $75 million from 2027 through 2035 without new funding sources ...

Caltrain reported a 57% jump in ridership in 2025, marking its strongest performance since the COVID-19 pandemic as long-term funding uncertainty threatens the agency’s ...