Caltrain Strikes Unoccupied Vehicle Near Burlingame

Caltrain Strikes Unoccupied Vehicle Near Burlingame

All Caltrains are moving again this morning after one struck an unoccupied vehicle on the tracks in Burlingame, causing delays of more than an hour…

President Asks Congress For 125M For Caltrain Electrification

President Asks Congress For 125M For Caltrain Electrification

President Barack Obama has asked Congress for $125 million in the fiscal 2017 budget for the electrification of Caltrain, U.S. Department of Transportation officials announced…

Man Tries To Assault Pair With Car, Baseball Bat At Caltrain Station

Man Tries To Assault Pair With Car, Baseball Bat At Caltrain Station

A motorist attempted to assault two people with a car and a baseball bat at San Francisco’s 22nd Street Caltrain station on Sunday evening, police…

Air District Board Approves $20M for Caltrain Electrification Project

Air District Board Approves $20M for Caltrain Electrification Project

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District board today approved $20 million in funding for a Caltrain electrification project expected to greatly reduce emissions and…

Environmentalists, Transit Enthusiasts Push for Voter-Approved Downtown CalTrain Extension

Environmentalists, Transit Enthusiasts Push for Voter-Approved Downtown CalTrain Extension

Environmentalists and transit enthusiasts are urging San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee to prioritize a ballot measure that passed in 1999 that required an extension of…

Pedestrian Struck by Bus Near Caltrain Station in SoMa

Pedestrian Struck by Bus Near Caltrain Station in SoMa

A bus near the Caltrain station in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood struck a pedestrian this morning, according to police and fire officials. The…

One Person Injured in Standoff Near Caltrain Station

One Person Injured in Standoff Near Caltrain Station

One person was injured in a standoff with a barricaded suspect this afternoon in San Francisco, according to police. Police responded to an area near…

Man Fatally Struck by Out of Service Caltrain

Man Fatally Struck by Out of Service Caltrain

An out-of-service Caltrain that struck and killed a man in a tunnel in San Francisco tonight has been released from the scene, a spokeswoman said….

Photos Released of Suspect Wanted for Assaulting a Police Officer

Photos Released of Suspect Wanted for Assaulting a Police Officer

San Francisco police released photos today of a male suspect who assaulted an officer as he fled during a police investigation near the South of…

Thousands Take to the Streets to Advocate for Civil Rights

Thousands Take to the Streets to Advocate for Civil Rights

Thousands of people, including Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, gathered in San Francisco today to honor the civil rights legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and to…

Powell St Bart Station Reopens After Fatality

Powell St Bart Station Reopens After Fatality

The Powell Street BART station in San Francisco has reopened this morning after a male was killed by apparently jumping in front of a train…

Muni Offers Free Rides, Expanded Service for New Year’s Eve Revelers

Muni Offers Free Rides, Expanded Service for New Year’s Eve Revelers

In an effort to discourage drunk driving as San Francisco rings in the new year, Muni is offering free rides to the public the night…

Pedestrian Struck by SUV Near Caltrain Station

Pedestrian Struck by SUV Near Caltrain Station

A pedestrian crossing a street in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood suffered serious injuries when an SUV struck him early Thursday morning, police said….

Tunnel Fire Delays Caltrain Over the Weekend

Tunnel Fire Delays Caltrain Over the Weekend

Several trains operated by Caltrain were delayed by more than 20 minutes today after crews doused a minor fire in a tunnel at 18th Street…

Child Injured in Collision with Taxi Near SF Caltrain Station

Child Injured in Collision with Taxi Near SF Caltrain Station

An 11-year-old child was injured in a collision with a taxi near Caltrain’s 22nd Street station in San Francisco this afternoon, a police spokesman said….

Caltrain Delayed After Report of Person Struck Turned Up Nothing

Caltrain Delayed After Report of Person Struck Turned Up Nothing

Caltrain stopped service for about an hour this evening after a report of a person struck by a train near 22nd Street in San Francisco,…

Caltrain Strikes Vehicle Between South SF And Bayshore Stations Friday Night

Caltrain officials report a northbound train struck a vehicle on the tracks between the South San Francisco and Bayshore stations this evening. The vehicle was…

Man Struck and Killed on Caltrain Tracks

Man Struck and Killed on Caltrain Tracks

A man was struck and killed by a train on the Caltrain tracks in Mountain View this morning, Caltrain officials said. The collision was reported…

Caltrain Seeking Advisory Board Members

Caltrain Seeking Advisory Board Members

Caltrain is seeking volunteers for its Citizens Advisory Committee to represent San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. According to Caltrain, the CAC serves…

Major Delays Systemwide After Caltrain Dispatching System Fails

Major Delays Systemwide After Caltrain Dispatching System Fails

11:34 AM: It’s been a slow ride for Caltrain commuters this morning after a power outage caused a system-wide failure to it’s computerized dispatching system,…

Caltrain Strikes Unoccupied Car On 16th Street

Caltrain Strikes Unoccupied Car On 16th Street

12:32 PM: A car has been cleared from the tracks crossing 16th Street in San Francisco this morning after it was hit by a train,…

Caltrain Service Disrupted After Redwood City Fatality

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a train at Caltrain’s Redwood City station this morning, an agency spokeswoman said. The person was struck at…

Last-Minute Ticket Sales Might Have Saved Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Freedom Train Event

Last-Minute Ticket Sales Might Have Saved Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Freedom Train Event

The Freedom Train will likely run again next year on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day after last-minute ticket sales for the commemorative ride from…

Slow Tickets Sales Put Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Freedom Train Event In Jeopardy

Slow Tickets Sales Put Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Freedom Train Event In Jeopardy

The organizers of the Bay Area’s annual Freedom Train event to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are hoping to keep the…

Caltrain’s Turning 150 This Weekend, What Did You Get It?

Caltrain’s Turning 150 This Weekend, What Did You Get It?

Caltrain is celebrating 150 years of rail service on the Peninsula with a traveling birthday party this Saturday. The party will begin with a 9…

Breakdown Causes Caltrain Delays

A mechanical problem is causing Caltrain delays on the Peninsula this morning. Southbound train No. 218 was terminated at the Hayward Park station in San…

From Free Rides To “Surge Pricing,” Bay Area NYE Revelers Have Plenty Of Transit Options

From Free Rides To “Surge Pricing,” Bay Area NYE Revelers Have Plenty Of Transit Options

New Year’s Eve revelers in the Bay Area will have plenty of public transit options while ushering in the start of a new year tonight….

SFFD Controls Overnight Fire At Recology Warehouse

SFFD Controls Overnight Fire At Recology Warehouse

San Francisco firefighters have brought a two-alarm fire at a recycling warehouse near the Bayshore Caltrain station under control this morning, a fire dispatcher said….

Downed Power Lines Disrupt Caltrain Service

10:42 PM: Caltrain service is resuming its normal schedule hours after a downed power line in the San Mateo area disrupted Caltrain service on the…

Broken-Down Train Causes Caltrain Delays

Broken-Down Train Causes Caltrain Delays

Caltrain service got behind schedule this morning after a train became disabled in Palo Alto. The northbound train broke down at about 6:30 a.m. at…

Train Breaks Down, Causes Caltrain Delays

10:43 AM: Caltrain is back on schedule today after a broken train caused delays of up to an hour during the morning commute, a transit…

Mechanical Problems Cause Caltrain Delays

Mechanical problems on Caltrain this morning are continuing to cause delays on northbound trains, spokeswoman Christine Dunn said. As of about 7:50 a.m., the No….

Delays After Caltrain Strikes And Kills Pedestrian

8:34 AM: Caltrain is reporting that trains are beginning to move through Palo Alto again after being halted earlier this morning when a person was…

Lengthy Delays For Passengers After Caltrain Strikes Pedestrian

A man was fatally struck on the Caltrain tracks near the agency’s Atherton station this morning, a spokeswoman said. The pedestrian was struck at about…

SFO Still Running Free Shuttles From Millbrae Caltrain

San Francisco International Airport is continuing to run free shuttles between Caltrain’s Millbrae station and the airport to accommodate passengers during the BART strike, a…

BART Strike: Peninsula Commuters Pack Caltrain, SamTrans

Peninsula commuters affected by the BART strike are flocking to Caltrain and filling up SamTrans shuttles, a transit agency spokeswoman said this morning. Preliminary estimates…

Bayview Brush Fire Delays Caltrain

A fire on the tracks in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood has been put out, and Caltrain service is set to resume, a spokeswoman said this…

Caltrain Service Disrupted As SFPD Talks Armed Man Off Ledge

Caltrain Service Disrupted As SFPD Talks Armed Man Off Ledge

6:16 PM: Caltrain service was shut down this evening as police talked a man with a knife down from a ledge near Caltrain’s 22nd Street…

Caltrain Strikes Pedestrian In SF

Caltrain Strikes Pedestrian In SF

A train stuck a man on the Caltrain tracks in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood late Wednesday night, Caltrain officials said. The pedestrian was struck…

Southbound Caltrain Riders Advised To Take BART Wednesday Morning

6:40 AM: Caltrain is running limited service after a train in San Bruno fatally struck a pedestrian this morning, according to a Caltrain spokeswoman. All…