How electrifying a Bay Area rail system made trains faster, cleaner, and more frequent

A $2.4 billion upgrade is shaving minutes off Caltrain trips through Silicon Valley, doubling weekend ridership, and reducing ...

Caltrain may ban bikes with child seats. Parents say it could upend their commutes

Caltrain said bikes and other mobility devices are getting bigger with bulky attachments that take up too much space.

Caltrain wheeling back enforcement of bike restrictions after pushback from community

With ridership rebounding, Caltrain had previously planned to free up space on trains by banning certain kinds of bikes. Now, they're hitting the brakes on enforcing the regulations after cycling ...
Planetizen

Caltrain Outlaws Cargo Bikes, Child Seats as Demand Overwhelms Bike Cars

The San Francisco Bay Area’s Caltrain system announced it will begin banning cargo bikes, other larger bikes, and pannier bags from its bike trains as demand for bike space outpaces supply, reports ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Caltrain says AI technology preventing collisions, keeping people safer at Burlingame rail crossing

BURLINGAME, Calif. (KGO) -- The Caltrain crossing along Broadway in Burlingame, infamously named the most dangerous rail crossing in the state, has gotten some upgrades recently. Back in November, ...
NBC 7 San Diego

Caltrain Passenger Wakes Up Trapped Inside Empty Train

A South Bay woman is calling on Caltrain to make changes after she fell asleep on a train and woke up alone in a maintenance yard. The March 14 incident was the second time a passenger was left alone ...
KQED

How Can I Cross the Bay When BART Is Down?

If you’re in the East Bay and trying to get to San Francisco — or vice versa — there’s a whole network of buses, ferries and ...