Caltrain Ridership Grows as Workers Return to Offices and Gas Prices Soar
With the omicron wave and fiery train crash in San Bruno in the rearview mirror, Caltrain continues its push to get more people to take the train.
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With the omicron wave and fiery train crash in San Bruno in the rearview mirror, Caltrain continues its push to get more people to take the train.
Caltrain and BART service in San Bruno has resumed following a stoppage caused by a fire near train tracks late Saturday night.
A person was struck by a Caltrain in Mountain View on Monday night, a spokesperson for the agency said. Caltrain has not released the condition of the person.
A Caltrain struck and killed someone who was on the tracks in Menlo Park on Friday morning, an agency spokesman said.
Caltrain returned to a reduced weekday schedule of non-stop service Monday morning as the investigation continues into last week's fiery collision between an engine and construction equipment that injured 13 people.
Caltrain officials on Sunday morning announced that the wreckage from Thursday's fiery collision has been cleared from the crash site and the tracks reopened.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board gave Caltrain the all-clear to begin removing the train that was involved in a fiery crash on Thursday from the tracks in San Bruno.
Federal investigators meticulously combed through debris Saturday in the wake of a fiery crash between a Caltrain engine and construction equipment that injured 13 people and has shut down rail service between the South San Francisco and Millbrae stations.
A Caltrain engine slammed into a construction vehicle, ripping it in half and igniting its fuel tank into a massive fireball Thursday morning in a crash that injured 13 people, charred the outside of several passenger cars and shut down service on the busy San Francisco Peninsula commuter rail line.
Caltrain announced Wednesday that it will reduce the number of weekday trains it runs starting next week and lasting until early April to accommodate work in San Mateo and Burlingame on the electrification of the system.
A southbound Caltrain train slammed into a vehicle near Scott Street in San Bruno, halting service in both direction Friday morning on the busy rail commute line.
A pedestrian, who was trespassing on the tracks south of Hillsdale Station in San Mateo, was fatally struck by a northbound passenger train Tuesday afternoon.
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As a result of the latest COVID-19 surge in cases, Caltrain announced Thursday that there will be no Celebration Train operating on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year due to the pandemic.
A southbound Caltrain heading towards San Jose/Gilroy collided with a vehicle on the tracks in San Francisco on Wednesday evening, according to Caltrain.
Two male suspects robbed a woman of her backpack, her Nike tennis shoes and other belongings as she waited for a commuter train at the University Avenue Caltrain station Tuesday afternoon, pointing a gun at a woman in her eighties who had come her aid before fleeing.
A Caltrain hit a pedestrian in Sunnyvale Thursday morning, blocking the tracks and creating a short delay until it was cleared an hour later.
A Caltrain was involved in a collision in Palo Alto that has disrupted service and closed part of Charleston Road, according to authorities.
Caltrain traffic was temporarily delayed Wednesday after a train struck a person trespassing on the tracks at the Lawrence station in Sunnyvale early that morning, according to the transit agency.
Looking to welcome riders back, BART, Caltrain and other transit agencies in the Bay Area are offering fare discounts in September.
Anticipating a return of office workers and students to schools, Caltrain officials increased service Monday, offering 104 trains per weekday including the return of the Baby Bullet express routes.
A Caltrain struck a car on the tracks in Burlingame on Tuesday, killing the driver inside.
Police closed Palo Alto Avenue at the Caltrain crossing near El Camino Real late Monday, after Caltrain officials said a train struck a pedestrian trespassing on the tracks.
A person was hit and killed by a Caltrain Friday morning in Burlingame, the agency said.
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