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Armed men steal laptop at Caltrain station
Diana Samuels - 12/04/2010
A man walking to a train at the San Antonio Caltrain Station in Mountain View was attacked by three robbers with a gun, police said.

Man robbed, tried to rape near Caltrain station
Staff - 12/04/2010
Police are searching for information about a sexual attacker who assaulted a woman near the South San Francisco Caltrain station Thursday night.

Man flashes group in Palo Alto
Victor Gonzales - 10/14/2010
A man exposed himself to a group of women in Palo Alto on Tuesday, police said.

Caltrain's new effort for Rail Safety Month
Tasha Bartholomew - 09/08/2010
This month, Caltrain is observing Railroad Safety Month in conjunction with Operation Lifesaver, an internationally renowned program promoting rail safety, by launching a new outreach effort to prevent suicides.

Prosecutors drop case against wrongly accused
Mike Aldax - 08/26/2010
One digit derailed an investigation into a Caltrain bomb threat when police and prosecutors pursued the wrong suspect, a developmentally disabled man who falsely confessed to the crime.

New safety upgrades underway for Caltrain
David Louie - 07/08/2010
Work crews are starting to do upgrades to eight rail crossings in northern Santa Clara County overnight to improve pedestrian and vehicle safety. The $5.8 million project is being funded by a voter-approved half-cent sales tax approved in 2000. There is disappointment, though, in Palo Alto where transit officials acknowledge the improvements will not address the on-going problem with suicides along the tracks.

Second no contest plea in Caltrain beating
Staff - 02/16/2010
Robert Davis, one of two men charged with felony assault following an incident at the Menlo Park Caltrain station in September, has pleaded no contest.

Attack accomplice pleads no contest
Michelle Durand - 02/13/2010
A man accused of helping a renowned judo artist beat two men at the Menlo Park Caltrain Station after friendly "horseplay" turned serious pleaded no contest to felony assault in return for no more than 90 days in jail.

Co-defendant in Caltrain assault takes deal
Jessica Bernstein-Wax - 02/11/2010
A 22-year-old Redwood City man who prosecutors claim attacked two men in Menlo Park last September along with a renowned Judo athlete pleaded no contest Thursday to one count of felony assault, attorneys said.

Money short for Caltrain crossing patrol
Will Oremus - 02/08/2010
A program that has security guards patrolling the Caltrain crossing at Meadow Drive in Palo Alto is running short of funding, suicide prevention advocate and former mayor Vic Ojakian told the city council Monday night.

Man accused of Caltrain bomb threat
Staff - 01/15/2010
The coastside man who pleaded no contest to phoning a fake bomb to Caltrain cannot withdraw his plea and face jury trial on the charge instead, a judge ruled Thursday.

Not guilty plea in alleged train assault
Staff - 01/06/2010
A renowned judo instructor and his friend - both accused of beating two men at the Menlo Park Caltrain station after friendly "horseplay" turned serious - will stand trial next month.

Head-on train collision less likely in Bay Area, officials say
Linda Goldston - 09/15/2008
As the death toll in Southern California reached 26 on Monday, transportation officials said Bay Area train commuters are much less likely to be in a head-on collision because most of the rail lines here run on double tracks.

Crews set to rebuild Caltrain tracks in Palo Alto
Staff - 08/28/2008
Construction beginning Friday on the Caltrain tracks in Palo Alto will temporarily force passengers to board from a single platform at both of the city's stations, the rail line announced Wednesday.

Discovery of 'suspicious' package causes Caltrain delays
Staff - 08/19/2008
An investigation related to a "suspicious" package found on a Caltrain in Redwood City this afternoon is causing delays, Caltrain officials said.

Caltrain eliminates station rule
Staff - 06/10/2008
Now that construction has wrapped up on a $20.5 million project at its Burlingame station, Caltrain plans to suspend its practice of allowing just one train into the station at a time.

Caltrain repairing 14 cars
Sue Thompson - 06/02/2008
Fewer cars, but, the same number of riders - that could add up to crowding and delays on Caltrain.

Caltrain sponsors safety relay
Will Oremus - 05/15/2008
Caltrain's latest idea to encourage people to stay off its tracks is a "Rail Safety Relay."

Tough rules for toxic rail shipments
Erik N. Nelson - 04/01/2008
Rail tankers with deadly chlorine and ammonia would have to slow down unless they were shipped in more impact-resistant tanks under a new rule proposed Monday by the Federal Railroad Administration.

Tentative deal reached in Caltrain suit
Mark Abramson - 03/21/2008
The family of a teenager who was killed on train tracks almost two years ago has reached a tentative settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit against Caltrain and other defendants, including the city.