Union Pacific refuses to quiet horns
Shaun Bishop - 12/09/2010
Expensive solutions: San Mateo is considering installing stationary horns at each train crossing, which would be heard by a smaller area, or turning the city into a "quiet zone."
Shaun Bishop - 12/09/2010
Expensive solutions: San Mateo is considering installing stationary horns at each train crossing, which would be heard by a smaller area, or turning the city into a "quiet zone."
Freight train horns drawing complaints
Staff - 12/07/2010
Complaints from residents related to Union Pacific freight train horns have prompted the city of San Mateo to study ways to quiet the noise including the installation of wayside horns at grade crossings.
Staff - 12/07/2010
Complaints from residents related to Union Pacific freight train horns have prompted the city of San Mateo to study ways to quiet the noise including the installation of wayside horns at grade crossings.
Owners hold out, transit center moves forward
Joshua Sabatini - 12/05/2010
The new Transbay Transit Center project will reinvent the terminal for transportation, along with the surrounding area.
Joshua Sabatini - 12/05/2010
The new Transbay Transit Center project will reinvent the terminal for transportation, along with the surrounding area.
Budget Grinch steals holiday train
Sarah Haughey - 11/27/2010
No one aboard: Despite support from the community, Caltrain's holiday train will not continue for a 10th year.
Sarah Haughey - 11/27/2010
No one aboard: Despite support from the community, Caltrain's holiday train will not continue for a 10th year.
Caltrain car-sharing to increase in Redwood City
Will Reisman - 11/11/2010
Many of the more than 85,000 daily passengers on Caltrain and SamTrans drive alone to transit stations in San Mateo County, a rush of vehicles that increases congestion and is commonly referred to as the problem of the "last mile."
Will Reisman - 11/11/2010
Many of the more than 85,000 daily passengers on Caltrain and SamTrans drive alone to transit stations in San Mateo County, a rush of vehicles that increases congestion and is commonly referred to as the problem of the "last mile."
Effort to save Caltrain rolls forward
Nicole Baldocchi - 11/10/2010
With catastrophic service reductions looming on Caltrain's horizon, a concerned group of residents and civic leaders, including former Palo Alto Mayor Yoriko Kishimito, has formed a grassroots group to try save the beleagured transit agency.
Nicole Baldocchi - 11/10/2010
With catastrophic service reductions looming on Caltrain's horizon, a concerned group of residents and civic leaders, including former Palo Alto Mayor Yoriko Kishimito, has formed a grassroots group to try save the beleagured transit agency.
'Friends' seek to avert Caltrain demise
Sue Dremann - 11/10/2010
Without funding to stabilize Caltrain's operating costs, commuters could find themselves without the rail line on the Peninsula for the first time since 1864, when two trains a day carried riders between San Francisco and San Jose.
Sue Dremann - 11/10/2010
Without funding to stabilize Caltrain's operating costs, commuters could find themselves without the rail line on the Peninsula for the first time since 1864, when two trains a day carried riders between San Francisco and San Jose.
Dumbarton rail back on track, funding shortage
Bonnie Eslinger - 11/10/2010
San Mateo County officials have revived a plan to restore the Dumbarton rail bridge for commuter train service between the Peninsula and East Bay, saying funding and ridership look promising for the $700 million transportation project.
Bonnie Eslinger - 11/10/2010
San Mateo County officials have revived a plan to restore the Dumbarton rail bridge for commuter train service between the Peninsula and East Bay, saying funding and ridership look promising for the $700 million transportation project.
Caltrain running after package investigated
Staff - 11/05/2010
Caltrain was on hold Friday for about an hour outside of San Carlos while police investigated a suspicious package found at San Carlos Station, according to Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn.
Staff - 11/05/2010
Caltrain was on hold Friday for about an hour outside of San Carlos while police investigated a suspicious package found at San Carlos Station, according to Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn.
Giants give Caltrain a boost
Bill Silverfarb - 11/04/2010
The Giants playoff push provided a boost to Caltrain as Peninsula fans filled trains to San Francisco to root on the team.
Bill Silverfarb - 11/04/2010
The Giants playoff push provided a boost to Caltrain as Peninsula fans filled trains to San Francisco to root on the team.
Caltrain delayed after medical emergency
Andrea Koskey - 11/04/2010
Trains heading south on the Peninsula are sluggish Thursday evening after a medical emergency held up one Caltrain in Millbrae.
Andrea Koskey - 11/04/2010
Trains heading south on the Peninsula are sluggish Thursday evening after a medical emergency held up one Caltrain in Millbrae.
'Bumping' of bicyclists rarely happens
Mike Rosenberg - 11/03/2010
Despite bicyclists' cries that they are regularly "bumped," or denied boarding on a packed Caltrain, a new study shows it hardly ever happens any more.
Mike Rosenberg - 11/03/2010
Despite bicyclists' cries that they are regularly "bumped," or denied boarding on a packed Caltrain, a new study shows it hardly ever happens any more.
Kishimoto: Put Caltrain 'On The Right Track'
Yoriko Kishimoto - 10/29/2010
Come to a community meeting on Caltrain on November 9th: why it's facing a crisis, how it fits into the Bay Area transit picture and what you can do about it!
Yoriko Kishimoto - 10/29/2010
Come to a community meeting on Caltrain on November 9th: why it's facing a crisis, how it fits into the Bay Area transit picture and what you can do about it!
Caltrain 're-invents' holiday train
Sandy Brundage - 10/29/2010
After raising fares and cutting service, Caltrain also recently announced that the Holiday Train of yesteryear is no more. But a scaled-down version will appear in time for Christmas.
Sandy Brundage - 10/29/2010
After raising fares and cutting service, Caltrain also recently announced that the Holiday Train of yesteryear is no more. But a scaled-down version will appear in time for Christmas.
Palo Alto wants $1.5M for California Avenue
Sue Dremann - 10/03/2010
A $1.5 million grant could transform California Avenue in Palo Alto into a European-style boulevard with two lanes, a park/plaza at the east end near the Caltrain station, additional landscaping, kiosks and a 20-seat mini-plaza near Ash Street.
Sue Dremann - 10/03/2010
A $1.5 million grant could transform California Avenue in Palo Alto into a European-style boulevard with two lanes, a park/plaza at the east end near the Caltrain station, additional landscaping, kiosks and a 20-seat mini-plaza near Ash Street.
Mechanical problem causing Caltrain delay
Staff - 09/09/2010
Northbound commuters are experiencing Caltrain delays Thursday morning after a mechanical problem forced the cancellation of one train, a spokeswoman said.
Staff - 09/09/2010
Northbound commuters are experiencing Caltrain delays Thursday morning after a mechanical problem forced the cancellation of one train, a spokeswoman said.
Tech tenants seek space near Caltrain
J.K. Dineen - 08/27/2010
Peninsula office landlords near Caltrain stations are finding themselves on the right side of the tracks.
J.K. Dineen - 08/27/2010
Peninsula office landlords near Caltrain stations are finding themselves on the right side of the tracks.
MH Times: Keep Caltrain to South County
Editorial Board - 08/26/2010
It's a story that has repeated itself ad nauseam since the economy collapsed two years ago. Cities, counties, school districts and public transportation agencies see declining revenue and look at various ways to balance their ever-fragile budgets.
Editorial Board - 08/26/2010
It's a story that has repeated itself ad nauseam since the economy collapsed two years ago. Cities, counties, school districts and public transportation agencies see declining revenue and look at various ways to balance their ever-fragile budgets.
Transit hub's face-lift
John Upton - 08/05/2010
Thousands of bus passengers arriving in downtown San Francisco on Monday morning will be deposited in and around a congested and potentially confusing new outdoor bus terminal.
John Upton - 08/05/2010
Thousands of bus passengers arriving in downtown San Francisco on Monday morning will be deposited in and around a congested and potentially confusing new outdoor bus terminal.
Public input wanted by Caltrain
Lindsay Bryant - 08/04/2010
Caltrain service from the south San Jose Tamien station to Gilroy may come to a complete stop as soon as October. A drop-in meeting at the Gilroy station, 7150 Monterey Street, will be held from 5:30 to 7:47 p.m. when the last train leaves South County Aug. 19.
Lindsay Bryant - 08/04/2010
Caltrain service from the south San Jose Tamien station to Gilroy may come to a complete stop as soon as October. A drop-in meeting at the Gilroy station, 7150 Monterey Street, will be held from 5:30 to 7:47 p.m. when the last train leaves South County Aug. 19.
Marines and Navy guard Toys for Tots.
Amber Lee of KTVU interviews youngster.
Electrified Caltrain will have higher cantenary.
Caltrain work equipment waits adjacent to BART construction.
Assembling rail track alignment vehicle.
With sidewalk blocked pedestrians endanger lives.
Truck is parked in future Sylvan parking lot.
Interesting-landscaping runs along suicide fence.
Vandals keep ahead of Caltrain crews.
Some just cannot read the warnings.
Dangerous space begs for Caltrain safety change.
Nothing prevents suicides from Caltrain wheels.
Artwork in San Carlos has already been vandalized.
Take the train and leave construction to them.
Green light gives engineer word track is all clear.
Working On The Railroad Is Colorful.
If radar doesn't work residents might.
She'll Be Comin' Round The Corner.
Train Heading South Switches Tracks.
Wetlands Here, Wetlands There, Wetlands Everywhere.