News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
Caltrain is installing bike eLockers at most of its stations, allowing people with bikes to park them easily, affordably and securely. Read More
Caltrain has announced its reducing the price of its monthly pass by 20% from April to September. Riders can purchase an April Pass starting this week. Read More
Caltrain’s first electric trains have been delivered to the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado, for testing, marking a major milestone in the electrification of the railroad, agency officials said. Read More
Caltrain's Positive Train Control project has been certified by the Federal Railroad Administration. Read More
Caltrain has released the results of its Pandemic Rider Survey, providing insight into how the pandemic has affected the rail service. Read More
Caltrain's electrification project is more than halfway done, according to a report in the San Mateo Daily Journal. Read More
The Caltrain Board of Directors voted to close its Atherton station at its November meeting. Read More
Caltrain is considering service adjustments aimed at increasing ridership and better serving those that depend on the system during shelter-in-place. Read More
Caltrain riders can experience the electrified future via Caltrain’s Virtual Reality Tour of its new electric trains, now being assembled in Utah. Read More
MTC Commissioners have voted to support Measure RR, the one-eighth-cent sales tax to provide funding for Caltrain that will be considered by voters in San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties this November, and to support Sonoma County Measure DD, which would extend the county’s existing quarter-cent transportation sales tax for an additional 20 years. Read More