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Advocates Protest Rollback in Caltrain Bike Capacity
BIKES ONBoard is trying to put the brakes on Caltrain's plans to reduce the number of bike spaces on its trains
September 15, 2017
Hyperloop Breaks 1955 Rail Record
Hyperloop remains much slower than those pesky "dinosaur" trains that use good-old fashioned tracks and wheels.
August 30, 2017
SMART Train Official Launch
The ride was smooth. The seats were comfortable. And the trains boasted big windows and tables at every seat.
August 28, 2017
Los Angeles Bus Service Declined as Rail Expanded
Given the tens of billions of dollars that L.A. will spend on transit over the next few decades, it's all the more important to invest it in ways that will be useful and attract riders. But since 2014, ridership has been dropping.
August 23, 2017
California’s Antique Trains
Last week I took the train from Oakland to Bakersfield, where I transferred to a bus to get to Los Angeles. At eight hours, that's the fastest Amtrak route between the two cities. And the train was packed.
August 22, 2017
Caltrain Celebrates Electrification Project
A victory lap for Caltrain proponents in Millbrae.
July 24, 2017
Milestones in Bay Area Transport: SMART Train and Bike-Share
SMART began offering free rides, although the official launch of the train service is still up in the air. And Bay Area bike-share, rebranded as Ford GoBike, began rolling out bikes in San Francisco, with other cities coming soon.
June 30, 2017
Update on Plans to Get Trains into S.F. Transbay Terminal
The San Francisco Planning Department will be presenting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors with updated plans for getting trains from the Caltrain corridor into the lower level of the Transbay Transit Center.
June 19, 2017
The Crazy Idea of Running Caltrain onto Muni’s Tracks
Maybe it's not quite as crazy as it sounds
June 14, 2017
