National A rail strike looms and impact on US economy could be broad By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Nov 22, 2022 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — American consumers and nearly every industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt next month.
Local News Featured Help needed for injured worker in San Bruno Caltrain crash Curtis Driscoll Daily Journal staff Mar 19, 2022 Friends and family of a contracted worker injured when a Caltrain commuter train slammed into a construction truck in San Bruno are asking for…
Local News Featured Bill by Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, would help pay for Caltrain electrification By Curtis Driscoll Daily Journal staff Updated Mar 9, 2022 A new state bill to help finance the completion of Caltrain electrification by 2024 has been introduced by Assemblymember Kevin Mullin, and of…
Local News Featured Senators seek funding for Caltrain electrification Daily Journal staff reportUpdated Mar 3, 2022 California’s two U.S. senators are calling for legislative funding to complete Caltrain’s electrification service project, which recently comp…
Bay Area Featured Rail improvement program could be key for Bay Area transit use By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation Nov 8, 2021 Rail travel across Northern California could see a big shift in the coming decades as rail systems collaborate on a program called Link21.
Columnists Touting Hartnett’s tenure By Mark Simon Updated Jun 26, 2025 When Jim Hartnett was hired to run SamTrans and Caltrain in mid-March of 2015, I wrote the news release announcing the decision. As my perpetu…
Guest Perspectives Bringing common sense to high-speed rail plans By John Pimentel Updated Aug 30, 2019 It has taken a decade for “common sense” and “California High-Speed Rail” to be used in the same sentence, but maybe that time has finally come.
Guest Perspectives Caltrain and our regional transit system By Jim HartnettUpdated Aug 13, 2019 Every day, inefficient transportation networks and increasing traffic congestion are having harmful impacts on commuters and our communities. …
