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Paly student killed by train is identified
The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office on Thursday identified 15-year-old Ash He as the Palo Alto High School student who was struck and killed by a Caltrain on March […]
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Caltrain won’t say how many people died on the tracks last year
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Daily Post has been seeking information about whether Caltrain’s policy of no longer telling the public when trains kill people has been successful, […]
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UPDATE: Two people killed on Caltrain tracks in 2 days
Update, Nov. 20, 2024 — A Caltrain hit and killed someone at around 5:15 a.m. on Nov. 20 in Menlo Park near Glenwood Avenue, said San Mateo County District Attorney […]
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Homeless man dies on railroad tracks; death wasn’t reported by Caltrain
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A 55-year-old homeless man named Donald Williams died on the Caltrain tracks last week, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office said Wednesday. […]
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County supervisor wonders if there is a high-tech way to reduce railroad suicides
San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller of Menlo Park wants to see if artificial intelligence, computer technology and cameras could be used to stop suicides on the Caltrain tracks. On […]
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Caltrain hits and kills teenager on the tracks
A new electric Caltrain hit and killed a teenager in Menlo Park last night. The collision occurred north of the Menlo Park depot, at 9:03 p.m., involving southbound train 268. […]
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Caltrain to keep track suicides secret
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Caltrain is no longer providing details about people who are hit by the train, keeping any suicides under wraps. Caltrain employees made the […]
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New electric train hits and kill a person on the tracks during test run
A Caltrain electric test train struck and killed a person on the tracks in San Carlos early this morning (April 7). Caltrain said at 12:10 a.m. a southbound train hit […]
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Former Caltrain executive and contractor built homes inside empty train stations, DA says
The following story was first printed in Friday morning’s Daily Post. If you want to stay on top of local news, pick up the Post in the mornings. BY EMILY […]
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Railroad suicide victim was a Gunn student
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A 16-year-old girl who was struck by a Caltrain in Palo Alto died by suicide, according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s […]
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Caltrain will miss deadline to stabilize San Francisquito Creek bank holding up bridge
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A badly eroded creek bank that holds up a train bridge between Palo Alto and Menlo Park will have to survive another winter. […]
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Pedestrian killed by train at Churchill Ave.
A Caltrain struck and killed a person at 8:43 tonight (April 16) at the Churchill Avenue crossing in Palo Alto, a spokesman for the railroad said. The person who died […]
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Caltrain declares an emergency regarding bridge over San Francisquito Creek
Readers of the print edition of the Daily Post saw this story on Thursday morning. Since then, other news outlets have re-written the story and put it on their websites. […]
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Caltrain ridership recovering slower than other transit agencies
Feb. 13, 2023 By Elaine Goodman Daily Post Correspondent Caltrain has regained some of the ridership lost during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the commuter rail line’s recovery is lagging behind […]
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Person killed on Caltrain tracks
A Caltrain struck and killed an unidentified person near West Meadow Drive at 4:47 p.m. Saturday (July 23). No word yet on whether the person intentionally stood in front of […]
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Person killed by Caltrain in Mountain View
By the Daily Post staff A person was hit and killed by a Caltrain at the Rengstorff Avenue crossing in Mountain View today (Feb. 14), police said. Caltrain didn’t immediately […]
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UPDATE: Stanford student killed on Caltrain tracks
UPDATE, MONDAY, AUG. 9 — The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner today identified the man killed on the Caltrain tracks in Palo Alto as Jacob Aaron Meisel, 23, of Stanford. […]
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Santa Clara County refuses to attend Caltrain governance meeting because of lawsuit threat
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The battle for control of Caltrain got uglier yesterday (June 25) when San Francisco and Santa Clara County officials refused to attend a […]
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San Mateo County wants to settle an old score before talking about governance of Caltrain
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County officials are making it clear that they don’t intend to give San Francisco and Santa Clara County leaders more of […]
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UPDATED: Caltrain electrification delayed 2 years; $330 million over budget
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Caltrain announced yesterday (June 3) that its switch from diesel to electric locomotives will be delayed two years until “late 2024,” and that […]