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Train kills person in San Mateo
A Caltrain hit and killed a person on Saturday in San Mateo, authorities confirmed today (March 16). The person who died has not been publicly identified by the San Mateo […]
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Homeowners push back on idea of closing Churchill Ave. crossing
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Homeowners are pushing back on a plea by parents and students to close a railroad crossing by Palo Alto High School as a way […]
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Half of Caltrain deaths were in Palo Alto
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Half of the deaths on the Caltrain tracks last year were in Palo Alto, according to coroner data. The people who died ranged in […]
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Expert says people should talk openly about suicides, not hide them
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer An expert in suicide prevention said Palo Alto students should be taught how to recognize warning signs in their friends as a way to […]
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Guards may watch tracks to prevent deaths
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council on Monday (Feb. 23) will consider hiring security guards to watch the Caltrain tracks 24/7 in an effort to prevent […]
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Community urges council to close train crossing after deaths
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Palo Alto community members are urging City Council to close the intersection where Churchill Avenue intersects with the railroad tracks after a Caltrain hit and […]
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Train kills student
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Update, Thursday 8 a.m. — The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner has identified the Palo Alto High School student who was hit and killed by […]
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San Francisco wants Caltrain to be independent of San Mateo County
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent A Caltrain board member’s push for the commuter rail line to pursue greater independence from the San Mateo County Transit District, or SamTrans, has sparked […]
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Woman harassed on Caltrain platform, Good Samaritan assaulted
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer The district attorney has charged a man with beating up a Good Samaritan who stood up for a stranger the suspect was harassing […]
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Lima, Peru might sue Caltrain over poor condition of train cars and locomotives it bought
Officials in Lima, Peru, are considering legal action against Caltrain due to the poor condition of the second-hand locomotives it purchased from the Peninsula commuter railroad, according to an international […]
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Update on latest Caltrain death
Nov. 12 — The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner has said the person who was killed by a Caltrain on Thursday in Palo Alto is Jeremiah Chapman, 47, of Palo […]
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UPDATED Man fatally stabbed on Caltrain platform, suspect arrested
A Redwood City man has been arrested in a fatal stabbing at the Redwood City Caltrain station, authorities said today (Aug. 28). Arrested was Jose Gomez Bustamante, 31, of Redwood […]
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Parents want to end railroad deaths
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Parents at Gunn High School are calling on the city of Palo Alto to restrict access to the Caltrain tracks after the second death […]
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Teen killed on Caltrain tracks
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A teenager has died after she was hit by a Caltrain in Palo Alto, according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner. Emily Fiedel, […]
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Caltrain isn’t happy with bill preventing them from selling diesel engines to Peru
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Caltrain officials aren’t a fan of a state bill that would ban the sale of diesel locomotives like the ones that Caltrain shipped off […]
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New Caltrain ticket checkers are slower than the old ones
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Caltrain’s new ticketing technology will make the already difficult job of fare enforcement even more challenging, according to the company that runs the trains. […]
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Partner in Caltrain apartment scam sentenced
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer A former train station manager has been sentenced today (June 9) for helping a former Caltrain executive embezzle public funds and for building secret […]
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Caltrain will reduce its plan to increase the number of trains it runs each hour
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Caltrain is ditching its plan to drastically increase the number of trains running per hour, but board members are still wondering if the agency […]
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Former Caltrain exec guilty of building apartment in train station
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A jury yesterday (April 30) found a former Caltrain executive guilty of embezzling public funds and building a secret apartment in the Burlingame Train […]
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Caltrain to try new ideas to reduce fatalities
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Caltrain’s Chief Safety Officer Mike Meader has a lot of ideas for stopping people from going on the tracks — more police officers and […]