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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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Caltrain wants to replace San Francisquito Creek bridge, a move that will accelerate other planning decisions
This story first appeared in the Friday, Sept. 23, print edition of the Daily Post. If you want to read important local news stories first, pick up the Post in […]
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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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Man killed by Caltrain had written about depression while at Gunn High
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The 22-year-old man who was killed by a Caltrain in Palo Alto had struggled with depression for years and wrote about it in […]
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Caltrain hits an adult at Charleston Road
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A Caltrain hit and killed an adult at the Charleston Road crossing in Palo Alto on Tuesday despite a $1.5 million system the […]
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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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Opinion: With the latest Caltrain fiasco, it’s time to talk about merging railroad with BART
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The news that Caltrain is delaying its switch to electric trains by two years, and that the project is $330 million over budget, […]
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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 […]
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Caltrain begins to loosen San Mateo County’s grip by hiring a new attorney
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The process of making Caltrain independent of the influence of San Mateo County’s political leaders will soon begin with a change in law […]
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Train with 12 passengers hits empty vehicle
A train struck an unoccupied vehicle in Redwood City Friday evening, Caltrain officials said. At 7:20 p.m., Caltrain 289 struck a vehicle that was on the tracks at Chestnut Street. […]
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Caltrain contractor cuts 40 jobs as ridership plunges
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer In an attempt to balance its books before getting money from the recently approved one-eighth-of-a-cent sales tax, Caltrain is furloughing about 40 people. […]
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New Caltrain sales tax approved
Caltrain will get a $108 million annual boost to its budget now that voters have approved Measure RR, a sales tax for the commuter railroad. Promoters spent more than $2 […]
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Opinion: Pro and con on Measure RR, the Caltrain tax
Below is a guest opinion piece in favor of Measure RR, the Caltrain sales tax. Under that is the Post’s editorial against the measure. Pro BY YORIKO KISHIMOTO Measure RR […]
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Google, Adobe, the Giants funding Caltrain tax campaign
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer In the past week, the proponents of Measure RR, the one-eighth-of-a-cent sales tax for Caltrain, have raised nearly a half-million dollars, getting donations […]
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Electrification will raise Caltrain’s operating costs 33%
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent Once Caltrain electrifies its tracks, transit officials estimate it could cost at least $208 million a year to operate the commuter railroad — a […]