Caltrain officials say the recently launched electrification project is paying off, after seeing a significant ridership increase since making the switch. The new trains officially took off from ...

The Electrification Project is upgrading and electrifying Caltrain’s 51-mile doubletrack commuter rail system from the 4th and King Caltrain Station in San Francisco, Calif., to the Tamien Station in ...

The decision threatens major transportation plans and raises concerns of renewed inequity in state infrastructure spending ...

Last December, Caltrain ridership jumped to 588,328 riders, compared to 416,190 in the previous year. Still, there’s a long way to go before Caltrain returns to pre-COVID levels.

Caltrain’s 7.4 million riders in 2024 are down 63% from a 19.8 million peak in 2015. BART’s 50.7 million riders in 2024 are down 57% from the 117 million riders in 2019 before the pandemic.

Caltrain is already facing an average annual operating deficit of $75 million between fiscal years 2027 and 2035, but its capital budget — which focuses on infrastructure projects — went from ...

Despite a ridership boost since electrification, Caltrain’s operating budget deficit is expected to increase to more than $600 million over the next 10 years. According to a recent presentation ...

After seven years of electrification work, Caltrain switched to all-electric trains on their 51-mile corridor between San Jose, San Francisco and Gilroy on Sept. 21.

Shrestha received a call from Caltrain asking for his aid in getting its $2.4-billion electrification project back on track and repairing its contractor relationship.