OAKLAND, Calif. - Caltrain's new electric transit service begins this weekend. A launch party for the fleet of electric trains is set for Saturday. The new trains are described as cleaner, quieter and ...

As California assemblymember Diane Papan praised the brand-new electrified Caltrain model gleaming in fresh red and white on the tracks behind her, an old train, covered in black soot, sped by, ...

The trains’ top speed is 79 mph, same as the diesel-powered versions they’re replacing, but the electric trains start and stop much faster. The zippiness means Caltrain can run express trains between ...

Saturday is the official launch of Caltrain's new electric trains, and you can ride them for free all weekend. The transit system is celebrating, with events in every city it serves. "From now on, ...

The formal inauguration of Caltrain’s groundbreaking electric train — the first of its kind in California — took place Saturday morning in San Francisco. The event featured appearances from a bevy of ...

The formal inauguration of Caltrain's groundbreaking electric train -- the first of its kind in California -- took place Saturday morning in San Francisco. The event featured appearances from a bevy ...

The future ride to work for thousands of Bay Area commuters was unveiled in San Francisco Saturday -- and though the new Caltrain trains bear the agency's familiar red logo, these new electric trains ...

Caltrain is remaking its Holiday Train for 2025, turning it from a trip bringing Santa Claus to stations to an on-board riding experience. Tickets for this year’s trip, set for Dec. 13, go on sale on ...

It’s been 159 years since trains first ran from San Francisco to San Jose. Now the oldest continually operating rail line west of the Mississippi is on the verge of a 21st-century transformation.

Caltrain is in the process of electrifying its system to enable electric trains to operate from San Jose to San Francisco. Courtesy Caltrain. Caltrain leaders announced Thursday that the transit ...