Update: The principal of Palo Alto High School said in a message to families that a student was fatally struck Tuesday morning at the Churchill Avenue track crossing, at the campus’ south edge.

The reliability of Caltrain’s new electric trains is drawing Bay Area commuters back to a service they dropped in droves during the pandemic. Ruchi Malik was among the passengers who reduced trips on ...

SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. -- Two former employees of California commuter rail line Caltrain were sentenced to a collective six months in jail this week. Both men were charged back in 2024 with the ...

When Caltrain rolled out its electrified fleet last year, the new, more eco-friendly trains also came with the ability to recapture energy as they slow down and return it to the grid. Now, the agency ...