Caltrain has opened an online store with the hope of auctioning off 20 retired diesel locomotives that can be repurposed as a brewery, store, community center or cozy home. An opening bid for the ...

For Caltrain, its recent deal to sell 19 vintage diesel locomotives and 90 well-used passenger cars to an overseas city that will use them for a badly needed commuter train line is nothing but good ...

After a multiyear journey, Caltrain’s diesel engines are officially retired from the Bay Area corridor, replaced by a fully electric fleet, along with a new train schedule. The Sept. 21 launch ...

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 ...

San Jose Council Member Devora “Dev” Davis welcomes San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan speak to attendees of a tour of Caltrain’s new electric fleet in San Jose on Feb. 2, 2024. Photo by Federica Armstrong.

Guests disembark from Caltrain’s inaugural electric train ride at San Francisco station on Aug. 10, 2024. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. With revenues slumping, ridership sluggish and a fiscal cliff on ...