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Someone’s Trying to Make a San Francisco-to-LA Overnight Train Happen Again

There’s another attempt underway for an SF-to-LA overnighter that would compete with airline travel, this time a train service, which has made progress on getting access to the existing train tracks the trip would require.

Arts & Entertainment

Let There Be Jonas Brothers: America's Cup Music Venue Approved By Entertainment Commission

The controversial entertainment permit for the America's Cup one-season-only music venue on the Embarcadero was unanimously approved by the Entertainment Commission yesterday, meaning the Jonas Brothers, Sting and SFist house band/wine label

America's Cup Music Venue Now Doing Fewer Concerts, Promises Soundproofing Curtain

Thanks to some concerns from neighbors up the hill (and possibly some booking difficulties) concert organizers from the America's Cup and Live Nation have agreed to scale back their summer concert lineup at

Carly-Rae Jepsen And Train Ditch Boy Scout Jamboree Headlining Gig Due To Anti-Gay Policy

The Boy Scouts of America lost the headlining acts for their 2013 National Scout Jamboree today after every scout's viral video crush and pro-gay lady Carly Rae Jepsen bowed out along with popular

Man Struck, Killed By Train In Hayward

A southbound Amtrak train killed an unidentified person along the tracks between Hayward and Fremont a little before 7:45 a.m. this morning. According to Contra Costa Times, "Amtrak train No. 523

Arts & Entertainment

Look At These Moms Waiting To See Train At The Independent

Resident Bay Area mom-rock band Train are in the middle of their intimate tour of San Francisco this weekend. This very friendly and excited group of ladies traveled from all over the country

Burning Question Answered: Is Train's 'Hey, Soul Sister' About Fellatio?

While down in Austin for South by Southwest last week, noted San Francisco fans Train checked in with VH1's tuner blog to shed some light on their upcoming album California 37. (And their

Arts & Entertainment

Train Announces Intimate Tour Of SF Venues

Perhaps encouraged by Tony Bennett's continued success with his San Francisco anthem, three-time Grammy winners Train have announced a six show tour of their adopted and largely ambivalent hometown. The "San Francisco Tour

Oakland Amtrak Crash Injures at Least 16

At around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, an Amtrak train traveling 15 to 20 mph collided with another train unloading passengers in Jack London Square at Webster Street and Embarcadero. At least 18

Man Hit By Amtrak Identified

A train bound for San Jose near the Albany-Richmond border early Friday morning struck and killed Samuel Rausenbush, a 20-year-old Piedmont resident. According to BCN (via SF Appeal), Rausenbush was "considered trespassing on

BART Train Separates Inside Tube; Expect Delays

Shortly before 6:30 am this morning, a nine-car BART train headed from San Francisco to the East Bay through the tube "separated into two pieces." BCN (via CBS 5) reports: "A five-car

Beale Street High Speed Rail Terminus? "Mmmm, yeah, no!" say South Beach Residents

CurbedSF is reporting that the denizens of San Francisco's South Beach neighborhood are damn mad at the California High Speed Rail Authority and, as typical, they're not going to take it anymore. The

Parents Petition Caltrain to Reduce Train Speed In Palo Alto

After four students at Gunn High School committed suicide "at or near the same Caltrain crossing in Palo Alto," a group of area parents have asked Caltrain to reduce the speed of trains

Palo Alto's Fourth Teen Train Suicide

The area just south of the East Meadow Drive crossing in Palo Alto has turned into something of a destination spot for depressed teenagers looking to end it all. Since May of this

Muni Crash Update

Yesterday's crash, that is. SFMTA director Nathaniel Ford expressed deep sadness and frustration over yesterday's F-Market Muni crash, which injured 6 people and follows July's Muni train crash in West Portal, saying in

Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Amtrak Train In Berkeley

Following on the heels of this week's Caltrain suicides, "a pedestrian was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Berkeley Thursday morning, the third person to be struck by a train in

Caltrain Claims Another Life

Proving that this newfangled locomotive technology will do society more harm than good, Catrain confirmed this morning that a woman was struck and killed by a train at a Palo Alto railroad crossing

Caltrain Strikes, Kills Another

Caltrain has claimed the life of another pedestrian in two weeks. This morning, a man was struck at the San Mateo station. According to reports, "he collision happened at 6:43 a.m.

Murderous Caltrain Kills Second Person in Two Days

A day after a woman sat down on the tracks near the San Antonio station for a final nap, a second person died at the unforgiving hands of Caltrain. A male pedestrian, according

BART Delays

After an eastbound train rammed into "an object" in the Transbay Tube this afternoon, riders can expect delays of "at least 35 minutes." Trains are running on a single track through the tube,

Muni Feels Pretty

Either you are the kind of person who feel giddy whenever a train passes, or you aren't. If you aren't, then there's simply no explaining the glee with which transit enthusiasts will receive

CalTrain Fatality in Hayward park

News is coming in that there was a fatality at Hayward Park this morning at around 7:30 a.m. According to CalTrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn an unidentified person was struck and killed

Caltrain Service Comes to a Halt this Morning

Due to a "system-wide signal interruption," according to a Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dun, service has come to a standstill. It has something or other to do with a "computer malfunction in the main

Yet another person hit by a Caltrain

Seems like we've had one person a day getting smacked by a Caltrain. Or something like that. Like, are they really that fast and/or sneaky? Scary. Anyway, an unidentified man was put

"Glide Quietly"?!?!?!

Bobster1985 posted this AWESOME video from 1968 about the construction of BART. We had no idea that the conditions underground were so challenging -- apparently the air pressure was so different that the