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Transit Nut Rides From SF to LA Only on Public Transportation, It Costs Him Just $61 (But Takes Two Whole Days)

An ambitious transit enthusiast just rode all the way from San Francisco (actually Oakland) to Los Angeles, a trek that cost a mere $61, but took two full days to pull off, and required an overnight hotel stay.

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Two Transit Nerds Embark on Nine-County Odyssey to Ride All 24 Clipper Card Transit Services In 24 Hours

These two youngsters with a big appetite for Bay Area public transit took on the task of seeing if they could ride all 24 Clipper Card-using transit agencies within a 24-hour period, and actually pulled it off by a hair.

Massive Office and Housing Development Proposed for What Is Now Just a Bunch of SF Caltrain Tracks

The latest twist in the ambitious plans to extend Caltrain to the Salesforce Transit Center is a developer hoping to send Caltrain tracks underground, and cover that land with new towers, one of which would be taller than the Transamerica Pyramid.

Day Around the Bay: Caltrain's Electrified Trains Set to Begin Rolling In September

Caltrain says its electrified trains will be launching on September 21; an SF supervisor introduces legislation to try to save Queer LifeSpace in the Castro; and Alaska Airlines will begin service out of SFO's Harvey Milk Terminal 1 next week.

Feds Pony Up $3.4 Billion for Caltrain Extension to Salesforce Transit Center, Which Is Now Being Called ‘The Portal’

The high-speed rail expansion connecting the Fourth and King streets Caltrain station to the Salesforce Transit Center just got a major boost, as the Federal Transit Administration just kicked down $3.4 billion to make the project a reality.

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.

Ex-Caltrain Employees Accused of Building Secret Homes in Stations With Public Funds

The San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against two former Caltrain employees for allegedly misusing public funds to construct personal residences within train stations.

Finally! Clipper Card System Will Let You Just Scan Debit and Credit Cards Directly, Starting Next Year

You’ll be able to just swipe your debit or credit card to ride BART, Muni, and other Bay Area transit systems, eliminating the need for a Clipper Card, in a major upgrade scheduled for summer 2024.

Day Around the Bay: Two People Killed In Separate, Unrelated Caltrain Collisions

The local FBI office is sounding the alarm about child sexual predators in video game chat rooms, Nyum Bai chef Nite Yun is working on a cookbook, and two Caltrain collisions in an 11-hour period have left two pedestrians dead.

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BART, Caltrain Running Special Early Trains This Sunday For Bay to Breakers

With Bay to Breakers starting at 8 a.m. Sunday, BART and Caltrain are both firing up special fleets of early morning trains for the occasion so “runners” from all over the Bay Area can be at the starting line in time for the race.

Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Train in San Francisco; Second Caltrain-Related Fatality in Three Days

Saturday morning, Caltrain's #221 train heading north collided with a person on the track of Tunnel 3 in San Francisco — becoming the second deadly Bay Area train collision in just three days and Caltrain’s tenth fatality recorded this year.

Bay Area Transit Planners Fret Over ’Doomsday Scenario’ of Service Cuts Amidst Plummeting Ridership

The possibility of “No weekend BART, bus lines cancelled” looms for BART, Muni, Caltrain and the ferries, according to a new report detailing these transit agencies’ plans for dealing with the “death spiral” of a looming fiscal cliff.

Caltrain Mulling Plans For a Huge Housing Development On What Is Currently 20 Acres of Often Empty Tracks

Caltrain and property owner Prologis may resurrect an Ed Lee-era plan to turn 20 acres of SoMa and Mission Bay railyard into a “mixed-use development” full of housing, retail, and the new electrified Caltrain tracks.

Caltrain Mulls Adding Another Bayview Station, Possibly at Oakdale Avenue

The minds of Caltrain, the SFCTA, and the SF Planning Commission are considering adding another San Francisco Caltrain station in Bayview, and Planning says an Oakdale Avenue location should have the inside track.

Friday Morning Constitutional: Caltrain Running Bus Bridge Around San Bruno Following Crash

There's some continued disruption on Caltrain after Thursday's crash in San Bruno, a van parked outside the Old Mint in SF caught fire Thursday afternoon, and today is the day you can stop showing proof of vaccination at bars and restaurants.

Muni and Caltrain Free Again on New Year’s Eve, BART Hours Extended (But Still Full Price)

Both Muni and Caltrain will offer free service on New Year's Eve, and while BART will not be free, they’re running an extra 1 a.m. train.

Hugely Inconvenient BART-Caltrain Transfer at Millbrae Just Became Less Inconvenient

The lumbering up a set of stairs and across the concourse and down another set of stairs to transfer between BART and Caltrain is no longer necessary, thanks to a new modification.

Zillionth Version of High-Speed Rail Plan Introduced, Funding Totally Uncertain

For just $714 million, riders will be able to get from SF to San Jose in a mere 45 minutes under the umpteenth iteration of the high-speed rail plan.

What Color Caltrain Seat Would You Like?

We've got a long way to go before Caltrain's first electric train cars hit the tracks — until 2021, at least. But like that person on a house flipping show who starts picking out

Muni Fare To Increase Again July 1, Caltrain Considering Fare Hike Too

Seems like just yesterday when Muni instituted its new 25-cent fare hike for riders who pay cash for a single-trip transfer (in fact, it was less than six months ago!). But the beginning

Working Group Ponders Fate Of 22nd Street Caltrain Station

The future of the Dogpatch/Potrero HIll Caltrain stop at 22nd Street is not assured, and according to Socketsite's speculation, "the odds of the existing Caltrain Station at 22nd Street surviving appear to

With High-Speed Rail On Hold, Transbay Transit Center Daunted By Operating Budget

The future of the over-budget and oversize $2.5 billion Transbay Transit Center is a fearful topic for the Chronicle's Matier and Ross, with the twinning mustache journalists writing that a major operating

It's Come To This: Caltrain Launches Online Petition In Effort To Save Electrification Plan

Please sign the White House petition urging the President to save Electrification & 9,600 jobs. #StandWithCaltrain https://t.co/QthSSNZQoT pic.twitter.com/Zpg72Co4q1— Caltrain (@Caltrain) February 20, 2017 Online petitions! They're

Free Muni, Late BART, And Free Towing All On The Table This New Year's Eve

People celebrating New Year's Eve in San Francisco have even fewer excuses than usual to drive drunk Saturday, as bountiful options are available to shuttle partiers safely back home. According to the San

Rail Extension From Caltrain To New Transit Center Likely Won't Open Until 2026 (If Then)

The Downtown Rail Extension or DTX is the final, very expensive piece in the construction puzzle that will make the new Transbay Transit Center more than just really fancy bus station. But as