SF News Two Caltrain Deaths, One Amtrak Fatality Recorded Saturday Two people died in separate incidents on Caltrain tracks on Saturday. The incidents occurred within an hour of each other near the California Ave Caltrain Station in Palo Alto and just North of
SF News BART Considering Frequent Rider Perks, Escalator Etiquette Signage With BART fares scheduled to go up next July, the transit agency is mulling over a couple new proposals that could help take the sting out of local riders' Clipper Card balances. Among
SF News N Judah Train Derails at Duboce and Church SFist came upon an odd scene at Duboce and Church this evening, in which one N Judah was stopped facing downtown with passengers stuck on it, another train was facing Ocean Beach on
Arts & Entertainment Help BART Choose New Seating Designs As part of BART's Fleet of the Future project, in which they'll be phasing out their 40-year-old workhorse train cars -- the oldest in the nation -- with sleeker ones, BART wants rider
SF News Pedestrian Struck by Cable Car KGO is reporting that a woman was struck by a cable car at the intersection of Broadway and Mason at around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday morning after she "darted" in front
SF News Caltrain Service Halted After Burlingame Suicide A man died in an apparent suicide on the train tracks in Burlingame this afternoon. SFGate reports: "The northbound train hit the man on the right-of-way at Peninsula Avenue shortly before 12:20
SF News Expect BART Delays Through Transbay Tube Sunday and Monday, This Week and Next BART announced in a rather confusing manner that there will be delays through the Transbay Tube this weekend and next. What it boils down to is that passengers traveling between San Francisco/Peninsula
SF News No Powell-Mason Service Today Oh, the joys of the cable car commuter: To breezily rush out the door at the sound of the gripman's bell. To feel the California sun on your face and the cool Bay
SF News Teen Pepper-Sprays Alleged Assailant on 14 Mission, Plus Two Elderly Passengers, Driver A 17-year-old girl told police she was accosted by an older man on a crowded southbound 14 Mission bus this afternoon at 16th and Mission a little after 3:30 p.m. Acting
SF News Video: Muni Metro Train Runs With Door Open ABC7 broadcast this rather shocking video that was posted on YouTube of an outbound L train being driven with the door wide open at the Van Ness station for almost a full minute
SF News Another Muni Meltdown: Day 3 On the heels of two Muni messes, SFist's Leanne Maxwell tell us about another meltdown currently in progress. A broken-down inbound train in the tunnel between Duboce and Van Ness is causing delays
SF News Passenger Dies While Riding Caltrain A 61-year-old man was found unresponsive on a northbound Caltrain yesterday afternoon, which was stopped at the Hillsdale station. A crew member called for medical assistance at about 2 p.m., and emergency
SF News Take BART Until 3 a.m. on New Year's Day BART will extend its service until 3 a.m. on New Year's Day to accommodate the large number of people attending the New Year's Eve fireworks show along Embarcadero. Trains will be running
SF News BART Running Smoothly After Yesterday's Service Disruption BART trains are now running on schedule this morning after service was disrupted along the Transbay Tube yesterday. Smoke was reported at around 1:45 p.m. near the Oakland end. After a
SF News BART Passenger Gets Leg Caught Between Train and Platform Bay City News tells us (via SF Appeal) that on Saturday evening, a BART passenger got his leg stuck between the train and the platform when exiting at the Walnut Creek station. It
SF News Fare Inspectors Out in Full Force Along 38 Line Today SFist rode the 38 out to the Richmond and back today, and along the way we encountered about seven fare inspectors. The first inspector was en route to catch the 29 bus and
SF News BART Spending Oodles of Money On Semi-Useless Public Meetings Remember when BART effed themselves out of that $70 million in federal stimulus money because they failed to document how higher fares and a possible "major service change" would affect low-income and minority
misc Lesson: Don't Try to Cram onto Muni [Updated] UPDATE II: Muni finally got back to SF Appeal regarding the snafu explaining that Muni doors are not like elevator doors -- never try to keep them from closing because it damages the
SF News Expect Slow BART Service All Day Due to a small fire on the tracks between the Powell and Civic Center station "that knocked out key equipment" this morning, BART service, according to The Chronicle (and not a BART update!
misc Relevant Twitter Update of the Day Via BARTfail, njudah: "FYI If you just boarded sf/millbrae line in Berkeley, watch out for tall guy with 711 coffee cup. Cup is full of urine, ewwwww."
misc Pigeon Takeover at Sixteenth Street BART Station? Yesterday we encountered a ridiculous amount of pigeon poo covering the floor of the 16th Street BART Station. That can't be healthy. What gives, BART?
Arts & Entertainment Odd March Against Muni on Monday Fed up with Muni's simultaneous fare hikes and cuts in service? A lot of folks are. This isn't new. But there's this march on Muni happening on Monday at 5 p.m. at
misc The Baby-ry Coast This contributor recently had a baby, who is now two and a half months old. It's been quite a fun journey exploring the city with such a wee one. (We highly recommend the
SF News Does Schwarzenegger Hate Public Transit? After the Governor tried to raid public transit funds and was stopped by the courts, he's after the money again, but with a different shell game. As pointed out by Damien Newton at
SF News UPDATE: Strike Canceled, BART and ATU Reach Tentative Deal UPDATE: BART announced at 7 p.m. today that they have come to a temporary agreement with the Amalgamated Transit Union, and tomorrow's strike has been canceled. The following terms will remain in
