Ridership of the Caltrain service is way up, and it’s all thanks to a transition away from old-fashioned diesel trains that have been upgraded to new electric trains in August of this year.

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Caltrain’s ridership has been increasing since electrification, but its fiscal deficit still looms large, and several agency ...

The switch to full electrification between San Francisco and San Jose came on Sept. 21 (San Jose-Gilroy service is still ...

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 ...

"We're hoping we can meet that need this year." The celebration comes as Caltrain reports increased ridership following the October rollout of its all-electric train fleet. Weekday ridership is up ...

Caltrain is particularly jazzed by the big gains on weekends — up 169% on Saturdays and 142% on Sundays. That ridership is “higher than it was pre-COVID,” White said. “Caltrain’s new ...

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Guests disembark from Caltrain’s inaugural electric train ride at San Francisco station on Aug. 10, 2024. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. Caltrain released its new electric train service schedule on ...

San Jose state Sen. Dave Cortese has introduced a bill to prevent state agencies selling decommissioned diesel trains for reuse after Caltrain authorized the sale of part of its diesel-powered ...