According to the study, summarized by UC Berkeley News, Caltrain's recent switch from diesel to electric trains reduced ...

The company has 54 diesel-electric locomotives that pull 16 mining trains, each stretching about 1.7 miles in length. The company says that these trains could carry 34,404 metric tons of iron ore ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — In 2024, Caltrain rolled out its electric fleet of trains to replace its diesel-powered line. That move, according to a UC Berkeley study, has dramatically reduced its … ...

"We need to make sure that the power flow to the trains is working properly and everything else is in good working order." Caltrain is nearing the finish line of the electrification project that ...

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 ...

Caltrain debuted its all-electric fleet before officials, including Governor Gavin Newsom, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Mayor London Breed. The full fleet rolls out to the public Sept. 21st.

An SUV driver was charged with reckless homicide after colliding with a Metra Electric Line train in South Chicago last week, killing one of his passengers and critically injuring two others ...

When fully operational, Caltrain says the electric trains will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the area by 250,000 tons per year — the equivalent of taking 55,000 cars off the road.