What is Single-Tracking?
by Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets Single-tracking. It’s a term we use a lot at Caltrain these days, and as people return to our system, we figured we’d take the opportunity to […]
$200K Roof Donation Funds Santa Clara Station Repairs
By Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets Work has begun on the roof of the historic Santa Clara Station, at a cost of $230,000. But this isn’t the usual kind of story we […]
San Mateo County Transportation District Boards Get New Leaders for 2021
By Dan Lieberman, Public Affairs Specialist, @LiebermanTweets 2020 is behind us, and that means there’s a new slate of Board leadership at the San Mateo County Transit District. And since […]
Caltrain Commemorates Rail Safety Month
By Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets September is Rail Safety Month, and both Caltrain and our partner Operation Lifesaver will mark the occasion by spreading the word on how to stay safe […]
Electric Train Travels
By Dan Lieberman After a three-year design phase, the first complete electric multiple unit trainset (EMU) has been assembled at the Stadler plant in Salt Lake City, Utah. This trainset […]
SamTrans Connects to Black-Owned Businesses
By Dan Lieberman, Public Affairs Specialist | @Liebermantweets We’ve been getting some requests for Black-owned businesses accessible by transit. Here’s a short list of San Mateo County businesses and the SamTrans routes that serve them. Let us know who we’re missing so we can add them! Café Capuchino, Burlingame ECR Keith’s Chicken and Waffles, Daly City View this post on […]
The FLX Shuttle Returns to Linda Mar
It’s not the biggest change in our lives lately, but SamTrans’ microtransit experiment (called SamTrans OnDemand) in Pacifica’s Linda Mar neighborhood has come to an end. As of Monday, May […]
Reimagining SamTrans
By Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets SamTrans is on the brink of an exciting transformation. With the passage of Measure W last year, the agency has a budget that can allow for […]
Week in Transit: PRIDE, SOCCER AND THE END OF AN ERA!
By Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets Pride @ San Francisco: The San Francisco Pride Parade is upon us, and if you’re coming out and want the world to know, Caltrain is your best bet to get there. Caltrain is offering four special service trains for Pride on Sunday, June 30, so whether you’re an early riser or need your beauty sleep, we’ve got […]
Week in Transit: LAUGHTER, HIP-HOP AND THE CALTRAIN CAC!
By Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets Clusterfest @ San Francisco: Do you love to laugh? Personally, I think it’s kind of show-offy, but to each their own. Clusterfest is in town this weekend, June 21-23, and comic luminaries like Amy Poehler, Issae Rae, John Mulaney, Patton Oswalt, Leslie Jones and a whole bunch more are at venues all over San Francisco. Both Caltrain […]
Week in Transit: FAIR, PRIDE AND TRACK MAINTENANCE MEETINGS!
By Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets San Mateo County Fair @ San Mateo Event Center: The fair came early this year, and it seems to have brought summer with it (I’m taking breaks every 15 minutes to stick my head in the freezer). The San Mateo County Fair runs from now to Sunday, June 16, and there are multiple options if you don’t […]
Caltrain Launches Data Visualization Challenge
By Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets Calling all graphic designers, statisticians and transit nerds! The Caltrain Data Visualization Challenge is upon us! Caltrain has launched a contest to see who can take […]
Week in Transit: FOOD, ART, AND BOARD MEETINGS!
By Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets Taste of Potrero @ The Midway: Peninsula foodies have their eyes on San Francisco this week, with Taste of Potrero happening at the Midway from 7-10 p.m. […]
Week in Transit: ART, SOCCER, ENGINEERING AND STAR WARS!
By Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets Belmont Art Fair @ Carlmont Village: Spring has sprung, and with it comes art festivals up and down the Peninsula. Belmont is first out the gate with […]
Week in Transit: BASKETBALL, BRITISH NANNYS, TRAVEL, APPRECIATION AND THE FUTURE OF CALTRAIN!
By Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets NCAA Basketball @ SAP Center: It’s great that the Warriors are dominating, but it has had the unfortunate side effect of pricing some folks out of watching […]
Week in Transit: SAINT PATTY’S DAY, MACBETH AND INDIE DANCE PARTY!
By Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets St. Patrick’s Day @ San Francisco: Personally, I think St. Patrick’s Day is a day for quiet contemplation about how great corned beef is, but if you […]