Semiannual Base Inspection
By Will Reisman, @WillReisman The days of putting on a white glove and checking the tops of door jambs for dust are over at SamTrans. But only just barely. Meticulous […]
San Jose Author Tracks Depot Design in New Book
By Janet McGovern More than 30 years ago, Henry E. Bender, Jr. began researching the history of Southern Pacific depots, buildings integral to the development of hundreds of communities across […]
Tips for Protecting Your Bike on Caltrain:
By Will Reisman, @WillReisman With two rail cars reserved for bike storage on every train, Caltrain is a great way for cyclists to commute to various points along the San […]
Caltrain and Fresh Takes Team up for Rail Safety Film Fest
Caltrain and Fresh Takes have teamed up to create rail safety videos. Below are the nine public service announcements made by the student filmmakers. Trainspotting, by Maxine Cheney, 16, Summit […]
SamTrans New ECR Service Making San Mateo County Travel Easier
By Will Reisman, @WillReisman A scowl creeps across Lordy Wilkerson’s face when he recalls the times he narrowly missed SamTrans 390, the predecessor to today’s ECR service on El Camino […]
SamTrans and Caltrain Offer Unique Advertising Opportunity for Non-Profit Organizations
By Will Reisman, @WillReisman As the agency that manages both SamTrans and Caltrain, the San Mateo Count y Transit District has always valued the essential connection we have with the […]
SamTrans Takes On Unfounded Whistleblower Charges
For several weeks, an investigative team from NBC-11 has been gathering information for a television news story alleging that District has engaged in questionable and potentially illegal accounting and financial […]
Developers make tracks to Caltrain (The Registry)
Proximity to transit stations is spurring development and driving up property values along the Caltrain corridor from San Francisco to Silicon Valley. Rising Caltrain ridership sparked by the introduction of […]
Launching SamTrans New ECR: It Takes A Village
by Jayme Ackemann, @JaymeAckemann It’s here! SamTrans newest route is now serving customers at stops up and down El Camino Real. While it may seem easier-to-use for the customer, it’s […]
Interview With Rapper Def Bound – Part 3
By Christine Dunn, @VtownCommuter Social media has transformed the contemporary music scene, allowing unknown artists to promote and distribute their music with no up-front costs. Def Bound, who recently released the […]
Interview with Rapper Def Bound – Part 2
By Christine Dunn, @VtownCommuter Local, underground rap artist Def Bound followed Mark Twain’s advice, “write what you know.” His recently released mixed tape, SamTrans 390, was inspired by riding the bus. […]
Interview with Rapper, Def Bound – Part 1
By Christine Dunn, @VtownCommuter Recently, a random internet search turned up Def Bound, a local rap artist, and his mixed tape, SamTrans 390. Imagine how thrilled we were to discover […]
SamTrans, Caltrain Step Up During BART Strike
By Christine Dunn The four and half day BART strike that began Monday, July 1 and ended Friday afternoon, July 5, put Bay Area transit agencies to the test. Representatives […]
SamTrans Offers Assistance in Bay Area Tragedies:
By Will Reisman, @WillReisman In the wake of two tragic events in the Bay Area last weekend, SamTrans stepped up to provide emergency mutual aid services to support first-responders in […]
Caltrain Invests in Aging San Mateo Bridges
By WIll Reisman, @WillReisman As part of Caltrain’s commitment to safety and reliability, Caltrain is embarking on a $30 million project to replace four bridge crossings in San Mateo, with […]
The Definitive Field Guide to Caltrain Spoof Accounts
By Jeremy Lipps, @Digital_Lipps Anyone who has looked in on Caltrain in the Twitter world has undoubtedly encountered one of the many spoof accounts. Whether it’s the unforgivingly logical CaltrainGrump […]