Caltrain

Caltrain to suspend weekend rail service for electrification work

Caltrain Electrification will provide passengers with greener, faster and more frequent service. To finish critical electrification construction and testing in time to begin passenger service

by Contributed Content
on February 21, 2023

School bus routes return, plus other transit changes affecting Menlo Park

Significant transit service changes are coming soon to Menlo Park. Caltrain service changes, effective Monday, August 30, 2021, will see service returning to pre-pandemic levels.

by Linda Hubbard
on August 27, 2021

Caltrain work scheduled for July 9; public parking impacted

On Friday, July 9, Caltrain crews will be performing tree pruning and removal work on Caltrain property near the Menlo Park Station as part of

by Contributed Content
on July 8, 2021

Encinal Ave. and Oak Grove Ave. railroad crossings closed overnight

Caltrain will be performing foundation installation work that will require temporary railroad crossing closures in Menlo Park. Encinal Avenue crossing closure The Encinal Avenue railroad

by Contributed Content
on June 22, 2021

Viewpoint: Caltrain and San Mateo County

It looks like San Francisco decided to take its railroad and go home. Except, of course, that it’s not San Francisco’s railroad, which is why

by Mark Simon
on July 17, 2020

Elderly man rescued after being pinned under Caltrain locomotive at Menlo Park train station

An elderly man was pinned under a CalTrain locomotive at the Menlo Park train station yesterday after being hit while crossing Oak Grove Avenue. The

by Linda Hubbard
on June 13, 2020

Caltrain to host July 13 emergency exercise near Bohannon Drive in Menlo Park

UPDATE: According to Menlo Park Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman, this emergency exercise has been postponed. On Saturday, July 13, from 5:00 am to 4:00 pm

by Contributed Content
on July 9, 2019

Breaking news: Caltrain evacuated at Menlo Park train station due to concern about suspicious luggage

UPDATE: We just talked with Tasha Bartholomew, Communications officer for Caltrain. She told us that the bags in question belonged to a couple who was set to

by Linda Hubbard
on February 1, 2016

Caltrain celebrates 150 anniversary of rail service with a stop in Menlo Park

The Sons of the Golden West presented a plaque commemorating the Menlo Park Train Depot (1867) to Menlo Park Mayor Ray Mueller as other City

by Contributed Content
on January 18, 2014

Caltrain celebration of 150 years of Peninsula service continues with free train ride on Jan. 18

Caltrain continues its celebration of 150 years of the Peninsula Commute Service. The next event will honor the completion of the line from San Francisco

by Linda Hubbard
on January 14, 2014