Caltrain HSR Compatibility Blog

The passage of California Proposition 1A (2008) set in motion a complete reconstruction of the railroad between San Jose and San Francisco. This blog exists to discuss compatibility between HSR and Caltrain, integration issues, and the impact on adjoining communities.

21 June 2026

Level Boarding Soon, Fast, and Cheap

Caltrain is working on their level boarding roadmap. If their recent work on grade separations is anything to go by, the capture of the age...

22 December 2025

It's the Trip Time, Stupid

Components of trip time. Electrification only improved time in motion. Photos by Mliu92, Evan0512, SaarPro. Marco Chitti recently penned a g...

28 September 2025

Easy Little Fixes

Here is a punch list that Caltrain could address to improve the passenger experience. Some of these items have been discussed before, but th...

05 August 2025

August 2025 Open Thread

The comment section from the last post has overflowed, so here is an open thread to keep the discussions going. Some noteworthy developmen...

11 May 2025

Fixing Santa Clara County

Today, Caltrain is hardly recognizable with regular and punctual half-hour service all day, every day, using swift and comfortable trains th...

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