If you’re a seasoned international rail traveler you will no doubt have become used to the various sounds of electric locomotives and multiple units as they start up. If you know anything about ...

The trains’ top speed is 79 mph, same as the diesel-powered versions they’re replacing, but the electric trains start and stop much faster. The zippiness means Caltrain can run express trains between ...

Caltrain is the San Francisco peninsula’s commuter rail, the oldest operating railroad in the western U.S. Over the next few weeks its old diesel trains will be replaced by new electric cars, ...