A big rig on Wednesday got stuck under a train trestle in the Marysville area of Yuba County, but it is not the first time this has happened here, which begs the question: What is being done to stop ...

Caltrans has agreed to replace a shiny guard rail it installed on a North Shore Tahoe highway this fall with an equally strong but duller, acid-washed rail. The move is part of a compromise struck ...

The California Department of Transportation and Brightline West plan to enter a right-of-way use agreement for a portion of the high-speed rail project along Interstate 15 between Apple Valley and ...

The idea, in principle, of rebuilding Eureka’s railroad infrastructure has received encouragement from both Caltrans and the governor’s office of economic budget and planning, which said investment in ...

Re “Sticking with bullet train fiasco a bad look for Democrats” (Jan. 10): Having managed rail projects in California for decades, I was sent to Fresno to assist the construction of the state ...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) released the draft California State Rail Plan (CSRP) and plans to hold a series of five open houses and a webinar to gather public input before a ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- It was another busy morning commute in Fresno with people heading off to work. For the last couple years, Caltrans has been working to realign Highway 99, making space for the ...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in the US has started work on its statewide rail plan to establish the framework for new and improved rail and community connections for the next ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A new report released by Caltrans indicates that commuter rail provides economic and environmental benefits to residents of the San Francisco Bay Area. The report titled "Rail and the ...

In a state noted for its freeways, Californians are riding trains in unprecedented numbers. In 2012-13, Amtrak California carried a record 3.9 million passengers on its thriving Pacific Surfliner and ...

Caltrans announced today it will use a $55 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to add a key safety feature to trains operating on the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner rail corridor between ...