Caltrain to begin $35 million upgrade to stations

i was the spectator. i don't think it was anthony rea i knew the people who knew him. not to be insensitive r.i.p. rea. it was ironic though because the side of the train that hit the kid said operation life-saver real big on the side.

If a person is walking on the train tracks, they are wanting to commit suicide. The locomotive horns are just like a bottle of sleeping pills to someone so depressed that they want to die. Walking on train tracks is not ever a short-cut to anywhere, you have to make an effort to find the long-way by walking on train tracks. Train drivers and safety people cannot prevent a person from committing suicide, their families and friends would do that if it were possible.

Anthony Rea went to my school...I miss him so much...

That guy in the bicycle helmet is super cute.

Caltrain is lying. Bike sharing works for short trips of an hour or less, so the bikes can be reused. Commuters take bikes all day or all night, defeating the purpose. Only one train per day is full for part of the run. Removing empty seats so passengers with bicycles can get on increases farebox revenues. If some riders need to stand for a couple of stops so that other passengers can board at all, it's an ok tradeoff. Caltrain is losing money by not providing for more bikes on trains.

Here we go again--Eminent Domain--one way of forcing home & store owners, residences & renters alike, out of there homes & businesses without recourse. Where can all these folks & businesses relocate? Many have lived in the areas close to Caltrain tracks for years--young, middle age & seniors. The person/persons that proposed this plan isn't thinking of the thousands & thousands of folks that will be affected by this proposal. High speed train to "rush" to Los Angeles area in 2 hours? Why? Doesn't make sense. I, for one will vote NO if the proposal appears on the November ballot. Fran.

Thanks for the article. One point to mention: Caltrain is never, as far as I know, bumping passengers at any station. That means that switching a small amount of capacity from passengers to bicycles is not actually harmful to the non-bicyclists. I, and many other bicyclists, would be happy to buy a ticket for my bicycle to compensate Caltrain for the missing passenger revenues. I need my bicycle at both ends of the commute.

The second sentence first part is suppose to say" Man i would hang out with him".

some people who commented have no heart. a 15-year-old guy died and people seem to have no symphathy. This kid went to my school and although I agree that he shouldn't have been walking on the tracks, he still died and that changes everything. NOBODY deserves to die. This kid was in my brother's class. I can see how his death has affected the school and I wish his family comfort and all my sympathy.

Eddie, do you have no soul? I wonder if Anthony's mom would think thats funny.

This is pretty scary. I am a fifteen year old boy, just like Anthony, and I take Caltrain to and from school everyday. I can't believe how some people can make sick "natural selection" jokes, if it was your family or friend, you would not.

Rest in Paradise, Anthony Rea! We miss you & love you. We were just kickin it the day before,and I didnt know you for that long,but you were easy to click with.And you always have a smile on your face,such a nice guy.Rest in Peace! We love you.

In the Michael Bulnes Jr. case. The court ruled that the designated path on Caltrain land was unsafe and dangerous, but the engineer was not at fault because the train could not stop fast enough. The jury whom I assume watches too much TV, thought real live was like TV's "CSI", but its not. It appears that the higher educated the juror, the less common sense the person. It's obvious that the conductor has limited power in stopping a moving train on a dime, but that does not mean that Caltrain is not at fault. When history has repeatedly told you that the tracks are unsafe evidenced by the continual slaughtering of our families and friends, some type of light should go on in their head. There have been time tested methods of securing the tracks, but Caltrain refuses to spend the money. I'm sure many commuters agree with the cost saving measures Caltrain is taking, at least until they loose a loved one. I understand that the train is not at fault, but management is.

Love how Mike states the train "slammed" in to the person. Great writing. These people are trespassers. It is private property not a short cut. Unfortunately some people tend to end their lives this way and involve not only crews but passengers. Remember, trains don't swerve.

Aslong as you stay OFF the tracks you have nothing to worry about. Do you go play on the freeway?

This Weinberg person seems to get a personal thrill every time someone gets smashed by one of these so called miracles of transportation, an almost God like statement of... "TRESPASSER BE DAMMED" is proclaimed. I suppose the same comment would be acceptable for auto/pedestrian accidents as well? These so called baby bullet trains are a huge mistake and do not belong in a heavily populated areas.

For the bleeding heart liberal who accuses train engineers of murdering tresspassers: it's not murder, it's natural selection at work.

"fatally killed"? What other way is there to be killed? Getting killed is always fatal. Try "fatally injured", or just "killed".

Muni killing people and a potential Caltrain shutdown. I love living in this "transit first" city without a car.

Remember the Daylight and the Lark? That was a great way to travel to LA and back. Same track as the Cal Train Commuter, brings back good memories.

How is it 'murder' when it takes the engineer 2 miles to stop the train? Honestly, if you saw some of the s**t that those train engineers see on a daily basis (people hopping on and off the tracks in front of approaching trains, idiots wearing headphones walking on the tracks) you'd actually start praising CalTrain for the LOW amount of deaths that occur each year.

All East Coast commuter railroads (NJ Transit, SEPTA, MARC, MTA) as well as Amtrak mix MU's with diesel power!

Makes me sick how CalTrain always calls the people they kill "trespassers", as if they are not humans. CalTrain's way of deflecting responsibility for the many murders they commit each year.