A few weeks ago, my family joined Life360 so we could find each other at the 4th of July celebration fireworks by the river that night. About an hour ago, I received a notification via Life360 that our son-in-law landed in San Francisco. What? I didn’t know he was going to California. So, I shot him a text asking him what he’s doing there. He said he is attending a conference for work. Tomorrow is sight-seeing day and he asked for suggestions of places to go. I gave him some ideas, but only what I could find online, since I have not been there. I see on Life360 that he is checking out the night life in Soma. I hope he takes some pictures to share tomorrow. You haven’t really been anywhere if there are not pictures to prove it, right?

In my earlier adulthood, whenever I would travel to a new location, I would watch the local news channel to get a feel for what was going on in the area. Nowadays we have the news from anywhere right at our fingertips. So, I searched San Francisco news to see what is going on in the area, just for fun. An interesting article caught my eye, so I thought I would share it.

Caltrain is a California commuter rail line serving the San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley for the past 160 years. On January 16, 1864 the first steam train made its way down the Peninsula past Mayfield, to San Jose. This year, 2024, Caltrain launches Electrified service.

ABC7 News (KGO) reported on August 13th, 2024 that Caltrain will have a new fleet of cars that are all electric. The gas powered trains are on the chopping block. They are going to sell the diesel locomotive with 40 years of service and a million miles traveled, a piece of history, to a California buyer. It will not come with a working engine. So, with enough money and imagination, someone will be able to transform it into something fun and useful. What a fun Airbnb it would be! Here is the link to the story and to Caltrain’s store for more information.