On May 12, 1989, a runaway freight train thundered down the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino, California. Misjudged weight calculations caused the brakes to fail, sending dozens of rail cars hurtling out ...

A couple visiting San Diego are breathing a sigh of relief after lifeguards off Mission Beach pulled off a miraculous rescue over the weekend. Alexis and Brandon were watching football on Sunday when ...

OAKLAND — A man killed Nov. 19 when he was struck by a freight train in East Oakland was identified by the coroner’s bureau Monday. San Leandro police had put out a missing persons report on the man, ...

A San Joaquins engine is seen in 2018 in Modesto. The train service between Oakland and Bakersfield, with some service to Sacramento, was renamed Gold Runner this month by the San Joaquin Joint Powers ...

A speeding Muni train in San Francisco in September had passengers scrambling to keep their balance with some being thrown to the side of the car as it exited a tunnel, video shows.KTVU reported the ...

The train was travelling at an "excessive" speed of 50 mph, officials said. San Francisco morning commuters were taken for an unexpectedly wild ride after their train operator appeared to fall asleep ...

Transit officials say a train driver in San Francisco fell asleep during the morning rush in September blowing past stops. Video shows passengers jolted sharply several times with some even falling.

The Baltimore Ravens are coming. After a 1-5 start, Lamar Jackson and Co. have helped propel this team to a three-game winning streak, to where now John Harbaugh's team is one game out of first place ...

More than a month after a Muni N-Judah train lost control and jolted riders during a morning commute, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is blaming the train's operator. On Sept. 24, ...

Dean Fioresi is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. He covers breaking news throughout Southern California. When he's not writing about local events, he enjoys focusing on sports and entertainment.

A Union Pacific train collided with an 18-wheeler near downtown San Antonio on Monday afternoon, officials said. It was the third train-truck collision in the San Antonio area in a week. The call came ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...