Caltrain
kal-traynnoun
PlacesNorCalSafe anywhereDifficulty 2 of 3: Regional
Definition
The commuter rail down the Peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose. Not BART, not Muni, and people get testy if you mix them up.
In simple English: The train between San Francisco and San Jose.
Examples
I’ll take Caltrain down and you pick me up in Palo Alto.
Caltrain after a Giants game is a specific kind of crowded.
Usage notes
Baby Bullet is the fast one. Local makes every stop and will teach you patience.
At a glance
- Track
- Places
- Region
- NorCal
- Part of speech
- noun