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Caltrain reports RailSentry pilot, fencing progress and a smart‑restroom pilot at Palo Alto station
Summary
Caltrain said March 18 that an AI‑based RailSentry pilot at Churchill is in a 2–3 week learning phase, contractors have replaced roughly 1,700 of 4,000 feet of fencing, and a Thrown Labs smart‑restroom pilot is planned for Palo Alto Station.
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Caltrain staff told the Palo Alto Rail Committee on March 18 that several near‑term safety and amenity efforts are underway along the corridor, including an AI camera pilot at Churchill Avenue, fence replacement, and a restroom pilot at Palo Alto Station.
Navi Dhaliwal, Caltrain’s manager of government and community affairs, said RailSentry — a system that uses cameras and lidar to observe grade‑crossing behavior — was installed at Churchill in March and is “currently in its learning mode.” Dhaliwal said the learning phase typically takes about two to three weeks to gather representative data to tune geofencing and notification rules. Caltrain plans to review footage and share findings with the city and the committee.
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