Electric Trains

2024: A Year of Victories, growth, and adventure 

This past year was the most successful year yet for Transbay Coalition’s work to improve transit, biking, and street safety throughout the Bay Area. Thank YOU for helping make that happen. Whether you donated, volunteered, came to an event, or spoke out for a better transportation system in the region, you made our region a […]

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September: Caltrain considers electrified schedule – faster, more frequent service, weekend silence

The schedule for electrified Caltrain service is being planned now.  Electric service is scheduled to go live in September, as construction nears completion and testing is under way. This week, at Caltrain’s Citizens Advisory Committee (September 20, start time 5:40) and Bicycle and Active Transportation Committee (September 21, start time 5:45) will review the proposed

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Transit Month on the Caltrain Corridor: New trains; Tour El Camino bike and bus improvements

This coming weekend and next, come join exciting, fun and informative Transit Month activities on the Caltrain corridor and around the region. Saturday, September 23, tour the new Caltrain electric trains in San Francisco between 10am and 2pm.  The train tour in San Jose this summer drew 4,000 people – so please register if you’d

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Two events with national and international insights on modernizing Caltrain and Bay Area transit

Key decisions about Bay Area rail and transit service will be made in the coming months. Electrified Caltrain service is expected to come online in 2024.  Caltrain will start planning its electric service next month, and is rolling out out promotions and programs to regrow ridership.   Across the region, plans for a more connected

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New funds for Caltrain to complete electrification, defer fiscal cliff 

On January 31, the State of California announced that it is awarding $367 million to Caltrain to finish its electrification project, which is scheduled to be completed in Fall 2024. The funding for Caltrain complements $43 million in federal funding, adding up to the full $410 million gap needed to complete electrification, which will enable

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Caltrain receives $43 million from federal budget for electrification; may help defer fiscal cliff

The Federal omnibus spending bill included $43 million to help complete Caltrain electrification.  Additional funding is expected in early 2023 from the state’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), which has funding guidelines that favor projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and are currently under construction. The electrification funding may help defer the fiscal

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Caltrain electrification price tag increases by $100M; delivery date still 2024

At a special board meeting on December 6, the Caltrain board approved updates to the price tag and schedule for the electrification project.   Based on an in-depth review, and a settlement of disputes with the contractor Balfour Beatty, the price tag has increased by an additional $100 million, and the scheduled delivery date is

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Caltrain baby bullet back in August – and more trains – at Caltrain board Thursday

On Thursday July 1, the Caltrain board will receive a presentation about its proposed service restoration for August, timed to increase service when BART does. The proposed new schedule addresses popular demand to bring back baby bullet trains. It continues the Covid-era improved connect to BART at Millbrae.   It also keeps and improves on

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