Go Faster. Go Caltrain. Why drive when Caltrain's new trains can get you from San Francisco to San Jose in under an hour! Starting this September, you can count on fast, frequent, state-of-the-art electric trains arriving every 15-20 minutes during weekday rush hours and every 30 minutes during weekends, midday, and evenings. And did we mention that our new trains have free Wi-Fi, outlets at every seat, bathrooms, and digital displays to make your ride better than ever? So redefine your ride and your quality of life by jumping on board the new ...
Three years later, service was gradually restored to the former CalTrain route which would continue over the next eight years. The Coast Starlight (which still served Glendale and Oxnard)...
SAN FRANCISCO — Caltrain’s entire 51-mile electrification corridor between San Francisco and San Jose, Calif., has been successfully energized and tested for the first time, the commuter rail agency has announced. The milestone in the project by Caltrain, power company Pacific Gas & Electric and contractor Balfour Beatty enables full-speed testing of the electric trainsets along the entire corridor in preparation for electrified revenue service in September. “This is a momentous step in the Caltrain Electrification project as we approach ...
This is a route-map template for the Caltrain, a San Francisco Bay Area commuter rail line. For information on using this template, refer to Template:Routemap. For pictograms used, see Commons:BSicon/Catalogue.
Historically served by diesel locomotives, Caltrain has electrified 51 miles (82 km) of its route between 4th and King and Tamien and has transitioned to electric service, with diesel...
In a major leap towards sustainable transportation, Caltrain has announced the initiation of its fully electric operation, servicing the San Francisco-San Jose route. The new electrified trains are powered by 100% renewable energy, heralding a significant reduction in air and noise pollution. With the old diesel locomotives sidelined, riders from the Bay Area are set to experience a cleaner, faster, and more reliable service. The inaugural weekend of the electric service is accompanied by free r...
when there is an abandoned station, it is separate from the main tracks. were these stations actually on a different route to the right of the main one or should they be replaced by ? well most stations have multiple tracks some of which have become abandoned when the station closes but al...
Cal, 1M Draft Caltrain Rapid Rail Study Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board October 1, 1998 A Collaboration of Caltrain and STY Incorporated. Caltrain Rapid Rail Study 1 Executive summary...
Construction of main line electrification in the U.S. is a rare thing. The last such milestone was in January 2000, when Amtrak added wires to 157 route-miles of the former New Haven Railroad Shore Line between Boston and New Haven, Conn., completing the end-to-end electrification of the Northeast Corridor begun by NH as early as 1907 and extended by Pennsylvania Railroad in the 1930s. In California, after more than a decade of effort, August 2024 marked the “soft launch” of electrified serv...
(CLICK TO VIEW) – So. San Francisco Caltrain Shuttle Loading Zone ; The Utah-Grand Caltrain shuttle (UGC) operates from the South San Francisco Caltrain Station and provides service to businesses along E. Grand Avenue on the east side of Highway 101 in South San Francisco, including the South San Francisco Conference Center. Cost: FREE (Open to the Public) · Service Available: Monday through Friday during morning and afternoon commute hours · All shuttles are wheelchair-accessible and equi...