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The Caltrain Modernization Program (CalMod), sometimes referred to as the Caltrain Electrification Project, was a $2.44 billion project which added a positive train control (PTC) system and electrified the main line of the U.S. commuter railroad Caltrain, which serves cities in the San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley.
Caltrain (reporting mark JPBX) is a commuter rail line in California, serving the San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley (Silicon Valley). The southern terminus is in San Jose at the Tamien station with weekday rush hour service running as far as Gilroy. The northern terminus of the line is in San Francisco at 4th and King Street ...
Although the Authority is focused on getting the Interim IOS in the Central Valley in operation by the end of the decade, it is also looking ahead to the next step (that is, connecting to San Francisco using the prepared Caltrain blended route). On April 28, 2022 it approved the final route in the San Jose to Merced section.
In Northern California, these include electrification of Caltrain, grade separations, and an automatic train control system between San Francisco and San Jose. The Authority will also be working with Union Pacific Railroad to extend electrification to Gilroy, since the selected "blended" route between San Jose and Gilroy uses the UPRR alignment.
Newly installed catenary structures at Caltrain's San Bruno station, July 2018. The Caltrain Modernization Program (CalMod) was a $2.44 billion project that electrified the railroad's main line, which serves cities in the San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley.
The Caltrain electrification "bookend" investment in the Bay Area (as well as grade separations, etc.) is proceeding, and is expected to be completed in late 2024. [43] A "bookend" investment in the "Link US" project (Phase A) will shortly begin construction for Los Angeles Union Station. Phase B still needs to be funded. [12]
In August 2016, Caltrain awarded a contract to produce the trainsets needed for running on the electrified line, [59] while an official groundbreaking ceremony was held on July 21, 2017 at Millbrae station. [60] [61] Project funding in the amount of $600 million comes from Proposition 1A funds that authorized the construction of high-speed rail ...
Caltrain modified Pattern B trains to add a reverse-commute stop at Palo Alto in October 2012. With this change, all Baby Bullet trains stop at Palo Alto, regardless of pattern or direction. [55] Caltrain shifted to a modified Pattern A on April 10, 2017, which added a reverse-commute stop at Redwood City.