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Caltrain is governed by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB) which consists of agencies from the three counties served by Caltrain: Santa Clara, San Francisco, and San Mateo. Each member agency has three representatives on a nine-member Board of Directors.
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.
Starting from January 1, 1995, [35]: 9 the Santa Clara VTA special district is governed by a board of directors with 12 voting members [36] composed of political leaders at the city and county level, including the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, San Jose City Council, and other cities including Campbell, Cupertino, Fremont, Gilroy, Los ...
In addition to elected office, Ahmad served as the vice chairman of the board of directors for Caltrain, the commuter rail in the San Francisco Bay area, and a board member of SamTrans. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
On December 2, 2010, the Authority Board of Directors voted to begin construction on the first section of the system (in the Central Valley). On July 19, 2012, Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation approving construction of the high-speed system. [13] [14]
The grade separation was also designed to accommodate a potential mid-line overtake required for Caltrain/HSR blended operations, which would expand the Peninsula Corridor right-of-way to up to four tracks. [4] PCJPB awarded an $82.9 million construction contract to the Shimmick/Disney Joint Venture in July 2017. [6]
The August 2023 CEO Report to the Authority Board noted that Governor Newsom had appointed Benjamin Belnap as Inspector General of the California High-Speed Rail Authority as per SB 198. Belnap has been an employee of the State Auditor's office since 2001, and a Deputy State Auditor since 2015.
On December 19, 2007, the Authority Board of Directors agreed to proceed with the Pacheco Pass option. [26] Pacheco Pass was considered the superior route for long-distance travel between Southern California and the Bay Area, although the Altamont Pass option would serve as a good commuter route.