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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.
The Dumbarton Rail Corridor service, as proposed in 2006, would provide six westbound trains originating from the Union City BART station, rebuilt as an intermodal station; after crossing the rebuilt Dumbarton Cut-off bridges, the trains would join the existing Peninsula Corridor (Caltrain) line south of the existing Redwood City station.
A 1.3 mi (2.1 km) tunnel has been proposed to extend Caltrain from its north end in San Francisco at 4th and King to the newly built Salesforce Transit Center, [87] closer to the job center of San Francisco and BART, Muni, Transbay AC Transit buses, and long-distance buses.
Part of this project was the construction of the Vasona Light Rail extension which included a VTA light rail platform at the Diridon train depot. [11] The official opening date for this light rail extension was October 1, 2005, however, revenue service at the San Fernando and Diridon Stations began on July 29, 2005 to accommodate attendees of ...
The Portal, also known as the Downtown Rail Extension (DTX), [1] is a planned second phase of the Salesforce Transit Center.When complete, it will extend the Caltrain Peninsula Corridor commuter rail line from its current northern terminus at 4th and King via a 1.3-mile (2.1 km) tunnel. [2]
Measure B, added to the November 2016 ballot, would raise $6.3 billion for transit projects via a half-cent increase in sales tax. It included up to $1.6 billion for the BART extension, as well as funds for Caltrain electrification, grade separation, and road improvements.
Work on the US$140 million project began in October 2004, with US$105.8 million coming from federal funding and US$8.2 million from state funding. [1] The construction phase of the facility lasted approximately three years; preliminary work completed in 2005 included relocation of existing rail lines and utilities, a 1,800-foot long (550 m ...
Caltrain plans to complete electrification by 2025. [1] Although technically correct, the existing text was misleading: Electrification will decrease equipment maintenance costs but increase track maintenance costs, especially given the use of a concateray structure instead of a 3rd rail.