Caltrain ramps up construction on electrification project

Rail News Home Passenger Rail 10/9/2019 Rail News: Passenger Rail
Replacing diesel-hauled trains with electric trains will improve Caltrain’s system performance, officials said.Photo – Caltrain Facebook

Caltrain tomorrow will host a community meeting to discuss the continued construction activities in Sunnyvale, California, as it prepares to electrify its rail corridor from the San Francisco Caltrain Station to the Tamien Station in San Jose by 2022. 

In the coming months, Caltrain crews will continue foundation installation and begin the installation of poles along the rail corridor in Sunnyvale. 

In addition, construction continues on the paralleling station facility near the Sunnyvale Caltrain Station.

Replacing diesel-hauled trains with electric trains will improve Caltrain’s system performance, enable more frequent or faster train service and minimize long-term environmental impacts by reducing noise, improving regional air quality and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, Caltrain officials said in a press release.