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{{about|the "Baby Bullet" express train service offered by [[Caltrain]]|the racing aircraft built by [[Edward Bayard Heath]]|Heath Baby Bullet}}

The '''Caltrain Express''' Project (CTX) was implemented from 2002 to 2004 and resulted in [[Caltrain]]'s Baby Bullet service, which cut the transit time between [[San Francisco]] and [[San Jose]]. New locomotives and rolling stock were purchased for dedicated express service, bypassing most stations; [[Double-track railway#Quadruple track|quad-track overtake sections]] were added in three locations along the Peninsula Corridor right-of-way to allow express trains to pass slower local trains that were making all stops; tracks were also upgraded with [[Track (rail transport)#Continuous welded rail|continuous-welded rail]]; a [[centralized switchingtraffic control]] system was added; and [[railroad switch|crossovers]] were added every few miles to allow single-tracking trains around disabled trains. [[Jackie Speier]], then serving as a California State Senator, is credited with securing the funding for CTX and one of the new locomotives acquired for the project is named for her as a result.

==History==