Caltrain Modernization Program: Difference between revisions

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[[File:CaltrainCalMod logo.svg|thumb|Logo for CalMod, the Caltrain's logoModernization Program. Caltrain is seeking to electrify the main line of its commuter railroad as part of CalMod.]]

The '''electrification of Caltrain''' is a $1.9 billion proposed project to [[Railway electrification system|electrify the main line]] of [[Caltrain]], a [[commuter railroad]] serving cities in the [[San Francisco Peninsula]] and [[Silicon Valley]]. The project will allow Caltrain to transition from its currently [[diesel-electric locomotive]] powered trains to a fully electric rolling stock. Electric trains will allow Caltrain to improve service times via faster acceleration and increased [[headway|headways]], reduce air pollution and noise, and facilitate a future underground expansion into downtown San Francisco's [[Transbay Transit Center]] because the current diesel trains cannot serve underground stations.

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*[http://www.caltrain.com/projectsplans/CaltrainModernization/Modernization/PeninsulaCorridorElectrificationProject.html Caltrain's Electrification Project Page]

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