Redwood City Mayor and Caltrain board member Jeff Gee addresses the crowd at a celebration of the electrification of Caltrain at Redwood City Station on Sept. 21, 2024. Photo by Magali Gauthier.

Caltrain reported on Dec. 6 that the Electrification Project price tag has reached $2.44 billion. This is $462 million over the initial project estimate and $129 million over the estimate made by the ...

Caltrain officials say the recently launched electrification project is paying off, after seeing a significant ridership increase since making the switch. The new trains officially took off from most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The live-run test started at 20 miles an hour to ensure a proper connection to the train and its wire before reaching its maximum ...

Caltrain’s electrification has lured people back to riding the rails. Transit advocates and officials said Caltrain’s electric fleet, which launched last September, helped drive an increase in ...

Shrestha received a call from Caltrain asking for his aid in getting its $2.4-billion electrification project back on track and repairing its contractor relationship. The project completed three years ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Balfour Beatty has achieved substantial completion on the Caltrain Electrification project, the first undertaking in North America in which diesel trains and their ...

Sept. 21 will mark a significant milestone in transit history: the start of Caltrain’s electrified service. This transition from the diesel fleet that has been used for decades to electric trains is a ...

Caltrain's new electric train service was welcomed with an "Electrification Day" celebration on Saturday. The all-new electrical fleet is described as clearer and quieter. During peak hours, the ...

The Caltrain line has an average weekday ridership of roughly 18,000 passengers. Credit: Sundry Photography/Shutterstock.com. Caltrain, the major passenger rail ...

Energy costs for Caltrain’s new all-electric fleet are projected to be about $16.5 million annually, a decrease from the original $19.5 million estimate and slightly higher than the $15 million ...