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It’s a Go for Caltrain Electrification
By Roger Rudick |
This morning, during its regular meeting in San Carlos, the nine-member Caltrain board voted unanimously to dedicate $1.25 billion towards electrifying Caltrain. If all goes according to plan, electric services will begin in 2020. “The total program is $2 billion. That includes money for the advanced signal system, which we’re already installing today,” said Jayme Ackemann, spokeswoman […]
Should Caltrain Add Bathrooms On-Board or at Its Stations?
By Andrew Boone |
On-board restrooms could be cut from Caltrain’s electric trains after the agency’s Board of Directors rejected a proposal to include one bathroom on every six-car train last month. The agency is exploring the costs of adding bathrooms, and while some riders say they’re crucial, there’s little support from board members or disability advocates. The Americans with Disabilities Act “is a very […]
Caltrain to Hold Public Hearings on Fiscal Emergency, Service Cuts
By Aaron Bialick |
The Caltrain Board of Directors has decided to hold a series of public hearings and community meetings before voting on a declaration of fiscal emergency and approving dramatic cuts that would slash service and potentially close up to 16 stations. “Hopefully, we will be able to come up with additional funding sources before we are […]
Caltrain Chief: We’ll Be Fine If We Don’t Starve on the Way to the Banquet
By Michael Rhodes |
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Executive Director Nat Ford at today’s Caltrain Board meeting. Photo: Michael Rhodes There’s still no relief in sight for Caltrain, which faces a dire financial situation that could force the agency to cut 50 percent of service by next year. Even if the train operator pulls a rabbit out of […]
Caltrain Board Ups Bike Capacity, Dumps Bathrooms on Electric Trains
By Aaron Bialick |
Note: An earlier version of this article’s headline indicated that the increase in bike capacity came at the expense of bathrooms. The two were features were essentially unrelated. The Caltrain Board of Directors voted today to increase the share of space on its future electric trains devoted to bike capacity, though the trains may lack […]
Coming to Caltrain: Longer Trains With More Room for Bikes
By Andrew Boone |
Caltrain will add a third bike car to all six of its Bombardier trains, Executive Director Michael Scanlon announced at the transit agency’s monthly board of directors meeting last week. With the new cars, bike capacity will increase from 48 to 72 on each of the Bombardier trains. But it could take up to one year […]