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2020
3/29/2020 | Caltrain
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF3/22/2020 | Caltrain
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF3/15/2020 | Caltrain
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF3/8/2020 | Caltrain
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF3/1/2020 | Caltrain
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF2/23/2020 | Caltrain
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF2/17/2020 | Caltrain
Caltrain Temporarily Suspends SF Weekend Service for Electrification Work
Link to PDF2/4/2020 | Progressive Railroading
Caltrain’s Electric Trains Pass Structural Tests
Link to PDF1/24/2020 | Caltrain
Caltrain to Hold Public Meeting on Electrification in Palo Alto
Link to PDF1/21/2020 | Caltrain
Caltrain to Hold Public Meeting on Electrification in Mountain View
Link to PDF
2019
11/6/2019 | Caltrain
Caltrain Roadshow of Model Future Electric Fleet Comes to San Mateo
Link to PDF10/7/2019 | Caltrain
Caltrain to Hold Public Meeting on Electrification in Sunnyvale
Link to PDF10/4/2019 | SFGate
Caltrain approves plan to basically turn into BART for the Peninsula
Link to PDF10/3/2019 | The Mercury New
Opinion: Caltrain needs dedicated source of revenue
Link to PDF8/28/2019 | Caltrain
Caltrain Offers Glimpse of Future Electric Fleet with Model Train Roadshow
Link to PDF7/22/2019 | NBC Bay Area
Caltrain Outlines Its Service Vision For Next 20 Years
Link to PDF6/07/2019 | Caltrain.com
Caltrain Approves More Bike Capacity, Station Amenities
Link to PDF6/06/2019 | Caltrain.com
Caltrain Signs Off on More Systemwide Bike Capacity, and Station Amenities including Corridor-wide Bike Share
Link to PDF5/09/2019 | Caltrain.com
Caltrain to Hold Public Meeting on Electrification in Santa Clara
Link to PDF4/30/2019 | Caltrain.com
Caltrain to Hold Public Meeting on Electrification in San Francisco
Link to PDF3/24/2019 | Caltrain.com
NEWS: Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume March 25 Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF3/17/2019 | Caltrain.com
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF3/10/2019 | Caltrain.com
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF3/05/2019 | Caltrain.com
Caltrain to Hold Public Meeting on Electrification in Sunnyvale
Link to PDF3/03/2019 | Caltrain.com
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF2/17/2019 | Caltrain.com
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF2/17/2019 | San Jose Mercury News
Why the future of Caltrain is being built in Salt Lake City
Link to PDF2/10/2019 | Caltrain.com
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF2/03/2019 | Caltrain.com
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF1/27/2019 | Caltrain.com
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF1/13/2019 | Caltrain.com
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF
2018
12/16/2018 | Caltrain
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF12/10/2018 | Railway Technology
Caltrain to purchase additional electric rail cars
Link to PDF12/10/2018 | Railway Age
Caltrain increasing Stadler EMU order
Link to PDF12/10/2018 | Progressive Railroading
Caltrain OKs option for more electric cars, adopts fare policy
Link to PDF12/10/2018 | Caltrain
Caltrain to Hold Public Meetings on Electrification in San Carlos, Atherton
Link to PDF12/06/2018 | Caltrain
New Funding Allows Caltrain to Purchase Additional Electric Cars
Link to PDF12/04/2018 | Caltrain
Temporary Closures at Broadway Avenue Crossing in Burlingame this Week
Link to PDF11/26/2018 | Caltrain
Caltrain to Hold Public Meetings on Electrification in Redwood City, North Fair Oaks, and Menlo Park
Link to PDF11/25/2018 | Caltrain
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF11/11/2018 | Caltrain
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF11/05/2018 | Caltrain
Caltrain to Hold Public Meeting on Electrification in Belmont
Link to PDF10/28/2018 | Caltrain
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF10/23/2018 | Caltrain
Caltrain Riders Campaign Touts Electrification Benefits at Stations
Link to PDF10/7/2018 | Caltrain
Monday Morning Commute Service to Resume Following Weekend Closure for Electrification Work
Link to PDF10/5/2018 | Caltrain
Caltrain to Hold Public Meeting on Electrification in San Mateo
Link to PDF9/26/2018 | Caltrain
Caltrain Suspends Weekend Service to San Francisco for Electrification Work
Link to PDF9/18/2018 | Caltrain
Caltrain to Hold Public Meeting on Electrification in Sunnyvale
Link to PDF9/11/2018 | Caltrain
Caltrain to Hold Public Meeting on Electrification in Mountain View
Link to PDF8/16/2018 | Caltrain
Caltrain to Hold Public Meeting on Electrification in San Francisco
Link to PDF6/4/2018 | Mass Transit
Modernization: How Caltrain Will Meet Growing Demand
Link to PDF2/19/2018 | Caltrain
Caltrain Launches Did You Know? Campaign About Rail Corridor
Link to PDF1/31/2018 | Caltrain
Caltrain Launches New Website for Caltrain Modernization Program
2017
11/17/2017 | Currents
PG&E Begins Relocating Electric Facilities to Support Caltrain Electrification
Link to PDF10/7/2017 | San Mateo Daily Journal
Caltrain Plans to Expand Bike Access on Electrified Trains
Link to PDF8/31/2017 | San Francisco Examiner
Caltrain solicits public input on bike storage
Link to PDF8/8/2017 | Press Release
Caltrain Seeks Input on Bike Storage for New Electric Trains
Link to PDF8/2/2017 | Press Release
Poll Shows Riders Preference on Seats for New Electric Trains
Link to PDF7/21/2017 | Press Release
Caltrain Hosts Groundbreaking for Electrification Project
Link to PDF6/1/2017 | Press Release
Poll Shows riders Preference on New High-Performance Electric Trains
Link to PDF5/4/2017 | Press Release
Caltrain Launches Website to Guide Design of New High-Performance Electric Trains
Link to PDF5/22/2017 | Press Release
Statement attributed to Jim Hartnett, General Manager and CEO of Caltrain
Link to PDF5/2/2017 | San Francisco Chronicle
Caltrain gets $100 million in tentative federal budget deal
Link to PDF5/2/2017 | Press Release
Caltrain Electrification Funding Included in 2017 Federal Budget
Link to PDF4/26/2017 | StreetsBlog SF
Fate of Caltrain Electrification Coming with Trump’s Budget
Link to PDF4/25/2017 | Mountain View Voice
SF, Peninsula officials urge feds to OK Caltrain funds
Link to PDF4/25/2017 | SFBay.ca
Officials press Trump to help electrify Caltrain
Link to PDF4/24/2017 | The Registry
Bay Area Council Joins Reps. Eshoo, Speier and Other Leaders in Urging Trump Administration to Release Caltrain Electrification Funding
Link to PDF4/22/2017 | The Washington Post
Though shovels are ready, Trump officials delay grant for Caltrain upgrade
Link to PDF3/28/2017 | Modesto Bee
Denying California rail money damages more than state, it hurts the country
Link to PDF3/24/2017 | San Jose Mercury News
Caltrain electrification needed for both U.S. and local economy
Link to PDF3/23/2017 | San Francisco Chronicle
Washington’s politics shouldn’t block a needed Caltrain upgrade
Link to PDF3/21/2017 | San Francisco Chronicle
Brown ‘cautiously optimistic’ about federal Caltrain funding
Link to PDF3/21/2017 | Sacramento Bee
Jerry Brown meets with Republicans, ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Caltrain approval
Link to PDF3/14/2017 | Wall Street Journal
No Good Reason to Block Caltrain’s Planned Upgrade
Link to PDF3/13/2017 | RailwayAge
Caltrain electrification proponents lobby Capitol Hill
Link to PDF3/13/2017 | Progressive Railroading
Caltrain’s Hartnett lobbies in D.C. for electrification project
Link to PDF3/13/2017 | New York Times
A Silicon Valley Train Gets Stuck
Link to PDF3/12/2017 | Press Release
Major Employers Join Caltrain Executive Director Jim Hartnett in Washington D.C. to Advocate for Caltrain Electrification
Link to PDF3/6/2017 | New York Times
In Silicon Valley, Caltrain Upgrade Is Imperiled as Trump Withholds Funds
Link to PDF3/3/2017 | AASHTO Journal
Caltrain Reaches Agreement with Major Project Contractors to Extend March 1 Deadline
Link to PDF3/1/2017 | KQED News, The California Report
With Caltrain Project in Danger, Bay Area Delegation Plans Lobbying Trip to D.C.
Link to PDF2/28/2017 | San Jose Mercury News
Caltrain: Agreement with contractors to extend deadline keeps electrification project alive
Link to PDF2/28/2017 | Progressive Railroading
Caltrain pushes back start date for electrification construction
Link to PDF2/28/2017 | The Daily Journal
Caltrain buys time for electrification
Link to PDF2/28/2017 | Mountain View Voice
Caltrain gets 3-month extension for electrification project
Link to PDF2/27/2017 | San Francisco Chronicle
Caltrain acts to keep electrification plan alive
Link to PDF2/27/2017 | San Francisco Chronicle
With Trump hitting brakes on Caltrain upgrade, S.F. puts its cash on hold
Link to PDF2/27/2017 | Press Release
Caltrain Reaches Agreement with Contractors to Extend March 1 Deadline
Link to PDF2/24/2017 | ENO Transportation Weekly
USDOT Puts Bay Area Commuter Rail Project on Hold2/24/2017 | KQED Radio, Forum
Transit Advocates Imagine Caltrain’s Future as Trump Administration Delays Funding
Link to PDF2/24/2017 | Sacramento Bee
Kevin McCarthy displays his clout, for good and ill
Link to PDF2/23/2017 | The Atlantic, CityLab
In California’s Commuter Rail Drama, Nobody’s a Winner
Link to PDF2/23/2017 | Wired
Why Trump’s Attack on a California Railroad Should Trouble You2/22/2017 | San Francisco Chronicle
Politics derails Caltrain plan
Link to PDF2/22/2017 | The Daily Journal
Finding a political solution for Caltrain electrification
Link to PDF2/21/2017 | The Hill
California agency urges Trump to allow funds for commuter rail project
Link to PDF2/17/2017 | Congresswoman Anna Eshoo
Link to Statement2/17/2017 | Congresswoman Jackie Speier
Congresswoman Speier Urges Trump Administration not to Defer Caltrain Electrification Grant
Link to PDF2/17/2017 | Press Release
Caltrain Electrification Grant Deferred 2/16/2017 | Slate
If Elaine Chao Axes This Bay Area Rail Funding, We’ll Know She’s Politicizing Transportation2/14/2017 | San Francisco Chronicle
GOP must not defund Caltrain electrification grant2/14/2017 | KRON4
Caltrain riders say overcrowding has become an issue on trains2/10/2017 | San Francisco Chronicle
Caltrain’s electrification project deserves its promised funding2/08/2017 | Caltrain Statement
Electrification must move forward2/08/2017 | The Daily Journal
Op-Ed: Caltrain electrification must move forward2/07/2017 | San Jose Mercury News
Editorial: Kevin McCarthy should support grant for Caltrain electrification1/09/2017 | The Daily Journal
Electric Trains Get Cash Infusion

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