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Caltrain Electrification Project

Sector: Mass Transit • Location: San Francisco, California, United States

Source: Railway Age

Project
Completed

Caltrain completed a $2.4 billion electrification project in 2024, modernizing the 160-year-old railroad with 23 new Stadler Rail-built KISS bilevel electric multiple units. The project was supported by federal funding secured with the advocacy of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. Caltrain operates rail service from San Francisco to San Jose and Gilroy.

Status
Closed
Sector
Mass Transit, Rail
Location
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Railway Age

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The project “Caltrain Electrification Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in San Francisco, California, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Railway Age.

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2026-07-22

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Caltrain completed a $2.4 billion electrification project in 2024, modernizing the 160-year-old railroad with 23 new Stadler Rail-built KISS bilevel electric multiple units. The project was supported by federal funding secured with the advocacy of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. Caltrain operates rail service from San Francisco to San Jose and Gilroy.

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Passenger

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United States of America (USA)

State

California

City

San Francisco

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Sector

Mass Transit, Rail

Article published date

2026-03-27

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