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Uploaded: Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 5:15 PM
Caltrain gets funds to go electric
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by Sandy Brundage
Almanac Staff
With $700 million in funding coming to Caltrain, the agency expects to see modern electric rail service by 2019, according to a press release. Theoretically that means trains that can carry more people for less money.
The agency will receive $600 million as a result of the state Legislature's recent approval of the high-speed rail project, and another $100 million from Proposition 1A. Supporters of electrification have touted its potential to reduce pollution, lower operational costs, and enable it to share tracks with high-speed rail.
"There is a generational responsibility to leave behind a world that is better than the one we found. This speaks to that responsibility," said Executive Director Mike Scanlon in the release.
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Posted by DCS, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on Jul 10, 2012 at 9:21 pm It couldn't come any sooner.....
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Posted by Ridership, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood, on Jul 11, 2012 at 2:40 pm "Theoretically that means trains that can carry more people for less money."
But in reality, is anyone NOT expecting fares to go up? As long as they increase the space for bikes I'll be happy to pay a little more.
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Posted by Konrad M. Sosnow, a resident of another community, on Jul 11, 2012 at 3:25 pm Well, at least there will be some benefit from the HSR approval. Governor Brown tied the Caltrain electrification and the Southern California improvements to the HSR in order to get the votes to approve HSR.
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