California Launches New Electric Train Fleet in San Francisco

Published on August 13, 2024

A new all-electric commuter rail line serving the San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley made its public debut on Aug. 11. “The future happens here first,” Gov. Gavin Newsom told state and federal officials in San Francisco at an event on Saturday celebrating the launch. “We are America’s coming attraction. That’s a point of pride.” Caltrain launched its new electric fleet after breaking ground on the $2.44 billion project seven years ago. The project’s final cost was $462 million over its initial estimate and $129 million over projections made by the Federal Transit Administration. Two of 19 electric trains in the fleet completed their first public runs between San Jose and San Francisco on Sunday. Caltrain plans to launch two trains each week starting Sept. 21, according to Caltrain’s spokesman Dan Lieberman....

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