SAN JOSE (KCBS RADIO) – As Caltrain continues work to electrify its rails along the Peninsula corridor, the transit agency on Tuesday gave an early look at its future fleet of all-electric trains.
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The electrification project is still two years away from completion, but when it's done, Caltrain is promising faster and more frequent service, cleaner rides and much more modern trains.
"This really is state of the art," Michelle Bouchard, Caltrain’s executive director, said while giving a media tour of a cabin in one of the agency's brand new electric trains. "You can see around you there are passenger information screens, on board cameras for increased safety."
Four of the new train sets have already been delivered and the rest of the fleet – approximately a dozen more trains – will be built in the coming years.
Bouchard said passengers will notice quite a few improvements, when they roll out.
"It will transform their riding experience, not just because it's new, but because it is state of the art," she said.
There are still a long ways left to go for this project that has faced delays and cost overruns, but Bouchard is hopeful for the future.
"We've already gotten power to our southern traction power station, so we’re reaching these milestones and we’re really feeling momentum," she said. "This project is literally decades in the making, and we’re on the homestretch."
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