"When we broke ground on the Electrification Project back in 2017, we set out to deliver a state-of-the-art modern rail system for the people we serve," Caltrain Executive Director Michelle Bouchard said. "It is immensely gratifying to see our riders embrace our new service on this scale. If you haven't experienced the future of transportation for yourself yet, find out what everyone has been talking about."
Caltrain calls its electrification project "historic," as it's the first time in a generation that North American "diesel trains and their infrastructure components are transitioned to an electrified system." The trains have also surpassed pre-COVID-19 ridership levels, with weekends becoming increasingly popular.
Caltrain saw more than 753,000 passengers take to its railways this October, a 54% increase from October 2023. This was a significant recovery from its typical post-August decline in monthly ridership.
The trains use overhead wires energized by power stations "largely ... powered by renewable energy," according to Caltrain, as SFGATE previously reported. Caltrain buys the energy from community choice aggregation suppliers, and it's then provided to Caltrain by Pacific Gas & Electric.
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