Caltrans purchased new locomotives and rolling stock, replacing SP equipment in 1985. To preserve the commuter service, in 1980 Caltrans contracted with SP and began to subsidize the Peninsula Commute. California legislators wrote Assembly Bill 1853 in 1977 to allow local transit districts along the line to make bulk purchases of tickets for resale at a loss, subsidizing commuters reliant on the Peninsula Commute until 1980 more importantly, the bill also authorized the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to begin negotiating with SP to operate the passenger rail service and acquire the right-of-way between San Bruno and Daly City. After 1945, ridership declined with the rise in automobile use in 1977 SP petitioned the state Public Utilities Commission to discontinue the commuter operation because of ongoing losses. SP double-tracked the line in 1904 and rerouted it via the Bayshore Cutoff. The original commuter railroad was built in 1863 under the authority of the San Francisco & San Jose Railroad it was purchased by Southern Pacific (SP) in 1870.
History Southern Pacific service Ī Southern Pacific locomotive pulls a Peninsula Commute train past Bayshore in April 1985 Historically served by diesel locomotives, Caltrain is electrifying 51 miles (82 km) of its route between 4th and King and Tamien diesel trains will remain in service for trains to Gilroy. The member agencies are the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, and the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans). Each member agency has three representatives on a nine-member Board of Directors. Ĭaltrain is governed by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board ( PCJPB) which consists of agencies from the three counties served by Caltrain: Santa Clara, San Francisco, and San Mateo.
While average weekday ridership in 2019 exceeded 63,000, impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been significant: in August 2022, Caltrain had an average weekday ridership of 18,600 passengers.
Caltrain has 28 regular stops, one limited-service weekday-only stop ( College Park), one weekend-only stop ( Broadway), and one football-only stop ( Stanford). The northern terminus of the line is in San Francisco at 4th and King Streets. The southern terminus is in San Jose at Tamien station with weekday rush hour service running as far as Gilroy.
Commuter railroad with level crossings limited freight serviceĢ9 locomotives and 134 passenger cars (in revenue service) Ĥ ft 8 + 1⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gaugeĬaltrain ( reporting mark JPBX) is a California commuter rail line serving the San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley ( Silicon Valley).
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