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Chapter 1 which SP operated the service, but state and local OVERVIEW OF TRANSIT SYSTEM government agencies subsidized and administered it. Besides contract administration, Caltrans’ 1.1 BRIEF HISTORY responsibilities included planning, marketing, customer service, engineering and design, fare and Railroad service along the San Francisco Peninsula schedule setting, and performance monitoring. The has a long and storied history and has existed, in commuter service was renamed Caltrain. some form, since 1863. The railroad line, one of the oldest in California, was fi rst proposed in 1851 to connect the booming trade center of San Francis- co and the fi rst state capital of California, San Jose. Ground for the railroad was not broken until May 1861, when construction of the line began at San Francisquito Creek, on the Santa Clara-San Mateo county line. By October 1863, regular service began between San Francisco and Mayfi eld (now the California Avenue station in Palo Alto). The construction of the line to San Jose was completed in January 1864, and two trains began operating daily between San Francisco and San Jose.

Prior to Caltrain’s current ownership, passenger rail ridership on the Peninsula was at its peak in the In 1987, representatives of the City and County mid-1940s, when more than 9.54 million patrons of San Francisco, the San Mateo County Transit rode the train annually. However, as the cost of District (“District”) and the Santa Clara County operating the Peninsula commuter rail service in- Transit District, now the Santa Clara County Valley creased, and the number of riders began to decline, Transportation Authority (VTA), began the effort to the former Southern Pacifi c Railroad (SP) began to create the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board phase out its less patronized trains, and by the mid- (JPB) to transfer administrative responsibility for 1970s sought to discontinue passenger rail service. Caltrain from the state to the local level. In July After extended negotiations, SP, the California 1991, a Joint Powers Agreement, signed by the Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and the three parties, stipulated the JPB membership and three counties through which the Peninsula Com- powers, specifi ed fi nancial commitments for each mute Service operated (San Francisco, San Mateo, member agency, delegated the San Mateo County and Santa Clara counties) reached an agreement to Transit District as the managing agency, and de- preserve passenger rail service on the Peninsula. tailed other administrative procedures.

Beginning in 1980, Caltrans Rail Management and The JPB purchased the 51.4-mile Caltrain right of Rail Operation branches administered a purchase- way from Southern Pacifi c in December 1991 for of-service agreement with Southern Pacifi c under a cost of $212 million. In July 1992, San Mateo CALTRAIN SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FY2008 - FY2017 3 County Transit District personnel assumed the of Directors appointed by the Board representing management and administration of the JPB, and the the City of San Jose or the County of Santa Clara; JPB assumed ownership of Caltrain, contracting (2) a member of the VTA Board of Directors ap- with Amtrak as its operator. In 1992, the commute pointed by that Board representing the County of service from Gilroy also began. In the 16 years that Santa Clara or a city in Santa Clara County other the JPB has owned Caltrain, ridership has increased than the City of San Jose; and (3) the County’s rep- 60 percent. resentative to the MTC, or if this person declines to serve, then the MTC appointee of the Cities Selec- In 2002, Caltrain weekend service was suspended tion Committee, or if this person declines to serve, for two years to allow for construction of the CTX then a member of the VTA Board of Directors as project. With new rolling stock and upgraded infra- appointed by that Board. structure, Baby Bullet express service was initiated in June 2004. Ridership immediately began to JPB Directors do not have any terms as prescribed increase. However, within a year Caltrain was fac- by the JPB; they serve at the discretion of their ap- ing fi nancial diffi culties and decided to overhaul the pointing authority. entire schedule and offer more express service in order to attract additional riders, particularly those The current members of the JPB include: making longer trips. The re-invention of Caltrain • Jim Hartnett - Chair occurred in August 2005, with a decrease of local trains in the peak and a doubling of express ser- • Don Gage - Vice Chair vice to 22 Baby Bullet trains a day. Sustained and • José Cisneros signifi cant ridership increases continue as ridership • Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. levels have just recently surpassed the 2001 peak of Jerry Hill• Jerry Hill• 35,000 riders per weekday. • Arthur Lloyd 1.2 GOVERNANCE • Forrest Williams • Ken Yeager BOARD OF DIRECTORS Vacant• The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board includes representatives from San Francisco, San ADVISORY COMMITTEES Mateo, and Santa Clara counties. The JPB consists There are four advisory committees offering Cal- of nine members, three from each county. train management input on a regular basis. These are as follows: The San Francisco representatives include an ap- • The Staff Coordinating Council (SCC) is com- pointee from the Mayor’s offi ce, an appointee from prised of staff from the three partner agencies. the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors, Responsibilities include review and coordina- and an appointee from the San Francisco Munici- tion of upcoming board agenda items. pal Transportation Agency. The three San Mateo • The Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) is County representatives are all members of the San comprised of nine representatives, three from Mateo County Transit District’s Board of Directors, each member county, appointed by the JPB. but three different appointing authorities designate The committee acts in an advisory capacity a representative from the Transit District’s Board, to the JPB. Responsibilities include provid- as follows: The Transit District Board; the San ing input on the needs of current and potential Mateo County Board of Supervisors; and the City’s transit users. Selection Committee of the Council of Mayors of San Mateo County. The Santa Clara County repre- • The Bicycle Advisory Committee is comprised sentatives include (1) a member of the VTA Board of Caltrain and Amtrak staff and representatives from the community with an interest in 4 CALTRAIN SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FY2008 - FY2017 bicycle issues as they relate to Caltrain. Re- CONTRACT OPERATOR sponsibilities include reviewing and provid- Through an operating agreement with the JPB, ing input on policies and actions that relate to Amtrak provides services to manage and operate Caltrain’s bicycle guidelines and programs. Caltrain on the corridor between San Francisco and • The Accessibility Advisory Committee is com- Gilroy. Under contract with the JPB, Amtrak is re- prised of District staff, members of agencies sponsible for the maintenance, repair, and cleaning representing persons with disabilities, and Cal- of equipment and property directly related to train train customers with disabilities. Responsibili- operations. Amtrak also is responsible for checking ties include reviewing and providing input on tickets on Caltrain, selling tickets at staffed sta- access to train cars, stations and other Caltrain tions, and submitting various fi nancial and opera- services. tional reports to the JPB. Amtrak is also required to conduct ridership counts and passenger surveys, as needed. The operating contract is awarded on 1.3 THE ORGANIZATION a competitive bid basis. The current contract with Amtrak was extended for three years with two one- The JPB is a joint powers authority created by year optional years. The three-year extension of the agreement pursuant to Government Code Sec- base term under the contract with Amtrak will ex- tions 6500 et seq. The three member agencies of pire on June 30, 2009. The JPB Board of Directors this joint powers authority are the City and County recently exercised the fi rst-year option to further of San Francisco, the San Mateo County Transit extend the contract which will continue the man- District (“District”) and the Santa Clara Valley agement and operating arrangement with Amtrak Transportation Authority. The joint powers agree- from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. Should ment creating this agency designates the District as the JPB exercise the second one-year option, the the Managing Agency of the JPB. The JPB has no term of the current contract with Amtrak could run direct employees. Rather employees of the District, through June 30, 2011. the Managing Agency, serve as staff to the JPB. Under this contractual arrangement, the General LABOR UNION REPRESENTATION Manager/CEO of the District, serves the JPB as The JPB utilizes fi ve full-time equivalent employ- its Executive Director. The Executive Director is ees from the SamTrans Unit Repair section to repair supported by fi ve chief offi cers that oversee Admin- and maintain Caltrain’s Ticket Vending Machines. istration, Communications, Development, Finance These workers are covered by the labor agreement and Operations. See Figure 1-1. between SamTrans and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local Division No. 1574 AFL-CIO-CLC. DISTRICT STAFF This agreement is in effect from October 11, 2005 District staff provides administrative management through June 30, 2008. for the Caltrain system. The Rail Transportation Department is responsible for the day-to-day opera- 1.4 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES AND tion of Caltrain and provides direct oversight of the contract operator, Amtrak. Other District depart- SERVICE AREA ments provide staff support in engineering, fi nance, capital project development, project monitoring, RAIL SERVICE planning, marketing, customer service, public and Caltrain serves 32 stations along the 77.2-mile route media relations, fare and schedule setting, perfor- between San Francisco and Gilroy, as illustrated mance monitoring, personnel recruitment, budget in the system map presented in Figure 1-2. The and grant administration, and public outreach. current schedule includes 96 weekday, 32 Satur- day and 28 Sunday trains. Twenty-three stations are served full-time, with weekend-only service at the Broadway and Atherton stations. The College Park station is served by four trains each weekday.

CALTRAIN SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FY2008 - FY2017 5 Five stations on the Gilroy extension are served stop trains. Most stations have half-hour headways by six weekday trains only in the peak hours, three in the mid-day with evening service provided on trains in each direction. A shuttle bus connects the one-hour headways or longer. Peak-hour service Tamien station to the San Jose Diridon station on is provided for three hours each weekday morning weekends. Stanford Stadium station is served ap- and evening. One of the three peak hours has four proximately eight days per year when the Stanford trains per hour, while the other two hours have ﬁ ve football team plays home games. Typical weekday trains per hour. There are four sets of Baby Bullet service is provided from 4:30 am to 1:30 am and express stopping patterns, two for the traditional is a mix of local, limited, local/limited and Baby peak direction and two for the reverse of the tradi- Bullet express trains. Weekend service is local and tional peak direction. The traditional peak direction hourly most of the day from 7:00 am to 1:30 am on (northbound in the morning and southbound in the Saturdays and 8:00 am to 10:30 pm on Sundays. evening) is served by 12 Baby Bullet express trains on weekdays while the reverse direction (south- On a typical weekday, early morning and evening bound in the morning and northbound in the evening service is provided by local trains, with mid-day is served by 10 Baby Bullet express trains. No service provided by alternating local and limited- local-only trains run during the peak hours. Local

Figure 1-1: Joint Powers Board Organization Chart JOINT POWERS BOARD San Francisco City/County (SF MTA) San Mateo County Transit District Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)

Citizens Advisory Committee General Counsel Staff Coordinating Council

Executive Director Michael J. Scanlon

JPB Special Assistant to the Secretary Executive Director Martha Martinez Mark Simon

Administration Communications Development Finance Operations Division Divisions Division Division Division George Cameron Rita Haskin Ian McAvoy Virginia Harrington Chuck Harvey • Human Resources • Marketing • Engineering and • Budget Development • Rail Transportation • Information Technology • Public Information Construction and Monitoring • Accessible Transit • Contracts and • Media Relations • Capital Program • Controller: Services Management Procurement • Customer Service - Payroll • Bus Transportation • Track Maintenance • DBE Compliance • Advertising - G/L & A/P • Stations and Parking • Safety and Risk • Grants and Capital - Capital Projects • Vehicle Maintenance Management • Distribution • Government Relations and Fixed Assets • Operations Planning • Security • Sales • Legislation - Audit • Quality Assurance and • Planning and Research • Treasury and Debt Management Analysis • Real Estate Service • Ticket Vending Machines

6 CALTRAIN SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FY2008 - FY2017 service is provided by limited-local service train operated shuttle services at 15 of its stations. The pairs once every hour via transfer at the Redwood shuttle services meet particular trains, and carry City station. Ten limited-stop trains provide the rest employees directly to nearby offi ce or industrial of the peak service. Three northbound morning and employment centers. There are currently 30 Cal- three southbound evening trains serve the fi ve sta- train-sponsored shuttles serving Caltrain stations, tions on the Gilroy extension. Half of all weekday with other entities providing more. The Caltrain- trains serve the Tamien station. sponsored shuttles carried an average of 5,000 riders per weekday in FY2007. Caltrain shuttle Supplemental service is provided for special events ridership has increased by double-digit percent- in the form of extra trains and/or longer train con- ages over the last two years and is creating capacity sists. Extra trains are provided for Independence challenges. Shuttle capacity is being increased by Day, New Year’s Eve, the KaBoom concert and additional and larger vehicles. The shuttle service fi reworks and the Bay to Breakers race. Selected is adjusted periodically to account for changes in regular weekend local trains make stops at the Stan- demand, job location and train service patterns. ford station before and after Stanford home football games. Extra trains also are provided for certain Caltrain shuttles are funded by a sponsor, such as a events at AT&T Park near the San Francisco Cal- major company, underwriting at least 25 percent of train station based on demand. The majority of this the cost of the service, with the Bay Area Air Qual- extra service is for Giants home baseball games. ity Management District (BAAQMD) providing Before Giants home games, one extra scheduled year-to-year discretionary fund fi nancing of 25 to train is provided outside of peak hours with ad- 40 percent. The balance is subsidized by Caltrain. ditional extra trains provided as needed. After Giants games, two extra trains are provided, with BICYCLES the fi rst scheduled to express to San Carlos then Caltrain has a progressive bicycle access policy. make all local stops, followed by a local train, with Thirty-two bicycles can be accommodated on all additional extra trains provided as needed. Service gallery train-equipped consists, with Bombardier to special events and Giants games is periodically equipment holding 16 bicycles. On some consists, adjusted to meet passenger demand and operational during the peak hours, as many as 64 bicycles can conditions. be accommodated. Caltrain counted more than 2,300 weekday bike boardings in the annual count CALTRAIN SHUTTLE SERVICES conducted in February 2007. There are about Shuttles are an important element of the Caltrain 1,200 bicycle lockers available to Caltrain riders transit network. The Caltrain Shuttle Program was at stations, with about 800 (67%) of those utilized. started to meet the demand for increased transit Information on the number of bicycle locker and feeder service from Caltrain stations to local em- racks at each station is shown in this chapter under ployment sites. Caltrain connects with employer- Station Facilities. The San Francisco, Mountain View and Menlo Park stations have substantial bicycle storage. Enhanced contracted bike facilities have been established at the Palo Alto and San Francisco stations, which provide guarded parking and other bicycle services.

DEMAND-RESPONSIVE SERVICE Caltrain does not provide any demand-response services. Paratransit services in the Caltrain service area are provided by the local transit agencies in each county – SFMTA, SamTrans and VTA. Para-

CALTRAIN SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FY2008 - FY2017 7 Figure 1-2: Caltrain System Map

8 CALTRAIN SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FY2008 - FY2017 transit service is not a direct responsibility of Cal- surface along the Embarcadero, then travel under train. The services for each county are as follows: Market Street in the upper level of the Muni/BART • San Francisco County: The San Francisco subway, providing connections to the remaining Municipal Railway (SFMTA) has provided Muni light rail lines as well as to the BART system. paratransit services for more than 25 years. The N-Judah continues into San Francisco’s west- SFMTA contracts with a paratransit broker to ern neighborhoods, while the T-Third serves the manage the service. The paratransit broker east and southeast waterfront of San Francisco. contracts with van and taxi companies to provide transportation. • San Mateo County: SamTrans operates Redi- Wheels paratransit service to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)- eligible patrons in San Mateo County. The service is provided 365 days per year along the Caltrain service corridor. • Santa Clara County: VTA provides paratransit service under contract with Outreach, a Caltrain connects directly with BART’s Millbrae private, non-proﬁ t paratransit broker. Service station, which opened in mid-2003. This connec- is provided in most of the urban areas in Santa tion provides service to the San Francisco Interna- Clara County. Service is operated seven days tional Airport as well as to other locations through- per week. out the BART system.

Twenty-four Caltrain stations are fully ADA acces- Caltrain connects directly to the VTA light rail sible and all trains accommodate at least two wheel- system at three locations: Mountain View station chairs at a time. Gallery car consists have onboard (Mountain View-Winchester line), the San Jose Di- wheelchair lifts. Accessible stations also have a ridon station (Mountain View-Winchester line) and hand-powered, mobile wheelchair lift that provides Tamien station (Alum Rock-Santa Teresa line). back-up to on-board, train-powered lifts. Mini-high platforms have been installed at key Baby Bul- ACE provides peak-hour commuter rail service let stations to facilitate boarding and alighting for from San Joaquin and Alameda counties to employ- disabled patrons on and off of Bombardier consists. ment centers in the Santa Clara Valley. Connec- The hand-powered, mobile wheelchair lifts pro- tions to Caltrain can be made at the Santa Clara vide access to Bombardier consists at stations not (temporarily suspended) and San Jose Diridon equipped with mini-high platforms. stations.

CONNECTING SERVICES Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor service connects with Caltrain has direct rail connections with each of Caltrain at the San Jose Diridon station. The the major transit operators along its route, includ- Capitol Corridor provides intercity rail service being the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni), tween San Jose, Oakland, Sacramento and Auburn. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Amtrak’s long distance Coast Starlight train (Los Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), Angeles – Seattle) also stops at the Diridon station. Altamont Corridor Express (ACE), and Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor and Coast Starlight. In addition to these rail connections, Caltrain connects with local bus service provided by Muni, Caltrain connects with the Muni N-Judah and SamTrans, VTA, AC Transit, San Benito County T-Third light rail lines at the San Francisco termi- Express, Monterey Salinas Transit and Dumbar- nal at Fourth and King. Both lines operate on the ton Express (a consortium of AC Transit, BART,

CALTRAIN SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FY2008 - FY2017 9 SamTrans, Union City Transit and VTA). Primary INTER-OPERATOR FARE STRUCTURES connecting stations include: AND AGREEMENTS • San Francisco: Muni bus lines The concept behind Caltrain’s inter-operator fare structures and agreements is to encourage ridership • Hillsdale, Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City, and transit connectivity through discounted fares Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunny- for trips requiring transfers between operators or vale, Santa Clara and Gilroy (each with fi ve or modes. The arrangements are as follows: more connecting bus transit lines) • A Muni sticker is available to Caltrain monthly • San Jose Diridon: Five VTA bus lines, a light pass holders for an additional $35 (a savings of rail stop and free DASH shuttle, plus Monterey $10). This allows the holder unlimited travel Salinas Transit to Monterey, Highway 17 throughout the Muni system, except on the Express bus service to Santa Cruz and Amtrak cable cars. Thruway bus service to Santa Barbara • Caltrain Monthly Pass holders (with a two- 1.5 FARE STRUCTURE zone or greater pass) may use their passes as a local fare credit on SamTrans and VTA ser- Similar to many other commuter rail systems vices. A two-zone or greater Caltrain monthly around the nation, the Caltrain fare structure is dis- pass provides a partial transbay fare on the tance-based. There is a base fare (currently $2.25 Dumbarton Express and a discount on the for adults) with a fee (currently $1.75 for adults) for Highway 17 bus day pass. There is no revenue each additional zone traveled in. Figure 1-3 shows sharing associated with these agreements. Caltrain’s six-zone fare structure, in which trips of 1.6 REVENUE FLEET greater distances have higher fares. The current Caltrain revenue fl eet consists of 139 Caltrain implemented a proof-of-payment (POP) heavy rail vehicles. There are 29 diesel locomo- fare system in September 2003, whereby riders tives in operation. There are 110 passenger cars. must board trains with valid fare and show proof of Cars and locomotives operate in a bi-directional their ticket when requested to do so during random “push-pull” mode. Northbound trains are pushed spot checks onboard the trains. Tickets are sold by by the locomotive in the rear and controlled from agents at only two staffed stations, and by ticket the “cab” passenger car at the front. Southbound vending machines, at all stations, by mail, at select- trains are pulled by and controlled from the loco- ed employment sites, at Caltrain headquarters and motive at the front. Within the passenger car fl eet, over the Internet. there are two sub-fl eets, bi-level Gallery cars and the newer design, low-fl oor Bombardier-made cars Caltrain offers one-way tickets, day passes, 10-ride that were acquired for the initial startup of Baby tickets, monthly passes and the Go Pass. Rates for Bullet express service. Originally these cars, which seniors, persons with disabilities, Medicare card- have a distinct color scheme (paired with the MP36 holders and youth are 50 percent of the standard rate locomotives), were utilized for all Baby Bullet for all ticket types except the Go Pass. A two-zone service. Since the number of Baby Bullet trains monthly Caltrain pass is good for unlimited local was roughly doubled in 2005, gallery cars have transit service on SamTrans and VTA routes. A also been utilized on a regular basis for Baby Bullet monthly sticker can be purchased for Muni service, service. In order to make vehicle and crew turns, with the exception of cable car routes (See Inter- Bombardier cars are used for many non-Baby Bullet operator Fare Structures and Agreements). The Go trains. A summary of the revenue fl eet is presented Pass is an annual pass purchased by employers for in Table 1-1. A detailed inventory of the fl eet is in all full-time employees at a work location. For the Appendix A. entire year, the employer pays the price of a two- zone monthly pass for each employee (minimum 70) whether or not an employee uses it.

10 CALTRAIN SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FY2008 - FY2017 Figure 1-3: Caltrain Fare Structure

BETWEEN TICKET ZONE 1 OW $2.25 CALTRAIN FARE STRUCTURE San Francisco DP $4.50 Effective April 2, 2007 1 22nd Street 10 $19.25 Bayshore MO $59.75 South SF S/D/Y OW $1.00 San Bruno S/D/Y DP $2.25 S/D/Y 10 $9.50 OW One-way S/D/Y MO $29.75 DP Day Pass ZONE 2 10 10-ride Ticket MO Monthly Ticket Millbrae OW $4.00 $2.25 S/D/Y Senior/Disabled/Medicare Cardholder/Youth 2 Broadway DP $8.00 $4.50 Burlingame 10 $34.00 $19.25 San Mateo MO $106.00 $59.75 Hayward Park S/D/Y OW $2.00 $1.00 Zone Upgrade (Adult) = $1.75 Hillsdale S/D/Y DP $4.00 $2.25 Belmont S/D/Y 10 $17.00 $9.50 Zone Upgrade (S/D/Y) = $1.00 San Carlos S/D/Y MO $53.00 $29.75 Redwood City Monthly Bicycle Locker = $5.50 ZONE 3 Daily Parking = $2.00 Atherton OW $5.75 $4.00 $2.25 Menlo Park DP $11.50 $8.00 $4.50 Monthly Parking = $20.00 3 Palo Alto 10 $49.00 $34.00 $19.25 Stanford MO $152.50 $106.00 $59.75 GO Pass = $106.00 California Ave. S/D/Y OW $2.75 $2.00 $1.00 San Antonio S/D/Y DP $5.75 $4.00 $2.25 Mt. View S/D/Y 10 $24.50 $17.00 $9.50 Sunnyvale S/D/Y MO $76.25 $53.00 $29.75 ZONE 4 OW $7.50 $5.75 $4.00 $2.25 Lawrence DP $15.00 $11.50 $8.00 $4.50 4 Santa Clara 10 $63.75 $49.00 $34.00 $19.25 College Park MO $198.75 $152.50 $106.00 $59.75 S.J. Diridon S/D/Y OW $3.75 $2.75 $2.00 $1.00 Tamien S/D/Y DP $7.50 $5.75 $4.00 $2.25 S/D/Y 10 $31.75 $24.50 $17.00 $9.50 S/D/Y MO $99.25 $76.25 $53.00 $29.75 ZONE 5 OW $9.25 $7.50 $5.75 $4.00 $2.25 Capitol DP $18.50 $15.00 $11.50 $8.00 $4.50 5 Blossom Hill 10 $78.75 $63.75 $49.00 $34.00 $19.25 MO $245.25 $198.75 $152.50 $106.00 $59.75 S/D/Y OW $4.50 $3.75 $2.75 $2.00 $1.00 S/D/Y DP $9.25 $7.50 $5.75 $4.00 $2.25 S/D/Y 10 $39.25 $31.75 $24.50 $17.00 $9.50 S/D/Y MO $122.50 $99.25 $76.25 $53.00 $29.75 ZONE 6 OW $11.00 $9.25 $7.50 $5.75 $4.00 $2.25 Morgan Hill DP $22.00 $18.50 $15.00 $11.50 $8.00 $4.50 6 San Martin 10 $93.50 $78.75 $63.75 $49.00 $34.00 $19.25 Gilroy MO $291.50 $245.25 $198.75 $152.50 $106.00 $59.75 S/D/Y OW $5.50 $4.50 $3.75 $2.75 $2.00 $1.00 S/D/Y DP $11.00 $9.25 $7.50 $5.75 $4.00 $2.25 S/D/Y 10 $46.75 $39.25 $31.75 $24.50 $17.00 $9.50 S/D/Y MO $145.75 $122.50 $99.25 $76.25 $53.00 $29.75

CALTRAIN SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FY2008 - FY2017 11 Table 1-1: Caltrain Fleet Inventory

Number of Year of Series Quantity Make Age Seats Manufacture Locomotives F40 PH-2 18 na 1985 General Motors - EMD 22 F40PH-2-CAT 2 na 1987 General Motors - EMD 20 F40 PH-2 3 na 1998 Boise Locomotive, Inc. 9 MP36PH-3C 6 na 2003 Motive Power, Inc. 4 Passenger Cars Gallery Trailer 26 142 1985 Nippon Sharyo 22 Gallery Trailer 26 148 1985 Nippon Sharyo 22 Gallery Trailer 14 122 2000 Nippon Sharyo 7 Gallery Cab (Bike) 21 107 1985 Nippon Sharyo 22 Gallery Cab (Bike) 6 82 2000 Nippon Sharyo 7 Bi-Level Trailer 10 148 2002 Bombardier 5 Bi-Level Cab 2 139 2002 Bombardier 5 Bi-Level Cab (Bike) 5 123 2001-02 Bombardier 5

1.7 DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING MAINTENANCE AND FUELING FACILITIES Caltrain recently opened its fi rst real maintenance facility, CEMOF, at the site of an old rail yard at ADMINISTRATIVE Lenzen Avenue in San Jose. Previously, main- Almost all District staff supporting the JPB perform tenance and inspection was performed outdoors executive, human resources, information technol- at a small maintenance facility just south of the ogy, safety, security, customer service, marketing, San Jose Diridon station and in a rail yard at the public information, communications, contract, San Francisco station. Many repair jobs had to be procurement, pass sales, real estate, fi nance, engi- shipped to Oakland, Los Angeles or as far away as neering, project planning and operations planning Arkansas and Delaware. activities for the JPB do so from the administrative headquarters (Central Offi ce) of the San Mateo The $140 million facility occupies a 20-acre site County Transit District located in San Carlos. This and includes a three-story maintenance shop, Cen- offi ce building, constructed in 1979, is owned by tral Control Facility, train washer, storage tracks, the District and houses approximately 300 full-time inspection pits and fuel storage. The maintenance and part-time employees. Nearly 100 full-time shop has a wheel-turning machine, drop table and equivalents provide operations and capital project overhead crane. The train washer water is treated support for Caltrain. and recycled. Two, 800-foot long service and inspection pits allow daily inspection and routine Several District employees perform part of their service of trains. In early 2008, fueling will oc- work for Caltrain from District bus storage and cur at CEMOF instead of the current system where maintenance bases. There are only a few District trains are fueled directly from tanker trucks at three employees based at the new Centralized Equipment, locations. Approximately 150 maintenance and op- Maintenance and Operations Facility (CEMOF) in eration contract (Amtrak) employees will be based San Jose. Most maintenance is performed by con- at the facility. CEMOF was designed with electrifi - tractor (Amtrak) employees. cation in mind and will be able to accommodate the future Caltrain fl eet.

12 CALTRAIN SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FY2008 - FY2017 VEHICLE STORAGE STATION FACILITIES The majority of vehicles are stored at the multi- Caltrain has 32 stations. Weekday service was track San Francisco north terminus platforms and in suspended at the Broadway and Atherton stations the yard and platforms at the San Jose Diridon sta- in August 2005. Millbrae, Burlingame, San Carlos, tion. Three train sets (consists) are stored overnight Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara and San Jose and on weekends at a small yard at the Gilroy sta- Diridon are stations listed on the National Register tion. Additional trains are stored in the yard at the of Historic Places. Table 1-2 displays station facili- San Francisco station. Some trains will be stored at ties, including the following information: CEMOF as that facility becomes fully operational. • Station Name

TRACK AND RIGHT OF WAY • Location Caltrain owns the railroad right of way from the • Parking and Bicycle Amenities San Francisco station (milepost 0.2) to Control • Site Improvements Point Lick (milepost 52.0), south of the Tamien sta- Signage• Signage• tion. Most stations and station buildings are owned by Caltrain. Two exceptions are the Millbrae Inter- • Accessories modal Station, which is owned by BART, and the • Telecommunication Amenities Palo Alto station, which is owned by Stanford Uni- versity. Caltrain collects fees at parking facilities Caltrain does not maintain any park-and-ride ser- owned or operated by Caltrain. Caltrain owned or vice aside from its on-site station parking. operated parking is provided at all stations except San Francisco, 22nd Street, San Mateo, Atherton BICYCLE FACILITIES and stations south of the San Jose Diridon station. Bicycle racks and lockers are available at most Cal- train stations. Availability at individual stations is The JPB has the perpetual right of access to and shown on the Station Facility Table 1-2. In addition from and use of the Gilroy Joint Facilities. The to racks and lockers, San Francisco and Palo Alto agreement between Union Paciﬁ c, which owns have enhanced bicycle facilities. The San Fran- track from Tamien to Gilroy, and the JPB presently cisco facility is operated under contract by Warm allows Caltrain to run not more than a total of eight Planet Bikes and opened in June 2007. The facility, scheduled commuter trains between San Jose and constructed using a combination of federal, state, Gilroy (four in each direction per day). Caltrain and local funds, is owned by Caltrain. It provides commuter trains are given priority and dispatched free attended bike parking for up to 130 bikes, by UP on a mutually agreed to upon schedule. relieving overcrowding of bikes onboard trains and a full service retail bike shop. The operation of the The railroad crosses 43 roads at-grade between San facility is contracted out. The Palo Alto facility is Francisco and the San Jose Diridon station. There part of the Bikestation not-for-proﬁ t network that are 28 at-grade road crossings between the San Jose seeks to improve the quality of life in urban com- Diridon station and Gilroy station. munities through the development and operation of bike-transit centers. Located in the old bag- Within the Caltrain right of way, there are approxi- gage room within the station, Bikestation provides mately 108 track miles of rail used in revenue ser- 24-hour secure indoor bike parking that requires vice, 93.5 miles of which are main track 1 (north- membership for access. bound) and main track 2 (southbound). About 98 percent of all rail is continuously welded. Almost 89 percent is Rail Weight 136 RE and more than 65 percent has been laid since 1991.

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