Provide funding to support the caltrain railcar replacement project

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (doing business as Caltrain) $9.104651 million on August 17, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to purchase four seven-car electric multiple unit trainsets that will replace three diesel seven-car trainsets on the mainline corridor.

The award funds railcar procurement as part of Caltrain's broader Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project. The electric trainsets will eliminate diesel service on the main transit link between San Francisco and San Jose, reducing noise pollution in communities along the 51-mile corridor. The project advances Federal Transit Administration goals of a safer, stronger, and more efficient transportation system and benefits the population of the San Francisco Peninsula and San Jose service area and commuter rail riders.

Period of performance runs through April 30, 2028. Work is performed in California. The source identifies no subrecipient activity; Caltrain delivers all work directly.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide funding to support the caltrain railcar replacement project.

Activities

Funds will be used to purchase four (4) seven car electric multiple unit (emus) replacing three (3) diesel 7 car trainsets

Expected outcomes

Funding will enable caltrain to eliminate diesel service originating and terminating on the main transit link between the major employment centers of SAN francisco and SAN jose reducing noise pollution in communities along the corridor. The project will advance the US department of transportation (US DOT) goals of a safer stronger and more efficient transportation system.

Intended beneficiaries

Population of the SAN francisco peninsula and SAN jose service area and commuter rail riders