This federal Project Grant award, totaling $41,581,554.00 and provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.500 - Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program), will fund the Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project. The project will electrify and upgrade the 51-mile Caltrain commuter rail mainline between San Francisco and San Jose, California. Key components include the installation of an overhead contact system (OCS) and traction power...
This $36,747,132 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will support critical infrastructure and fleet modernization projects for the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) in California. The grant funds will cover the cost of systemwide track rehabilitation, communication and signal system upgrades, and the replacement of old diesel locomotives with new electric multiple unit (EMU) trainsets....
The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, doing business as Caltrain, received a $39.8 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on April 19, 2021. The funding was provided through the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating expenses for Caltrain through September 8, 2021. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local and regional...
The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, also known as Caltrain, received a $16.62 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on July 27, 2021. The grant will fund various state of good repair projects along Caltrain's system through June 30, 2026. Specifically, $7.32 million will go towards track rehabilitation, $1.57 million for track bridge and civil structure repairs, and $4.41...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $34,497,338 State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) formula grant to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) on November 8, 2024. The grant funding will be used to support the following key projects: 1) Systemwide track rehabilitation and state of good repair, 2) Communication system and signal rehabilitation, and 3) Caltrain railcar replacement. These activities will allow Caltrain to...
This $5,916,653 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) provides funding to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) to support systemwide track rehabilitation and state of good repair activities. The grant will cover the costs of track rehabilitation, related civil improvements, and creek crossing improvements across Caltrain's commuter rail network. The expected...
The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, doing business as Caltrain, received a $41.1 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program on August 19, 2021. The grant will fund operating expenses for Caltrain's commuter rail system through February 7, 2022, as the system recovers from reduced ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the grant will subsidize Caltrain's contract with...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $1,000,000 Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 20.534) grant to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, operating as Caltrain, to fund the installation of approximately 90.4 miles of winglets onto Caltrain fencing along the railroad corridor. The project aims to enhance safety, including suicide prevention, for the population of the San Francisco Peninsula and Caltrain service area, as well as commuter rail...
The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, operating as Caltrain, received a $6.9 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund operating expenses from March 19, 2021 through September 8, 2021. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit operating assistance and transportation planning in...
The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JPB), doing business as Caltrain, received a $36.1 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funding will support Caltrain's operating expenses from July 2021 through June 2024 as the commuter rail system recovers from reduced ridership and fare revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the grant funds will subsidize Caltrain's operating...