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Committee continues Transbay platform-compatibility discussion as Caltrain weighs vehicle modifications
Summary
Caltrain staff described options to preserve future boarding compatibility with high-speed rail — 25-inch vs. 50-inch platforms, additional doors or movable 'traps' — but said funding for platform changes is not yet committed; the committee continued the item and took public comment.
The Land Use & Transportation Committee heard a continuation of a technical discussion on platform compatibility for the Transbay Transit Center, focusing on whether Caltrain’s future electric multiple units (EMUs) can be procured so they do not preclude future level boarding common with high-speed rail.
Casey Fromson of Caltrain described rising ridership and the agency’s timeline for electrification and new vehicles. "Electrification will be a key part in making sure that we are getting our trains in and through the peninsula, faster," Fromson said, and framed level boarding and longer trains as tools to expand capacity. He and…
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