Caltrain is naming a new electric train in honor of Congresswoman Anna Eshoo as she nears the end of her final term in Congress after serving for 32 years. This will be the first trainset of the new electric fleet to be dedicated.
“Caltrain is lucky to have dedicated advocates like Congresswoman Eshoo in Washington, D.C. who understand the importance of public transportation,” said Caltrain Executive Director Michelle Bouchard. “She has shown her commitment to this rail corridor time and time again, and we are proud to honor that commitment by making her name a permanent part of our railroad.”
“Out with the old and in with the new!” said Eshoo about the dedication. “The slow, noisy and polluting trains of centuries past are being replaced with quiet, faster, zero emission, energy efficient electric trains, and it’s a singular honor to have one of the new electric trains named after me. I can’t help but think that the late San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is smiling down on us today. When so many people said this couldn’t be done, he believed in the Electrification Project and called me ‘electrifying Anna.’ I’m so proud that Caltrain and all of the partners in this fight persisted, bringing us to this date to celebrate the rollout of a 21st century commuter system.”
Eshoo has been a longtime advocate for public transit in general and Caltrain in particular. Most notably, she helped ensure that Caltrain received over $1 billion in federal funding to bring the Electrification Project—now on the cusp of completion, delivering 100% zero emissions Caltrain service from San Francisco to San Jose—over the finish line.
Eshoo also consistently fought for safety improvements, including funding for grade separation projects, helping to create a new Railroad Crossing Elimination program through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Eshoo directly secured over $20 million in BIL funds for projects supporting pedestrian, bus, bike, and transit safety infrastructure investments. Over her distinguished career, Rep. Eshoo has ensured that millions of federal transportation dollars flowed to her District to help support mobility needs for a diverse population that benefits from cleaner buses, new bike paths, safer pedestrian crossings and modernized trains.
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About Caltrain: Owned and operated by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, Caltrain provides rail service from San Francisco to San Jose, with commute service to Gilroy. Serving the region since 1863, Caltrain is the oldest continually operating rail system west of the Mississippi. Looking to the future, Caltrain is set to electrify the corridor by 2024, which will reduce diesel emissions and add more service to more stations while advancing the agency’s equity goals.
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