The approval by the City of San Jose is the last endorsement needed for a regional agreement to fully fund the modernization of the Caltrain system.

The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, the agency that owns and operates Caltrain, today unanimously approved a regional agreement to fully fund the electrification of the railroad.

Beginning now through May 24, neighbors along the Caltrain corridor will notice a modest increase in rail activity, horn noise and gate down time Monday through Thursday nights between the hours of 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. These times were chosen to minimize the impacts to passenger service.

A regional agreement between the California High Speed Rail Authority and more than a half-dozen Bay Area public agencies will fully fund the electrification and modernization of the Caltrain system – a long-planned, critically-needed improvement that will dramatically improve the service and help ensure the long-term viability of the commuter rail system.

A broad coalition of Peninsula community leaders has banded together to urge U.S. Representatives Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) and Jackie Speier (D-San Mateo) to work to oppose provisions of a House bill that would strip key federal funding from public transportation.

Santa will have plenty of help collecting toys for good little girls and boys this year. SamTrans and Caltrain are joining in Redwood City’s Hometown Holidays Festival and Fireworks Show Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.