CalTrain-Stations of the Caltrain Line Ep#114 4K

NOTES: Caltrain is owned by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board ("PCJPB"), comprised of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, The San Mateo County Transit District ("SamTrans") and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. It is fully operated by Hertzog's TransitAmerica Services (headquartered in St. Joseph, MO) under contract by the PCJPB, including train crews, dispatching, maintenance of equipment, track and right of way. This video includes, specifically, full-route trains running from San Francisco to San Jose and on, with a train change, to Gilroy, all in California. Caltrain is a singular trunk route with no branches. It is a single-day Commuter Rail service. The full route is 77.2 rail miles and takes about 2 hours and 1 minute (2.017 hours) to ride end to end. The average speed is 38.3 mph including stops and the top speed is 79 mph. On Time Performance was 95.3% in July 2025. Caltrain runs four trains northbound (Gilroy to San Francisco) and four trains southbound (San Francisco to Gilroy) each weekday for 40 trains per week (2,080 trains per year). All northbound trains operate in the morning and all southbound trains operate in the afternoon/evening. The full Caltrain system carried 7,201,600 passengers in 2024. Caltrain receives subsidies from the US Department of Transportation, the California Department of Transportation ("CalTrans") and the PCJPB member organizations. There are 31 stations on the route. Seven are skipped on the San Francisco to Gilroy limited trains, one is weekends & holidays only and the Stanford station is only used for Stanford University Home Football games. Tamien to Gilroy trains are weekday only, per the trackage rights agreement with Union Pacific. The Caltrain route is Standard Gauge 4' 8.5" and is electrified between San Francisco to Tamien (next stop south of San Jose Diridon) stations. Tracks between San Francisco and Tamien are owned by PCJPB ("Caltrain") and the tracks between Tamien and Gilroy are owned by Union Pacific. Caltrain has trackage rights with UP between Tamien and Gilroy for up to five round trips per weekday. The electrified section runs 25kV 60Hz AC by overhead/catenary. The route is double-tracked from San Francisco through San Jose then single-track south of San Jose/Blossom Hill Station. Caltrain's Reporting Mark is JPBX. Electric service between San Francisco employs Stadler Rail KISS EMU (Electric Multiple Unit) trainsets (sixteen 6-car trainsets and seven 7-car trainsets. Diesel service south of San Jose is with three MPI (rebuilt former EMD) F40PH-2C and five MPI MP36PH-3C locomotives. There are forty-one Bombardier Bi-Level trailer and cab cars. The original San Francisco to San Jose commuter rail was built in 1863 by the San Francisco & San Jose Railroad and was known as the "Peninsula Commute". Southern Pacific purchased the SF&SJ in 1870 and operated it under that name until 1992, with state subsidies after 1980. The PCJPB purchased the trackage from SP successor Union Pacific in 1992 and contracted Amtrak to operate it. In 2012 Hertzog's TransitAmerica Services won the contract and has been the operator since. The Caltrain route is the longest continually operating rail system west of the Mississippi River. San Jose was California's first State Capitol, which is where the Caltrain Capitol Station derives its name. Similar to the Bay Area Rapid Transit ("BART") system, nearly the entire Caltrain system is electrified, with one outlying section on each running on diesel equipment (BART's Pittsburg/Bay Point to Antioch "e-BART" and Caltrain's San Jose to Gilroy).