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Caltrain launches all-electric train service from SF to Silicon Valley


Bay Area commuters are saying goodbye to diesel trains. Starting this weekend, the entire Caltrain fleet will be electric.

On Friday evening, we saw train enthusiasts capturing the last diesel locomotive takeoff from San Jose's Diridon station. We don't have to get into completely zero emissions tomorrow, but we do need to give people a viable alternative to driving, and these new trains are awesome," Williams said. Next year, if Bay Area residents decide to utilize Caltrain's all electric service, that would be the equivalent of taking 55,000 gas powered cars off the road.

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