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ATTY/AGR/2016.206/JPB – CALTRAIN ELECTRIFICATION   <br />REV: 07‐26‐16 VR  <br />Page 4 of 14  <br />E. "Project Improvements" means all structures, features and fixtures constructed <br />or installed for the Project, including all necessary changes to signal, fiber optic facilities and <br />appurtenances, relocation of all utilities and pipelines of any kind within the Right-of-Way, <br />grading, drainage, access roadways to the Right-of-Way, preliminary and construction <br />engineering, and any and/or all other work of every kind and character necessary to build the <br />Project. <br />F. “Project” means the Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project described in the <br />FEIR, consisting of converting Caltrain from diesel-hauled to electrically-powered trains for <br />service between the 4th and King Street Station in San Francisco and the Tamien Station in San <br />Jose. <br /> <br />SECTION 3: PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT <br /> <br />The purpose of this Agreement is to memorialize the Parties’ consultation and cooperation, <br />designate their respective rights and obligations, and ensure cooperation between the JPB and the <br />City of Redwood City in connection with the design and construction of the Project. <br /> <br /> <br />SECTION 4: PROJECT FEATURES <br /> <br />The Project features set forth below are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of Project <br />features, but are described in this Agreement to provide a general description of the elements of <br />the Project. A comprehensive list of Project features associated with the Project is set forth in the <br />FEIR. <br /> <br />A. The Project will install facility improvements, including overhead catenary wires, <br />support poles, traction power facilities, and other appurtenances necessary to convert service <br />from the existing diesel-locomotive driven trains to Electric Multiple Units (EMUs). EMUs are <br />self-propelled electric trains that do not have a separate locomotive. EMUs can accelerate and <br />decelerate at faster rates than diesel-powered trains, even with longer trains. With EMUs, <br />Caltrain can run longer trains without degrading speeds, thus increasing peak-period capacity. <br />This will support operations of up to 6 Caltrain trains per peak hour per direction (an increase <br />from 5 trains per peak hour per direction at present). Electrification of the rail line is scheduled <br />to be operational by 2020/2021. The Project includes operating 114 trains per day between San <br />Jose and San Francisco and six trains per day between Gilroy and San Jose. <br />B. The Project will include the installation of 130 to 140 single-track miles of <br />Overhead Contact System (OCS) for the distribution of electrical power to the new electric <br />rolling stock. The OCS would be powered from a 25 kilovolt (kV), 60 Hertz (Hz), single-phase, <br />alternating current (AC) traction power system consisting of the following Traction Power <br />Facilities (TPF): two Traction Power Substations, one Switching Station and seven Paralleling <br />Stations. The OCS poles are typically about 180 to 200 feet apart. On curved sections, the span <br />lengths between supports must be reduced. The OCS poles are placed approximately 9 – 11 feet <br />from the centerline of the tracks. Associated with the OCS, an electric safety zone to adjacent <br />vegetation is needed. This electric safety zone distance is approximately 10 feet from the face of <br />the OCS pole. <br />6.1.A. - Page 7