Agmt16 Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board - Electrification Project

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