VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Electrifying Caltrain Around Town, posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Oct 11, 2012 at 1:09 pm
Do you support Caltrain being electrified? Each week, the Voice goes out to Castro Street in downtown Mountain View and asks for passerby opinions on a current event. Watch the video to find out what people think about this week's question.
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Posted by resident, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on Oct 11, 2012 at 1:09 pm
Please get it does as soon as possible. If you asked me, I would say that electrifying Caltrain is more important than those $100 merging lanes being built on Hwy 101 right now.
Posted by Phil Aaronson, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood, on Oct 16, 2012 at 5:51 am
Electrifying Caltrain would have a huge beneficial impact on my neighborhood. The current diesel engines are loud, and emit an exhaust plume. Going electric would result in not just quieter and cleaner trains, but they are also quicker to accelerate, shortening run times and allowing more trains to run more frequently. Win-win.