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Facilities
Caltrain has 33 stations from San Francisco to Gilroy. Seven of them (Millbrae, Burlingame, San Carlos, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, San Jose) are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Statistics
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Number of locomotives |
5 - F40PH-2 3200 HP locomotives
15 - F40PH-2CAT 3200 HP locomotives
3 - F40PH-2C 3200 HP locomotives
6 - MP36PH-3C 3600 HP locomotives
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Number of cars |
93 Gallery cars, including 27 cab cars
17 Bombardier bi-level cars, including 7 cab cars
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| Miles of track | 77 (San Francisco to Gilroy)
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| Weight of train (a consist) | 750,000 pounds/375 tons
(locomotive and four passenger cars)
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| Top speed of train | 79 miles per hour
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| Stopping distance | variable, including speed and weather (generally 1/2 mile)
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Grade crossings |
45 between San Francisco and San Jose,
another 28 between San Jose and Gilroy
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| Crossing arms | activated an average of 20 seconds
before a train enters the intersection
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