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14 members of Congress in California are hoping to derail plans for a faster, cleaner Caltrain. They recently sent a letter to new Trump's new Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, asking her for further delays.



The $650 million on the line is part of years-long planning to electrify Caltrain. It's a project that is critical to the health of the entire Bay Area.



We can't let Trump's new team get in the way.



Do Something: Tell Chao Why Caltrain Matters

Below are some highlights from an excellent piece in the SF Chronicle supporting Caltrain's electrification. Caltrain is a workhorse: "Caltrain, which has served our region for 154 years, runs 79 miles between Gilroy and San Francisco. With nearly 60 months of consecutive ridership increases, Caltrain is running at 125 percent of ridership capacity. Ridership has grown from 25,000 weekday passenger trips a decade ago to nearly 65,000 daily trips today." Electrifying Caltrain would Create Jobs: "Electrifying and modernizing Caltrain creates 9,600 jobs: from power converters and transformers built in Richmond, Va.; the assembly of electric trains in Salt Lake City; the transportation of electric train shells in Humble, Texas; or engineering services in San Mateo. American workers win." A Massive Transit and Environmental Impact: "Each day, electrification would eliminate 619,000 car miles traveled. Each year, the reduction in polluting greenhouse gases would be the equivalent of removing 40,000 cars from our roads." Tell Chao to Support Caltrain

Pick your favorite points of support from the notes above, and drop them into your note to Chao. Tell Chao Now (Web Form) BONUS: Call Chao: (202) 366-4000 Last week, 41% of you opened to thank city leaders for standing up to Trump.