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Replace the Current Fleet with the electric vehicles, and here we want to be sure that the future fleet will be compatible with the high speed rail, operation and the platform or the vehicle high is the key issue and cal train and high speed have become engaged and working closely and we are seeing the hopeful signs and we are hoping that that does lead to a truly operatable system with the shared platform and vehicle, height, to enable reliable operations of both systems. Also consider approval for the cal train system and we will see it in december, at the board of supervisors and the Transp...

So you kind of brought up a number of different concepts there is system a customization issue, but you are saying at least that type of train has been built before . There is one set that i know of that is used on the east coast. It is not something that is common, that is available, and that is another thing that were trying to make sure that we dont wind up with only one manufacturer, that with provide the vehicle. Right. There is still a level of customization required even at 25, because i know that is one of the issues that caltrain had with going to 50, the costs that there are not as M...

You please, call the roll. Roll call . Avalos . Present. Breed. Here. Campos . Absent. Chiu. Here. Cohen . Absent. Farrell. Absent. Kim. Here. Mar. Absent. Tang . Present. Commissioner weiner. Present. Commissioner yee. Present. We have a quorum. Very good, and lets call the next item please . Item two, approve the minutes of the october, 21, 2014, meeting it is an action item. Questions on the minutes . Motion to approve. From commissioner weiner and we will go to Public Comment, and any member of the public that would like to comment. And seeing none, we will close Public Comment and we will...

Delivery director for the program. This is a little bit of background on the system i know you are wellversed in it, but for folks that are watching. The caltrain system runs from San Francisco all the way down to san jose. It covers 77 miles, 32 stations and right now there is a visual image of what our ridership looks like on a week day. The peak hour were serving many customers and we just broke the 60,000riders on an average week day. In the future we project that to almost double and be over 100,000 by 2040. We also have a robust bikes on board program. Our trains are holding up to 80 bik...

9 in mount holly. Right with all the concrete in philadelphia, 21 degrees. Zero in toms river with that fresh snow cover. Were up to 31 right now. Much less wind than yesterday. Still in the 20s farther to the south. And we do have moisture that has come in. The clouds have already arrived. There is the precipitation. Very small system. It is moving quickly and it looks like it will be producing at least some snow mainly for the philadelphia area and northward. Not until at least 6 00 and some areas later than that. Temperatures into the 30s. We do have an even colder air mass on the way, beli...