Caltrain created 5-car train-sets to accommodate peak hour demands. Many trains do operate near capacity during peak hours. Caltrain recently has also expanded on-board bike capacity which puts more demand for rail cars. Because Caltrain cars do not have motors, changing train length is a laborious and time consuming operation…

If we don't want to sit in gridlock on the Peninsula in the coming years, and we don't want to build new freeways, then we must increase the capacity of Caltrain to carry more passengers. Caltrain is in a situation now where increases in diesel fuel prices and other costs…