Transbay Transit Center Development of the Caltrain Downtown Extension

A critical element of the Transbay Transit Center Program, the Caltrain Downtown Extension (DTX) will extend commuter rail service into downtown San Francisco and accommodate future statewide high-speed rail service. The DTX project includes 1.8 miles of underground construction, comprising significant sections of mined and cut-and-cover tunnel. At the request of stakeholders, an updated cost estimate was prepared early in the project’s preliminary engineering phase. Unsurprisingly, this yielded a cost substantially higher than the initial estimate. This paper provides a summary of the management processes and planning decisions undertaken to bring the project back to budget, resulting in a configuration which derives maximum value from available funding and retains maximum flexibility for future system expansion. on the IMAX line rail extension. Basic stray current modeling and analysis will also be discussed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Transportation Association

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• Authors:
  • Townsend, Bradford F
  • Penrice, Derek J
  • Beck, Robert
• Conference:
  • 2008 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Rail Conference
  • Location: San Francisco CA, United States
  • Date: 2008-6-1 to 2008-6-4
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 12p
• Monograph Title: Rail Conference 2008 Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; Line extensions (Rail transit); Public transit; Rail transit stations; Railroad commuter service; Subway stations; Subways; Transit operating agencies; Tunnels
• Identifier Terms: Caltrain (Commuter rail line); Transbay Terminal (San Francisco, California)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01115311
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1931594317
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 25 2008 7:32AM