A three-month deferral of a $647-million federal grant to electrify 52 miles of commuter rail in northern California ended May 22, as the Federal Transit Administration announced it would release the funds.
Officials for the Caltrain electrification project in San Francisco announced February 17 that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has decided to delay a $647 million Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) for the Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project (PCEP) until the Administration develops the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Budget.
