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Cleaner Passenger Trains through the Capitol Corridor Rail Project

Cleaner Passenger Trains through the Capitol Corridor Rail Project

In 2019, the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, in partnership with California Department of Transportation’s Division of Mass Transit, was selected by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to receive $7.4 million from the Community Air Protection program to help replace two diesel-powered locomotives with two new Siemens Charger Tier 4 locomotives. These locomotives are now operating on the Capitol Corridor line from Auburn-Sacramento to Silicon Valley and run through disadvantaged and low-income communities in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and more. The new locomotives achieve a 90 percent reduction in particulate matter emissions and an 80 percent reduction in oxides of nitrogen emissions compared to the old, higher-polluting locomotives.

Electric Bus Fleet Serves West Oakland and Richmond

Electric Bus Fleet Serves West Oakland and Richmond

The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) has introduced five battery electric buses and ten fuel cell electric buses into its Bay Area fleet of zero-emission buses.

Rolling Out the Largest Fleet of Zero-Emission School Buses in North America

Rolling Out the Largest Fleet of Zero-Emission School Buses in North America

With delivery of 10 new Lion Electric all‑electric school buses in December 2020, Twin Rivers Unified School District’s (TRUSD) fleet of 40 zero‑emission buses represents the largest deployment of zero‑emission school buses in North America. Several California Climate Investments programs, including Community Air Protection Incentives, played a crucial role in reaching this major milestone.