Caltrain trains, acquired by the Municipality of Lima, would be in a state of abandonment, with signs of oxidation and graffiti. According to the La Enerrona digital medium, a total of 17 locomotives and 5 wagons donated to the Lima commune remain stored at the San Francisco station, in California, United States.
According to the report, the investigation began after observing images captured by Google Street View, between January and February of this 2025. The information was then corroborated with support from a reporter from the Encerrona, who moved to the place to verify the state of the units.
Oxidized, graphite and stored trains in the United States
According to the Research of the Enterrona, the locomotives numbered from 900 to 919 and the 3819, 3828.4000 and 4010 wagons were identified in the Rangeal Paradero, in California. In the images, trains with graffiti and dirty are observed. One of the vehicles is the 919 train, officially listed as part of the lot donated by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Power Board (Caltrain) operator, responsible for the train service.
The journalist Ernesto Cabral, of the enclosure, indicated that another of the affected trains is the number 914, also included among the units donated to Lima. In addition, he said that several of the vehicles have damage due to oxidation and accumulation of dirt.
40 -year -old Caltrain trains: they were in service in the US.
The train fleet, which has an age of more than 40 years, was acquired in order to be used in the helpless-chosic rail project. However, this decision generated questions. One of the critics was the senator of the State of California, Dave Cortese, who described the transfer of these units as a form of “dirty pollution.”
Despite the criticism, the mayor of Lima, Rafael López Aliaga, defended the donation and assured that the units are operational. “I am not bringing scrap. They are trains that are currently working. They have air conditioning, stainless steel, bathrooms, water and a California quality,” he said during his presentation in an activity carried out in the Plaza de Armas in November 2024.
It should be noted that the transfer of these trains to Peru includes spare parts, technical manuals and inventories. According to the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, the rail service could mobilize up to 200.00 passengers per day.
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