Since Caltrain has switched to electric all-electric trains, their retired diesel fleet will be sent to Lima, Peru, to serve passenger rail service there, according to a Caltrain press release ...

The diesel trains were officially retired in September to make room for the all-electric fleet. Since launching the new trains, Caltrain has noted a significant increase in ridership.

However, the real leader in AC technology was the Electro-Motive Diesel of General Motors, which teamed up with supplier Siemens to develop heavy-haul, six-axle, diesel-electric freight locomotives.

The bill would prevent the resale of decommissioned diesel-powered trains from California for continued use in another country.