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Teens can now get a big discount on BART with a Youth Clipper card
By JIAHAO HUANGContributing Writer If you’re 13-18 and have a school break coming up for the holidays, here’s a tip that can save you big bucks in 2018: Get a Youth Clipper card for a 50% discount on your BART rides -- or prepare to pay extra if you keep using a paper ticket. Previously, the Youth discount
The science of the screech: Big progress for BART's efforts to lower the volume of your ride
BART has reached a milestone in its efforts to bring riders a quieter ride. Now more than half of BART’s train cars have been outfitted with an advanced wheel profile that reduces both noise and wear on the rail. On the latest edition of our podcast series “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART” we’re focusing on
Roll with Us: BART is hiring electrical, traction power, civil, and integration engineers
BART is hiring for multiple engineering positions. Engineers at BART work on the cutting-edge of technology and innovation. (Job ID 9494) Electrical Engineer (Lower Voltage – 12 KV AC and below) Traction Power Engineer (Higher Voltage – 35 KV AC and above; and 1000VDC Rail voltage) (Job ID 9495) Integration
BART mechanics and electricians compete at rail rodeo to improve skills for safety, reliability
By Melissa Jordan BART Senior Web Producer The mechanics and electricians who maintain BART trains rank top in their field. With aging equipment and limited resources, they’re use to thinking on their feet and dealing with surprises. Each year, the rail industry holds local “rodeo” events where individuals
BART, Caltrans to close southbound I-880 at Hegenberger Road April 21
Time-lapse video of previous northbound closure on March 17-18.BART and Caltrans will close all lanes of southbound Interstate 880 (I-880) at Hegenberger Road on Sunday, April 21 between the hours of 1:30 AM and 5:30 AM. This early morning closure is necessary to allow crews to construct the Oakland Airport
BART seeks public input on Market St. entrances, Civic Center station
As part of BART’s Station Modernization Program, we are developing a comprehensive plan to modernize the Civic Center Station and improve the station entrances along Market Street in San Francisco. The goal is to develop a list of projects to improve station function, safety, security, capacity, access
Every car counts: BART repairs train cars once thought of as scrap
Story by MELISSA JORDAN, BART Senior Web ProducerVideo by CHERYL STALTER, BART Multimedia Producer In forlorn corners of shops in Hayward and Richmond sit banged-up train cars that have been scavenged for spare parts; train cars so badly damaged from various types of incidents that they were considered beyond
BART Plans Limited Fourth of July Charter Bus Service if no train service
Morning Service: First Come, First Served 3 buses at 6 am at El Cerrito del Norte, Walnut Creek, Dublin/Pleasanton, Fremont & West Oakland Stations OAKLAND, CA – If BART trains continue to remain out of service July 4th, BART will provide very limited charter bus service to and from San Francisco during the
Take BART to the 9th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at the 9th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration on Saturday, May 18th from 11a.m. to 6 p.m. in San Francisco's Civic Center. The event is free and open to the public. Enjoy the sounds of the SF Pinoy Jazz Revue in the Arts and Crafts World Market. The Revue
Take BART to the 10th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at the Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration on Saturday, May 17th from 11a.m. to 6 p.m. in San Francisco's Civic Center. The event is free and open to the public. Enjoy the sounds of the SF Pinoy Jazz Revue in the Arts and Crafts World Market. The Revue