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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
BART Board will meet June 10 to consider budget for Fiscal Year 2011
The BART Board of Directors is scheduled to meet Thursday, June 10, to adopt a budget for the fiscal year (FY11) that begins July 1, 2010. Board discussions at recent meetings have centered on options for spending $4.5 million in available funding. The Board of Directors has expressed a desire to show
Governor signs landmark legislation cutting congestion and air pollution, helping BART
New law encourages communities to build near BART California's Governor has signed into law a bill that may not only aid BART in the future, but ultimately help commuters fight high gas prices, pollution and traffic congestion. BART Board Member Tom Radulovich joined Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the news
BART and SFMTA launch downtown San Francisco Elevator Attendant Pilot Program
BART and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency today (April 30, 2018) launched a pilot program that will staff elevators at the Civic Center and Powell St. stations with attendants. The six-month pilot is meant to address elevator cleanliness, safety, security, availability and accessibility