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Ring in the New Year with a BART Flash Pass

The best way to celebrate New Year's Eve is by leaving your car at home and using BART's "New Year's Eve Flash Pass," good for unlimited rides on BART throughout the holiday evening. The special New Year's Eve Flash Pass costs just $6 and gets you unlimited rides on BART from 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31 to 3 a.m

BART to participate in the Great California ShakeOut 2019

BART will participate in the Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill Thursday, October 17, 2019 to test our emergency response systems and to help raise public awareness of the importance of having a plan and being prepared. At 10:17 a.m., BART staff will trigger our early warning earthquake system to

BART participates in Great California ShakeOut 2022

BART will participate in the Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill Thursday, October 20, 2022 to test our emergency response systems and to help raise public awareness of the importance of having a plan and being prepared. At 10:20 am, BART staff will trigger our ShakeAlert early warning earthquake

DART vs. BART World Series bet

Top Exec in Losing Region Will Serenade Winning Region's Riders in Team Uniform to Promote Transit Use The top executives at BART and DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) have agreed to a unique and colorful World Series bet – one which is designed to promote transit use as well as amuse morning commuters. BART

BART outlines latest offer as negotiations stall

The District’s latest attempt to reach a fair contract went unanswered tonight as the unions walked out of negotiations without responding to the current District proposal, despite the fact BART increased its wages and benefits offer by more than 70% since Thursday. With union leadership continuing to insist

BART to run Sunday service on Memorial Day

BART will run longer trains to carry the large crowds going to and from Carnaval, the Oakland A’s versus Arizona games and various concerts this Memorial Day weekend. BART IS CONVENIENT TO CARNAVALThe Carnaval festival and parade are one of the biggest multicultural events in California. Organizers expect

BART expands service for "Sunday Streets," A's

Ditch your car this Sunday, September 14, and take BART to the second “Sunday Streets” San Francisco event. From 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. the City of San Francisco will once again open up a car-free zone that connects the Bayview to Chinatown via the Embarcadero. BART will operate longer trains for Sunday

BART commemorates 1906 Quake With "Centennial" Train

Some BART stations will open early on April 18 to accommodate early risers marking 100th anniversary On April 18, 2006, BART will provide special transbay service for Bay Area residents wishing to attend the memorial ceremony at Lotta's Fountain in San Francisco to remember those who perished in the 1906

Everything found in BART’s 30-year-old time capsule

The plaque for the 1992 time capsule., 1992 Time Capsule.jpeg, An assortment of the items found in the capsule., R65_4011.JPG, Dirt from the Market Street Subway groundbreaking, 1967., R65_4013.JPG, A circuit board from the Operations Control Center., R65_4016.JPG, A coaster from the 1991 groundbreaking of Dublin/Pleasanton and West Pittsburg stations., R65_4015.JPG, A cassette tape featuring a KCBS special on BART for its 20th anniversary, R65_4017.JPG, An Automatic Train Control component., R65_4020.JPG, Source code for the Computer Automatic Block System., R65_4024.JPG, A 20th anniversary t-shirt., R65_4026.JPG, A VHS Tape documenting the 1991 BART extension., R65_4027.JPG, A survey marker from BART’s construction., R65_4029.JPG
Thirty years ago, on BART’s twentieth anniversary, we buried a time capsule deep in the ground at Lake Merritt Station and Plaza in Oakland.Until rece