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Testing equipment wire caused brake issue; not car or operators; new cars on schedule
There was no malfunction of the train car and no operator error April 22 when a car being used for operator training on a Hayward test track ran into a sand box after a brake issue, BART officials said Wednesday. The schedule for rollout of the new cars, BART’s highly awaited Fleet of the Future, will not be
Back to business as usual after Transbay Tube shutdown for maintenance
It's back to business as usual for Bay Area commuters now that the Transbay Tube has reopened following a Labor Day weekend that was labor-intensive for BART's Track, Structures, Power, Train Control, Traction Power Engineering and Train Control Engineering teams. It was a huge undertaking and the crews gave
$1.00 daily parking fee at Orinda begins April 24
Beginning Monday, April 24, 2006, BART will be implementing a $1.00 daily parking charge at Orinda Station as part of its paid parking program. This is two weeks later than the scheduled implementation date of April 10. The program is being implemented at BART's 10 busiest stations in the East Bay. Payment of
Earthquake Safety Program Technical Information
Seismic Vulnerability Study One of the first and most critical undertakings of the Earthquake Safety Program was a systemwide vulnerability study — an assessment of how system components would perform during a major earthquake. Completed in 2002, the study was the most comprehensive evaluation of BART
Monthly Reserved parking waitlist for Antioch stations UPDATE
UPDATE: Select-a-spot (our parking permit vendor) was unable to open up the list yesterday (1/16) due to the high level of traffic to their website from the tremendous demand. It was the first time in their history that they were overwhelmed by website traffic. Sign-ups for the Antioch waitlist has been
Earlier downed power line near Lafayette track work repaired
4 pm Update PG&E successfully completed the overhead wiring work during two shutdowns of Highway 24 between Pleasant Hill Road and Oak Hill Road. Each shutdown lasted about 30 minutes. At 3:37pm power was restored to the 114 customers impacted by the earlier outage. 11 am Update Starting at around noon, CHP
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Escalator out-of-service at Embarcadero Station
Work to end December 2011 We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the out-of-service escalator near the corner of Main and Market Streets. Components from the main drive assembly failed, and the entire assembly needs to be rebuilt and the failed components replaced and/or reworked. This is a major
Daylight Saving Time is ending: Here are some important safety tips
Daylight saving time ends at 2 am Sunday, November 6th, which not only means that you’ll set your clocks back one hour but that it will get dark earlier. It’s a good time to remember that a few simple precautions can help discourage would-be thiefs looking for an easy score. While BART does not typically see
Signs temporarily taken down in SF stations for spring cleaning project
It was reminiscent of a Twilight Zone episode this morning as some BART riders were disoriented in downtown San Francisco stations that were missing some of their station name signs. "Why the heck did the station names on the BART platforms downtown disappear?!?!" a BART rider who goes by vinzbee on Twitter