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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
President Nixon
1972: On September 27, President Richard Nixon takes a ride on BART calling it “just like NASA” and “an example for the nation.”
Service restored at Lake Merritt; system recovering, some residual delays
Service has been restored in both directions bewteen Lake Merritt and Fruitvale stations and the system is recovering after earlier major delays due to a smoking cable. The incident started around 7:50 a.m. on Friday when the smoking cable was reported between Lake Merritt and Fruitvale stations. While crews
South San Francisco Station bike path construction underway
During the next several months, crews will be constructing a portion of a regional bicycle path on the eastern edge of the South San Francisco Station adjacent to Mission Road. As the construction occurs, some parking spaces in the far southeastern lot (facing Mission Road) will be temporarily closed off
Delays possible Feb. 22-23 in Transbay Tube and between Rockridge, Pittsburg
We are conducting track maintenance this weekend which may affect your travel. Friday evening 2/22/13 from 10 pm until closing we will use only one track in the Transbay Tube. Customers may experience a 10- to-15-minute delay. Saturday 2/23/13 from 8 am until 3 pm, track maintenance between Orinda and