3 to 5 million per train car, 15-year project but gheese, we have to wait until 2024? That won't happen because there are too many cars on their last squeaky wheel NOW!

http://www.bart.gov/news/barttv/index.aspx

I thinks safe train cars are more important than the Oakland Aiport Connection and the Dublin/Pleasanton, etc., stations. I do think Warm Springs/Sunol is an important station to add to the Fremont Line.

BART parts are obsolete thus repair is becoming very expensive.

Like the new train car in the video.

http://www.bart.gov/news/barttv/index.aspx

I suppose the douche-bag BOD need to pay for their inflated salaries somehow...ps to those that don't know, there have been a lot of break-ins at the p-hill garage as well as people stealing wheels...darndist thing I ever did see...

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14334948

What is up with the escalators in the station? Hopefully they have been fixed or turned on by now. Both escalators on the west side of the station are not working (at 5:45 a.m.) Then the street escalator on the north side (Front St) isn't working. Are the station agents asleep in their booth? Come on people, you have a job to do - turn on the frickin escalators when the stations open in the morning. I don't think that is too much to ask. I find it hard to believe that three escalators in the same station are broken at the same time.

Yay! I hope he is seeing some light at the end of the tunnel because I'm seeing a favorable verdict. He may do time for a blunder but not murder. Officer P shouldn't have punched OG, he should have tased him.

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14302908

Between the bad welding issue and I just think that BART (duh!) AND the contractor should BOTH have been smart enough to know to check with Cal-Trans.

BART should rethink the contractor.

Maybe I missed it but what is the projected opening date now?

So Duh!

I'm scared to see what the trains are going to look like this week; they were pretty bad last week.

This article in the Sunday Times Re New Parking Rules/Procedures for non BART owned lot at Dublin/Pleasanton and how 800 more spaces will be available when the new West Dublin/Pleasanton station opens which he acts is like going to be next week. He doesn't say anything about the $8,000,000 mistake but mentions that the station opening was delayed due to bad welding which makes him a liar because there isn't going to be any additional parking for dublin riders for a VERY long time unless they want park in the "loaner" garage.

Was anyone else around the Bay Fair station at approx. 11 a.m.? I was almost to the bridge that crosses to Target when I heard 3 or 4 rapid shots, then one louder one. Certainly sounded like gunfire to me. I heard one scream, two kids ran passed me, but no sirens even after 2 minutes. Very strange. Any further info?????

Unbelieveable and they aren't getting rid of the morons responsible for this at BART?

OAKLAND (KRON) -- Improperly built pedestrian walkways for a new BART station in the East Bay will lead to at least $8 million in new expenses and as KRON 4's Terisa Estacio reports, you paid for it.

I'm almost 100% sure I witnessed a man urinate into the trashcan on the platform. I was in the train and didn't see him till the end, but I looked up randomly. The way the man was standing puzzled me as it was a rather strange stance for someone just standing on the platform. He then pulled up his pants and adjusted himself, so I'm fairly sure he was urinating and not doing something else. Ironically he got off at the next stop, so his need must have been really desperate.

So BART is pressing ahead again with the monumental waste of money that is the Oakland Airport connector. Even after the feds have threatened to yank $70 million in funding, the BART board has decided that it's imperative that this connector MUST be built.

I bet you're all wondering how BART plans to make up that $70 million shortfall. Here's you're answer:

http://sfappeal.com/alley/2010/01/mtc-votes-to-support-funding-for-bart-airport-extension-again.php

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/27/MN0D1BO1M7.DTL

July 1 new influx of angry people...can BART provide a laminated list of what to do/not do when riding public transit?

And by that I know what they are...but how do we educate the new douche-bags that will be grabbing our seats, standing on the escalators etc...

No posts in 2 days?

Is BART doing everything right?

I'm locking this thread, it has nothing to do with BART - TreoBART

I was riding to SFO last Friday and for what may be the first time since I started riding BART about five years ago, I read the "in case of emergency" poster located next to the doors at the ends of each car.

The part telling you what to do in case of evacuation says to step across the median (slightly different instructions for the Tube, regular tunnels and elevated tracks) and wait for a rescue train. But has anyone ever noticed that in the pictures, the little BART passengers are standing ON THE TRACKS waiting for the rescue train?

Surely that can't be the intent . . . Anyone know?