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| Jan.13 |
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Ads Spur Debate BART officials will continue to post two controversial ads that attack pro-choice activists
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| Feb.22 |
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BART Promises To Add Cars
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| Mar.9 |
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BART: Passenger Panic Worsened Fire A fire in a tunnel had started when some wood debris underneath tracks was set alight by a spark
| A fire between the Montgomery and Embarcadero train stations have started when some wood debris underneath tracks was set alight by a spark.
A train operator headed east noticed the fire and did his best to keep calm.
Someone in the train panicked and opened a car door.
BART shut down power and triggered evacuations.
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| Mar.22 |
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Two Wanted For False Bomb BART Threat| 2 men on the platform were yelling and claiming that there was a bomb on board the commuter train | |
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| Mar.27 |
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Computer glitch shut down trains At one point, the entire system was down for 10 minutes while trains went to manual mode
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| Mar.28 |
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System-wide delays of up to 45 minutes
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| Mar.29 |
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BART In Standstill During Commute The latest in a series of computer glitches brought service across the entire system to a grinding halt
| 35,000 BART passengers were stranded after the latest in a series of computer glitches in 3 days brought service across the entire system to a grinding halt
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| Apr.14 |
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Contract To Strengthen Transbay Tube
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| Jun.7 |
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Voters Reject BART Expansion Tax The plan to extend BART to SJ may be in jeopardy, now that voters have rejected Measure A
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| Jun.13 |
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BART Delays Blamed Debris On Tracks
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| Jun.17 |
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BART Sues Over Train Control System
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| Jun.22 |
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Free Commutes 2 Days For Spare The Air| BART, SF Muni, Caltrain, and other were offering free commutes. Buses, trains, and ferries run for free both days | |
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| Jun.26 |
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'Spare The Air Day' Means Free Commute 25 Bay Area transit agencies have declared another Spare the Air Day and are offering free commutes
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Ridership Up 9% On Spare The Air Day On the 3rd and final Spare the Air day, officials are predicting a 9% increase in ridership from a typical Monday
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| Jun.30 |
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Ad Campaign Target Raiders To SFO The officials announced a $300,000 campaign aimed at increasing passenger numbers that haven't met expectations
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| Jul.6 |
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Technical problems caused delays A switching problem has resulted in trains from Richmond and Fremont terminating at 24th Street Mission
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| Jul.8 |
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Low Ridership On BART Airport Extension The officials had projected there would be 18,000 average daily boardings. But there were only about 7,000
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| Jul.17 |
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Spare The Air Leads To Free Commute It's the 4th spare the air day this year
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| Jul.19 |
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Temps Trigger Spare The Air Day Thursday will be the 5th Spare the Air day of the season to cut down smog-causing pollution during hot weather
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| Aug.3 |
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Kids Ride Free On Saturdays In August Children up to 12 years old will get a free ride and can combine the free trip with special offers
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| Aug.9 |
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New Explosive-Detection Dogs 3 new dogs will be added to BART's current roster of 7 dogs trained to scour the system for explosives
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| Aug.22 |
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People Found Under Trains A person was reported dead after being found at Union City. The alive woman was discovered at West Oakland
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| Sep.18 |
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BART: One Fare Fits All A BART board member wants to analyze a flat fare
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| Sep.29 |
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BART Breaks Ground On New Station The station that will be halfway between the Castro Valley and Dublin-Pleasanton stations
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| Oct.9 |
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Ridership Reaches Record BART recorded 229,314, its highest Saturday ridership since trains carried their first passengers
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| Oct.11 |
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Power Failure Closes Downtown Station
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| Oct.15 |
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Smart Card System Rolled Out Pass it over a circular glass reader at the toll gates and the fare gates open
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| Oct.16 |
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Transbay Tube Retrofit Plans Unveiled
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| Nov.1 |
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Feds Approve BART Extension| The Federal Transit Administration allows BART to extend service to Warm Springs | |
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| Dec.1 |
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BART Train Stalls Inside Tunnel Hours after a train was disabled near the 12th Street station, passengers may experience delays of up to 20 minutes