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Cal/OSHA cited the rail agency for "willful serious safety violations" over an Oct. 19 incident in which two track workers were killed by a train that officials say was operated by an inexperienced driver with inadequate supervision.
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A visual sneak peek of BART's new fleet of the future train car model.
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The transit system created the app in response to requests from riders for a safe, silent and discreet way to communicate with BART when they are on a train or in a station.
Read More →Beginning Tuesday, Big Alma was set to be in operation 24 hours a day to build the approximately 425 feet of new tunnel beneath the Market Street tunnels.
Read More →The test vehicle is the first of four that will travel along the 3.2 mile track, or guideway, between BART’s Oakland Airport/Coliseum Station and a new station next to the terminals at Oakland International Airport.
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Test vehicles will soon travel on the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) tracks as BART's project moves into one of the final phases before the anticipated opening for service this fall. The first of the new test vehicles was unveiled on Tuesday at the OAC wheelhouse.
Read More →The incident occurred Tuesday while members of the agency's detective unit were conducting a probation search on a suspect at an apartment complex. The officer was the first in the department's history to die on duty.
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The order, valued at approximately $639 million, is part of a total order of 775 cars. The new cars feature improvements based on input from San Francisco Bay Area riders, such as a reconfigured interior layout designed to maximize seating, openness and comfort; and more priority seating for seniors and people with disabilities.
Read More →Calls on FTA to issue a directive to all rail transit agencies to require redundant protection for railway right-of-way workers, such as positive train control, secondary warning devices, or the use of a shunt — a safety device workers attach to rails that results in approaching trains receiving a stop signal.
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Attempting to resolve a dispute over a contract provision that included a family medical leave clause, which the agency says it cannot afford. Unions are not ruling out the option of a third strike.
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