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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2014

BART introduces security app

Riders have been asking for a safe, silent and discreet way to communicate with BART when they are on a train or in a station and this new application will make that happen.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2014

BART police steps up enforcement

The crackdown started with verbal warnings to people sleeping in the hallway corners of Powell Street train station downtown, the first step in a widening campaign that will eventually include all stations

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2014

D.C. Metro wins APTA Rail Roadeo top prize

In addition, APTA awarded Société de transport de Montréal with an official certificate for earning Gold-level recognition in the APTA Sustainability Commitment program.

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ArticlesMay 29, 2014

BART Reaches Out to Customers to Get its 'Fleet of the Future' Right

Prior to the contract with Bombardier, BART started a public outreach and design process, collecting feedback on current and proposed designs via email, online surveys and public events.

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Newsby StaffApril 23, 2014

BART fined $200K in track workers’ deaths

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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Videosby StaffApril 17, 2014

BART Fleet of the Future Train Car Model - A Sneak Peek

A visual sneak peek of BART's new fleet of the future train car model.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2014

BART riders can report crime with new safety app

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.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2014

San Francisco tunnel boring continues progress

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.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2014

BART tests first airport connector vehicle

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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Videosby StaffJanuary 23, 2014

BART Tests First Oakland Airport Connector Vehicle

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.

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