BART to get free Wi-fi at several stations - a year later than expected

BART riders who, for years, have pined for functional Wi-fi will now get a sampling at five stations, enabling people to ...

‘Not acceptable': BART publishes report on 9 major disruptions over a few months

Taken together, these mishaps create the impression of a rail system in constant triage, which might erode public trust and ...
NBC Bay Area

BART now requires HVAC shutdowns to keep smoke out

BART officials have now told train operators to turn off the ventilation system during smoke events – a policy shift designed to prevent what happened in August when smoke sucked in by air ...
East Bay Times

For a transit agency on the brink, BART disruptions hit at perilous time

First came a systemwide BART meltdown in mid-May that ground every train to a stop. Just weeks later, twin fires damaged track lines on either side of the San Francisco Bay. Multiple power outages ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Fire under BART tracks halts service at Walnut Creek station

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KGO) -- Nearly 300 passengers were stuck on a BART train for at least 1.5 hours at the Walnut Creek station Saturday night after a fire broke out in an electrical room just ...