Teens Rob, Beat BART Passengers In Apparent Orchestrated AttackApril 24, 2017Dozens of teens rushed onto a BART train car in Oakland over the weekend, robbed and in some cases beat passengers in an apparent orchestrated attack.
EnvironmentCapsized Barge In San Francisco Bay Caused By High WindsApril 7, 2017Authorities are trying to prevent an oil spill from a barge that sank in San Francisco Bay during a storm that also knocked out power to thousands and threatened homes in Oakland.
Suit: Soiled Elevators Limit Bay Area Rapid Transit AccessApril 5, 2017A new lawsuit accuses a San Francisco Bay Area metro system of discriminating against disabled people by failing to maintain escalators and elevators that allow them to access trains.
BART Settles $1.35M Excessive Force Suit With WomanMay 21, 2016(AP) — Bay Area Rapid Transit has agreed to pay a San Francisco woman $1.35 million to settle a lawsuit alleging a transit officer broke bones in her face and left her bloody and unconscious.
New $2 Million Bart Train Car Crashes During TestingApril 23, 2016(AP) — Bay Area Rapid Transit officials say a $2 million new train car overshot the end of the track and plowed into a mound of dirt while being tested at a Hayward facility.
Bart, Unions Reach Tentative 4-Year Contract ExtensionApril 11, 2016(AP) — The Bay Area Rapid Transit and three of its major unions have reached a four-year contract extension that includes raises and avoids strikes like those that frustrated commuters in 2013.
About 20 Percent Of BART Trains Have Working CamerasFebruary 9, 2016(AP) — Officials with the Bay Area Rapid Transit say only about 20 percent of BART commuter trains have working surveillance cameras.
BART Prepares For Transbay Tube Weekend Shut DownJuly 31, 2015(AP) - Track work is shutting down the Transbay Tube for the weekend, and BART officials are warning riders to find alternate routes from the East Bay into San Francisco.
Safety Officials Fine BART For Workers' DeathsApril 18, 2014(AP) -- Safety officials have fined the Bay Area Regional Transit for the deaths of two of its workers.
