BART Settles Case With Drunken Passenger Hurt During Arrest For $1.35 Million
BART has agreed to pay $1.35 million to a drunken passenger who was body-slammed by transit officers trying to restrain her.
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BART has agreed to pay $1.35 million to a drunken passenger who was body-slammed by transit officers trying to restrain her.
Morning commuters heading to San Francisco on the Bay Area Rapid Transit system ran into delays Friday morning because of a train with smoky brakes.
BART service on the Fremont line was stopped in both directions between the Hayward and South Hayward stations for about 30 minutes after a person was struck by a train, according to transit officials.
BART was shut down for 20 minutes Wednesday morning when a system controller inadvertently triggered a disaster training scenario.
The family of a Hayward man who died in police custody in 2014 has released body camera video of the incident, as the family seeks changes in how such cases are handled.
An equipment problem on a BART train has halted service between Pleasant Hill and Concord on the Pittsburg/Bay Point Line Friday afternoon, according to officials.
A five-year labor contract with BART's major unions was approved Thursday, a year before the current contract expires, in an effort to avoid another round of acrimonious negotiations at a time when BART officials are looking to rebuild the system infrastructure and planning to ask voters to approve a $3.5 billion bond.
BART officials said a new system would mean fewer delays and less crowding, as trains would be able to run closer together.
A wire jammed into a cabinet door was to blame for a brand-new BART train car slowly crashing into a sand berm at a testing facility in Hayward on Friday afternoon, BART officials said Wednesday.
A transformer failure and fire at a PG&E substation in El Cerrito caused a massive power outage in the East Bay Monday that disrupted BART service and traffic signals in Berkeley, an El Cerrito fire battalion chief said.
One of the brand new BART cars that arrived just weeks ago crashed Friday afternoon during a test run in Hayward.
People who put their feet up on BART trains or set their bag next to them could face some stiff penalties soon if they don't make room when asked.
As revenue growth slows, BART is facing the possibility of a $477 million budget deficit over the next 10 years, BART officials said Thursday.
Officials with the troubled Bay Area Rapid Transit system announced Monday a tentative deal with its major unions that would extends the current labor agreement for another four years.
In the face of constant breakdowns, frequent delays and crowded commutes, many BART riders still gave the transit system fairly high marks in a recent exclusive poll sponsored by KPIX 5.
BART has been turning to sellers on eBay for spare parts to keep its aging fleet of train cars running.
BART is showing off the latest addition to what it bills as the "Fleet of the Future." On Wednesday, the transit agency unveiled a new train car at its testing facility in Hayward.
Nearly three weeks after electrical issues were discovered, BART service resumed between the Pittsburg/Bay Point and North Concord stations Tuesday morning.
Alternating BART test and shuttle trains will be running Monday between two East Bay stations where there's an electrical glitch that is still being investigated, agency officials said.
The regular train service will last all weekend and BART officials hope to continue the service through the Monday morning commute.
As BART struggles to accommodate record ridership, construction of new housing near BART stations will likely send thousands of new commuters onto the system in the coming years.
BART reports major delays on the Pittsburg / Bay Point line Thursday morning after a car being chased by police crashed into a fence next to the tracks in Walnut Creek.
Two weeks after an electrical glitch knocked BART train cars out of commission between two East Bay stations, the source of the problem remains mysterious and normal service has yet to resume there.
Bay Area Rapid Transit officials said it's expected that normal service on the Pittsburg/Bay Point line will return soon, but there's still no firm date established.
Witnesses said a person jumped from a platform at the station, according to BART spokesman Jim Allison.
