Re:Entire BART system is down due to computer systems failure
by pj_mukh on Friday May 09, 2025 @06:11PM
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Otherwise known as the Worst Transit Project in the US [1]
Re:Entire BART system is down due to computer systems failure
by pm90 on Friday May 09, 2025 @05:22PM
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i mean yeah if you’re in SF caltrain is super convenient, so its fine. Getting from oakland to south bay without a car was hell though. This line would make it so much better.
Plus: Oakland is actually building homes for people while SF remains laughably behind on building quotas.
Re:Entire BART system is down due to computer systems failure
by hedora on Friday May 09, 2025 @10:11PM
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Try the transbay bus. Depending on station location, it’s often faster than the bart. Also, it doesn’t smell like piss, and I’ve never witnessed an assault on it.
Re:Entire BART system is down due to computer systems failure
by hedora on Friday May 09, 2025 @10:05PM
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Amtrak still has service on that corridor. Apparently it was a convenient way to get to SF back in the day (via ferry).
Of course most of Silicon Valley is closer to the San Francisco - Santa Cruz line, making the ferry service redundant.
It’s too bad they ripped all this stuff out, and will never rebuild it!
They're still working on this, with four more stations planned beyond Berryessa (Little Portugal, Downtown San José, Diridon, and Santa Clara), plus an additional infill station on the Berryessa line. I think that would be really cool. Unfortunately it looks like this new extension won't be that competitive with Caltrain as a way to get to San Jose from San Francisco. Maybe at non-express times.
Also, it looks like it won't be complete until 2040!?