Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/bart-trains-resume-service-after-recovering-from-system-wide-failure Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter BART trains resume service after recovering from system-wide failure Nation Nov 22, 2013 11:17 AM EST PHOTO: Huge backup at Bay Bridge toll plaza due to no #BART service. CHP reporting delays on many Bay Area roadways. pic.twitter.com/t6Rrow24CB — ABC7 News (@abc7newsBayArea) November 22, 2013 San Francisco's commuter rail system has resumed service Friday, recovering from a system-wide computer failure that stranded hundreds of overnight passengers and disrupted the morning commute. Jim Allison, spokesman for San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit, BART, said that technical problems occurred shortly after midnight, affecting 19 trains with 500 to 1,000 passengers. Allison said that computer systems were not communicating properly with the track switches, according to the Associated Press. As the nation's fifth-largest rail commuter system, BART carries 400,000 riders daily. Commuters previously endured shutdowns and delays from two major transit strikes this year. Commuters trying to fig. out what 2 do now that Bart trains aren't running. System has computer pblms. pic.twitter.com/e96lDCAy1N — Amy Hollyfield (@amyhollyfield) November 22, 2013 People back on the platform at West Oakland Bart station. Station agent announced they are back in service pic.twitter.com/iY1FPrqHZx — Amy Hollyfield (@amyhollyfield) November 22, 2013 A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
PHOTO: Huge backup at Bay Bridge toll plaza due to no #BART service. CHP reporting delays on many Bay Area roadways. pic.twitter.com/t6Rrow24CB — ABC7 News (@abc7newsBayArea) November 22, 2013 San Francisco's commuter rail system has resumed service Friday, recovering from a system-wide computer failure that stranded hundreds of overnight passengers and disrupted the morning commute. Jim Allison, spokesman for San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit, BART, said that technical problems occurred shortly after midnight, affecting 19 trains with 500 to 1,000 passengers. Allison said that computer systems were not communicating properly with the track switches, according to the Associated Press. As the nation's fifth-largest rail commuter system, BART carries 400,000 riders daily. Commuters previously endured shutdowns and delays from two major transit strikes this year. Commuters trying to fig. out what 2 do now that Bart trains aren't running. System has computer pblms. pic.twitter.com/e96lDCAy1N — Amy Hollyfield (@amyhollyfield) November 22, 2013 People back on the platform at West Oakland Bart station. Station agent announced they are back in service pic.twitter.com/iY1FPrqHZx — Amy Hollyfield (@amyhollyfield) November 22, 2013 A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now