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"OAKLAND, Calif. — Bay Area Rapid Transit, the 131-mile electrified rail
network in the San Francisco Bay Area, is offering the public a last chance to
ride the 1970s-era futuristic railcars that made up its original fleet.
On Saturday, April 20, at 1 p.m. at the MacArthur station in Oakland, BART will
commemorate the cars with a ceremony and then run two 10-car trains using
original cars for the last time. Anyone can ride for the usual fare.
“We understand that BART cars are iconic, especially the sloped-front A cars,”
said BART spokesperson Jim Allison. “We just wanted to give them a proper
sendoff so that people had a chance to say goodbye to the cars that have been
serving the Bay Area for more than 50 years.”
The special trains will run about 24 miles from MacArthur to Fremont, the first
segment of BART to open 52 years ago. The trains will make the usual stops and
run more loops between the two stations if needed to accommodate everyone who
wants to ride, he said.
The “Riding into History: Final Run of the First Fleet” event will include
speeches, a raffle for a couple of railcar plates, and probably some
merchandise for sale, Allison said. Some details were still being decided early
this month."
Via Esther Schindler.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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