A SLOW ORDER FOR BART

After six months of limited level revenue service on its 71-mile system, the Bay Area Rapid Transit still is confronted with a multitude of technical problems. It has also filed a $237 million suit against its consultant and three major suppliers, claiming inadequate engineering and contract management and failure to meet equipment specifications. Train control equipment and the availability and reliability of the rolling stock are major problems which are being attacked by a task force approach.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Authors:
  • Middleton, W D
• Publication Date: 1975-5-12

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 176
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic train operation; Engineering; Rapid transit; Rapid transit cars; Reliability; Supply
• Identifier Terms: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
• Uncontrolled Terms: Availability
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099795
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1981 12:00AM