BART’s new tool was five years in the making
Any BART rider is familiar with the quirks of taking the Bay Area’s primary mode of public transit: screeching metal, shaking cars, and delays at the slightest sign of rain.
The 110,000-pound “geometry car” is one of only two of its kind in the country, according to the release. The goal is to ensure riders get a “smoother ride, improving the system’s reliability and cutting costs.” The track’s concrete ties, fasteners, and overall “position, curvature, smoothness, and alignment” will be under scrutiny.
EX//TECH: Silicon Valley earnings: Is the slump over? This week's ExTech newsletter is on signs from the tech earnings season and reports from Meta, Alphabet and Intel that the slump may be ending. This comes as the transit agency is reportedly up against a “fiscal cliff,” and called last month for the state to provide a much-needed injection of funds.
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