Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/18/2007 - 10:21am.
The transbay tube is in bad need of a retrofit because it has already moved about as much as it could per the original design due to shifting from earthquakes. Fortunately, money has been approved for this. Unfortunately, most of the original engineers for BART are in their 60's and are retiring, and BART doesn't pay engineers anywhere near what they make in the private sector so it's hard to attract good ones.
Submitted by Operator9 on Sat, 07/21/2007 - 8:35am.
Really? The tube was designed to flex about 7-8 feet in either direction in an earthquake.
I was told by a very reliable source that the "flex" was measured about 2 months ago, and the tube has only moved 11 inches from it's original position.
There was a crack in the
There was a crack in the rail on the eastbound side so they single-tracked until the problem was fixed.
--BART CSO
I had thought it was a crack
I had thought it was a crack head walking on the tracks
it sucked i was on that
it sucked i was on that train stuck there for 15 minutes late for work
I took the bus this morning,
I took the bus this morning, AC Transit got me to work on time, pity the last bus is at 8:30 am else I would ride it more.
You must ridge the V? But
You must ridge the V?
But yes, AC Transbay is pretty reliable... and makes a great alternative to BART or for those days when BART is having.. err.. difficulties.
what do you mean "You must
what do you mean "You must ridge the V?"
Ride*
Ride*
The transbay tube is in bad
The transbay tube is in bad need of a retrofit because it has already moved about as much as it could per the original design due to shifting from earthquakes. Fortunately, money has been approved for this. Unfortunately, most of the original engineers for BART are in their 60's and are retiring, and BART doesn't pay engineers anywhere near what they make in the private sector so it's hard to attract good ones.
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h'mmmm.
Really? The tube was
Really? The tube was designed to flex about 7-8 feet in either direction in an earthquake.
I was told by a very reliable source that the "flex" was measured about 2 months ago, and the tube has only moved 11 inches from it's original position.