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  2002
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| Jan.4 |
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Man fell onto tracks
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| Jan.7 |
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Fire in BART station
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| Jan.17 |
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Fallen man halted BART Man survived and is en route to the hospital
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| Jan.23 |
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$32 million deficit
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| Feb.1 |
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Fare hike might be inevitable
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| Feb.16 |
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BART extension powers up
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| Feb.17 |
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$1 billion seismic retrofit short of funding
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| Mar.3 |
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Man killed at BART station Man who allegedly stabbed and killed a man in front of witnesses before attempting to flee on a train was arrested
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Man injured in fall at BART station
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| Mar.7 |
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Man jumps to death off BART platform
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| Mar.18 |
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Longer trains
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| Mar.19 |
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BART shut down; white powder found All trains into and out of the city stopped for about an hour after white powder was found in the Powell Street station
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| Mar.29 |
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BART to OAK connector approved| The connector would provide an elevated platform to take travelers rapidly above traffic across the 3 miles | |
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| Apr.11 |
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BART could cut jobs, hike fares System's budget shortfall is nearly $30 million, $10 million more than estimated. Ridership in March decreased 10%
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| Apr.26 |
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Renovation project 80% finished
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| May.10 |
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$28.1 million shortfall expected
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| May.11 |
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Dead snake stops BART project State wildlife officials ordered work stopped after a worker found an endangered garter snake
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| May.25 |
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Sec. of Transportation presented $75M At the new, multi-modal BART station Mineta has presented federal funds for the extension to SFO
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Fares to raise
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| May.29 |
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BART Route Approved City Council has approved the proposal for expanding BART to the South Bay that includes underground travel
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| Jun.6 |
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BART interrupted
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| Jun.7 |
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BART directors sparred with labor unions
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70 BART workers will lose jobs
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| Jun.28 |
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Fares to Jump by 5% After five hours of heated debate, directors rejected a proposed 10% increase. Parking fee will be $63 dollar a month
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| Jun.29 |
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BART Extension Won't Reach Airport The route would end at the Santa Clara station where an automated people mover would take passengers onto the airport
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| Jul.4 |
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Person died in apparent suicide
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| Jul.6 |
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Blind man hurt in fall at BART station
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| Jul.9 |
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Man trapped under train Efforts to rescue the man are causing service delays from San Leandro to Dublin and Fremont
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| Jul.10 |
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BART Cuts Service to Close Deficit
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| Jul.14 |
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Bond To Pay For Seismic Upgrades Trans-Bay Tube might be vulnerable to damage in certain kinds of earthquakes
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| Jul.26 |
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$1b seismic retrofit bond placed on ballot| Retrofit project designed to keep BART running after a major earthquake | |
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| Jul.29 |
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First train test ride to SFO| The $1.5 billion project has been underway since 1997 | |
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| Aug.16 |
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BART from SFO to Pleasanton to be $6.60| One way-fare from Richmond to the airport would cost $5.10 | |
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| Aug.29 |
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BART Starts Anti-Terrorism Campaign
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| Sep.8 |
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New Train Schedule
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| Sep.13 |
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BART 30th birthday celebration The only person ever to be born on a Bay Area Rapid Transit System train was a guest of honor
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| Sep.20 |
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Fire near train tracks Small fire shut down train service south of the Mission District
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| Oct.12 |
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BART to unveil new fare gates The new ticket machines have an ATM interface
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| Oct.16 |
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Deadly BART Accident Causes Delays An elderly woman became disoriented and tried to cross the tracks and died after being hit by a train
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| Oct.17 |
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Malfunction Causes BART Delays| A gate malfunction caused 30-minute BART delays from SF to all East Bay locations | |
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| Oct.23 |
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Bomb threat at BART station There are no delays as a result of this incident
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| Dec.9 |
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 Suspicious package closed BART station 19th Street station was closed for two hours
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| Dec.14 |
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Rainwater leaked into substation The power outage that halted trains for more than 3 hours
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San Francisco Bay Area
Accidents
Main Event: Fallen man halted BART