⁴ᴷ San Francisco Legacy BART Train Action

Here we see several of the older "Legacy" BART cars, a fleet that is comprised of car types A, B, C1, and C2. Enjoy!
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Taken in January 2019.

[@super6746]

the sounds of my childhood thanks guys

[@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027]

Same here

[@michaelwalterselevatorsrob5009]

Even though the fleet of the future is a lot quieter I love the sound of the Legacy fleet a tad more

[@evanstonbalce9588]

I love the buzzing sound of the C cars whenever they accelerate or decelerate

[@andrewfutterman3346]

@@evanstonbalce9588 Originally all the cars made that buzzing sound; it's the chopper controls on the Westinghouse DC drive motors, which all the of Legacy Fleet cars were equipped with when they were first built. But beginning in 1998 and continuing until 2002, the A and B cars were refurbished, and among other things all of the Westinghouse DC drive motors on those cars were replaced with ADtranz 1507C AC motors. The DC motors are still being used on the C cars, although the C cars seem to be the first cars to be decommissioned and scrapped despite being the newest cars in the Legacy Fleet.

[@reactortechroblox]

same

[@AjbWhaYT]

I am gonna miss these train so much. They last ran on April 20, 2024 for a retirement ceremony for these trains, and glad to ride them that day for one last time. Only a few cars will be saved and to be at a museum.

[@jpgm2015]

BART is one of the coolest systems in the country !

[@txi9640]

And the dangerous

[@basictransportenthusiast4386]

This isn’t dangerous, not a single time have I been attacked or threatened and I take Bart quite often

[@GamerRobYT]

@@txi9640 Thats just every American rail network

[@txi9640]

@@GamerRobYT i was was 10 when I typed this I'm 13

[@toddlee-millstein9550]

is it just me or does anybody else sorta like the voice?

[@JonathanChan212]

Just you

[@JonathanChan212]

@GART Definitely not irl

[@Abstractt]

the acceleration is real

[@JoeyGee610]

Yes the acceleration is intense my first ride on BART was from Dublin to Powell Street. I clocked my train at 92 mph but in was very noisy. Unlike in NYC Subway BART Shuts Down at 12:00 am and is more expensive to ride as it's a Regional Line. We New Yorker are spoiled with the Flat $2.50 rate 24 hour operation.

[@ladder3257]

@@JoeyGee610 yup, price for speed i guess

[@plasmaaviationx]

@@JoeyGee610 Bart trains can only reach a maximum of 79mph though…

[@JoeyGee610]

@@plasmaaviationx sorry for the typo my iPhone Read 82 mph much faster than NYC Subways 45 mph average.

[@ckildegaard]

Music to my ears...I miss these so much. BART will never be the same.

[@Graphite42]

Grew up taking BART from the late 70's up until I moved to NYC a few years ago, definitely have their own look and style.

[@hypurban]

Ride the DC Metro. It's the same system as BART, it's strange to ride DC Metro after growing up in the bay area. Bizzaro BART. But DC metro works much better than BART.

[@michaelboccino5251]

I Used to Love the Bart ' It's Fast Going under the Bay '

[@nishi-tjohns6792]

The sound of motors which seem to be used VVVF inverter is really good.

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

Yeah, I agree. This is why I like the Bart legacy trains.

[@lorexross64]

Has these train been built by the same company that built the R143 trains of New York City Subway? They sound very similar each other

[@transitvideosbayarea]

Nope. BART is Alstom, Rohr, Morrison Knudssen for these old cars. The new fleet is by Bombardier, who made the R143, R142A

[@lorexross64]

Thank you! 😊

[@Vxllain]

The Metropolis Bombardier made the R142, and Kawasaki made the R142A and R143.

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

Actually, they were modernized by ADtranz/Bombardier, and they replaced the propulsion system during modernization. ADtranz was acquired by Bombardier, who likely used a similar propulsion system for the R142A and R143 trains. But the trains were built by different companies (btw, there aren't very many rolling stock propulsion system manufacturers).

[@madosijr]

The front of A-Fleet of São Paulo Subway was inspired on BART trains.

[@dr.benavidez]

The beauty sound of screaming trains 🙂

[@EpicThe112]

Sounds like a R142A family train set either pulling from 125th Street East Side line 4 & 6 trains or Woodside 61st Street 7 train

[@Chris-zs5qb]

The propulsion sounds like an R143 MTA train.

[@keyzblkbarbie4798]

The take-off sounds like something is about to happen in a horror movie

[@bmendez3782]

Exactly like midnight meet for example which had the same take off sound in the L.A trains.

[@VigilanteAgumon]

The subway attack scene in Predator 2 actually took place on the BART, even though it was supposed to be the L.A. Metro.

[@aiden6354]

Keyz Blk Barbie dude I’ve thought of that too while riding one

[@graysonma1143]

Nah they are fine beside I ride on Bart a lot and it doesn’t seem scary

[@Hyperious_in_the_air]

the deadspace development team recorded the sound from between two cars at high speed within the transbay tube for a jumpscare sound effect.

[@justincui]

0:37 California: Take that, plastic!

[@matthewosman412]

I wanna take a ride on those train cars

[@ethancampbell6076]

Please feel free to ride them

[@matthewosman412]

Ethan Campbell here’s the thing I live in Maine hahah

[@matthewosman412]

Nicholas Esposito hahaha yeah

[@matthewosman412]

Nicholas Esposito I used to Live in NYC awhile back and I fucking loved it

[@matthewosman412]

Nicholas Esposito thanks man

[@michaelboccino5251]

Driving Just Closes the Door The Train Is Driven by A Computer "

[@R.A.-X65]

The BART propulsion sounds nice.

[@joegage5893]

yeah i love the motor buzzing sound

[@waldwickperson]

9:07 :O

[@CalebsRailFilms]

Great video once again DJ! May I ask which camera you use mate? I’m in the market for a new rig atm and I’m just wondering what you use. I’ve been looking at several new rigs but I’ve always liked the performance of your camera. Just curious. Cheers Caleb

[@ryy4n_]

Daly City, Milbrae, and South San Francisco are my favorite stations.

[@channelmoved4743]

Nice video DJ

[@brownmtrain4012]

It sounds a bit like R143 and R142

[@robloxgamingrailfanner420]

Brown M Train, R142A you mean.

[@omnia001]

Sounds similar to nyc trains but you don't get that Rusty ny sounds.

[@Twinkle3ra]

It was from r142 or r188.

[@charlesbeyer7041]

Nice platform construction, is that a Terrazo surface in Lake Merritt? Nice.

[@BorisLu]

Super video!

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

The cars with cabs that have walk through heads still have their original Westinghouse DC chopper traction motors so they sound different (like buzz)

[@evanstonbalce9588]

BART refer to them as C cars

[@tubblescousine257]

Nice

[@BrianWilson-v8b]

😊😅😮❤😂

[@matei5929]

Stops in order: MacArthur El Cerrito Plaza Lake Merritt Daly City Montgomery Street El Cerrito Plaza (again) Powell Street MacArthur (again) Embarcadero 19th Street/Oakland El Cerrito Plaza (yes, again) Lake Merritt (again) El Cerrito Plaza (again reeee) 12th Street/Oakland City Center El Cerrito del Norte MacArthur (yes, again)

[@alanyu7732]

The first one is actually Daly City. I know because there was a MUNI bus 28 below and the fence on the side of the platform 2 track.

[@jugobrazy]

ok i might sound crazy and all but there this one stop station that has glass and it looks super nice and i can’t find the pic and i seen it so do you mind helping me

[@mendodsoregonbackroads6632]

@@jugobrazy It might be at SFO unless you were looking at one of the stations in video.

[@ptapigeontransportationaut912]

i have to agree plus i am a fan of the r142a

[@Northeast_Railfanner]

I am also a fan of the R142A

[@sashaweeds6318]

Damn just a ding aleast wmata old trains say ding ding doors closing

[@ryy4n_]

sasha weeds Some cars say ding the doors are closing please stand clear

[@alexdemidio6263]

Why do they sound like Rohr 1000 series wmata trains? No train will ever beat the sound of the original 1000 series brakes and propulsion systems.

[@lightningblites5970]

They don't use the same General Electric propulsion as the 1000 series Did. If you want to hear search up the los angeles metro red line/ purple line. Those trains sound exactly as the 1000 series and use the same propulsion.

[@sashaweeds6318]

WMATA,BART,and MARTA trains are quiet similar when stopping and taking off but 1000 series for life

[@transitvideosbayarea]

Most of the BART cars are are by Rohr.

[@sashaweeds6318]

Buckgamer 09 no breads or Alston

[@DarPower1]

Can you get some new cars? There's hardly any good ones on youtube

[@jendel42750]

Well, now we know where YOU'VE been hanging out lately! Thanks for the post...SUPERB!

[@PercyfanJamestheredcollector]

Kind of sounded like the l subway train New York MTA sound

[@vipertalkschannel]

I took one of these from SFO to Montgomery St. Tickets weren’t cheap, also it was quite noisy. But I love the acceleration on these beasts. One question, what is the top running speed for the BART?

[@Clowd009]

I believe around 80mph in the Transbay Tube; On the freeway median sections they'll (briefly) pass most traffic when going at top speed

[@vipertalkschannel]

thundercracker That is quick! The track gauge must be wide then

[@transitvideosbayarea]

@@vipertalkschannel Yes. BART runs a 1676mm (5ft6in) Indian Broad Gauge With flat edge rail on mostly ballastless track. So it is very exotic and expensive to maintain. Parts must be custom ordered.

[@potatoesare_jesus2278]

@@Clowd009 The train can reach 100 in the tube of a good day.

[@eddie_retro6192]

Why hasn't ANYONE that does these damn videos on the BART system EVER mention that these were the trains used in the movie Predator 2?! Like,.... am I the ONLY freaking guy out here that noticed that?! Lol WTF nerds?! GET ON IT!!!!!!

[@ejdsndnj]

Actually the train in predator 2 was based off of bart and they borrowed train cars from them

[@eddie_retro6192]

@@ejdsndnj That's literally what I just said...

[@blount_man]

The new trains would never match up with these

[@lol-ug2ry]

Those are awesome!

[@brownmtrain4012]

DJ hammers Nice Whats history of Bart trains DJ hammers

[@basictransportenthusiast4386]

Q train Productions R160 BART currently operates a fleet of over 200 cars consisting of the A stock cab cars, which are the cabs with slanted ends. They came in 2 batches. The A1 batch numbered in the 1100’s were built in 1969/1970. The second batch came in 1971/1972 and are known as the A2 cars which are numbered in the 1200’s. The B sets which are the in between cars on every stock except the fleet of the future are called B cars and were built with the A sets from 1970 to 1972. The C series consists of 230 cars of the system. They too came in 2 batches but the main difference is that they were built by 2 different manufacturers. The C1 cars numbered from 300 to 1099 were manufactured by Alsthom(now known as Alstom) and with the help of Rohr in 1987-1989. A total of 150 cars were made. The second batch were the C2 cars which are numbered in the 2500’s and were manufactured by Morrison Knudsen from 1995-1996. The C1 and C2 are almost identical. When the C2 cars were introduced, they were fitted with bike seats. Those were later removed. And the C2 cars have blue flooring while the C1’s have standard grey flooring. The Fleet of the Future cars are designated as D and E cars. D being the cab sets and E being the rest of the cars. These cars are planned to replace all existing stock on BART.

[@brownmtrain4012]

@@basictransportenthusiast4386 OK how so you know all of this

[@basictransportenthusiast4386]

@@brownmtrain4012 I was born and raised in San Francisco, and quickly became a BART Enthusiast

[@reactortechroblox]

9:12 this sound is cool, it almost sounds like a jet

[@oofyalDAMMIT]

Really modified r188/r142a

[@TheJeromeFanner]

Is it just me or someone thinking dis sound like the R142A/R143

[@JEUP.JJ-ADRIVE]

I miss the sound lol

[@alfredeffah2331]

can someone tell me how to get train sim world it says Its in my library and says play now but it dones't work can anyone help me. cuz i brought it

[@robloxgamingrailfanner420]

Sounds a bit like WMATA 1000.

[@PaulsDMVRailroadsandAviation]

How long will these remain in service?

[@ethancampbell6076]

Those old fleet will be retiring this year but the new fleet for Bart started a revenue service on Richmond and Warm Springs line.

[@BayAreaTransitNews]

Actually, the old fleet's gonna be around for some time longer, probably at least four years. They'll all eventually be replaced by the Fleet of the Future.

[@ethancampbell6076]

Bay Area Transit News That is also true

[@reactortechroblox]

they’re *g o n e*

[@seemslegit57]

missed riding on these trains

[@bryan_tang]

Theres no 4k

[@ownrage]

bart more like baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaart

[@samuelparada8826]

cool!

[@KayM1021]

These are like the trains we have here in Washington DC

[@mendodsoregonbackroads6632]

It’s basically the same system. MARTA in Atlanta is also the same.

[@dasheffield5596]

What are their trains top speed??

[@TheLugiaExpert]

They can top out at 80 mph

[@BubblySugxr4492]

Kinda sounds like R142A, R188, and R143

[@ccxi_4300]

But a different pitch

[@reactortechroblox]

the probably used the same or similar type of motors

[@matthewosman412]

First made it beat you all

[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

Nobody cares

[@brownmtrain4012]

LIKE I CARE

[@matthewosman412]

PickleBetard A.K.A Pickle Rick's Fatass Cousin your mom doesn’t care 😂😂😂😂

[@matthewosman412]

Q train Productions R160 your gf doesn’t care

[@brownmtrain4012]

@@matthewosman412 LIE YOU DON'T WHO MY GF IS

[@penguinmaster7]

DOOOOT

[@Aviationfan2022]

3:37 7:01

[@howardng8534]

Such a shame to see millions and millions of dollars have been spent on such a third-rate system.

[@potatoesare_jesus2278]

What do you mean, We are number 5 for ridership with 123 million rides a year.

[@thetrainguy400]

This looks like r211s

[@sekoujackson3439]

This not even New york

[@NYC_Ale]

@RailfanMedia 2021 or 2025

[@exautical5066]

Those don't even look R211s

[@rahmel2009]

They look nothing like r211s.

[@ryy4n_]

These are Rohr and Alston trains.

[@MtaTrainsFan]

𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒓𝟏𝟒𝟐𝒂 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕

[@KFluffyButt]

Apart from the ride experience- you have to admit it sounds pretty badass on the outside

[@chasemcyb]

yeah fr

[@TohaBgood2]

What's so wrong with the ride experience? I took it just last night and it was pretty good. Seems cleaner and less crowded than before the pandemic.

[@KFluffyButt]

@@TohaBgood2 very very bumpy/rough ride

[@TohaBgood2]

@@KFluffyButt Really? Where? People keep coming up with all of these weird things to say about BART and I never know if they're serious or trolling. It is a very large system, but the experience can't be that different for different lines. I suppose it depends what you compare it to. BART is pretty darn fast, I'm not sure I'd call something that goes 70mph and rides like BART does "bumpy" though. It's bumpier than something really slow, like a conventional subway.

[@KFluffyButt]

@@TohaBgood2 it's bumpy and rough when it's going fast