Weekend Photos: Snapshots from the Underground

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Photo by Flickr user AlexFromThe510

This week in BART news:
– Federal funding for BART extension to San Jose is looking more likely (SJ Mercury)

– BART derailed in Oakland (KCBS and us)

– BART wouldn’t necessarily bring crime to Livermore, police chief says (Contra Costa Times)

Stay dry out there and enjoy the photos. And, of course, send us BART stories our way. We know more happens on BART than napping, so share it here on BART Diaries!

Coliseum BART B
Photo by Flickr user zokah_921

View from the floor
Photo by Flickr user moppet65535

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Photo by Flickr user KayVee.INC

Weekend Photos: Rain Slicked

Mid-Market At Dusk
Photo by Troy Holden

There’s a 80 percent chance that I will forget my umbrella on the bus this weekend, so I hope you fare a little better than that. This week we saw the new schedule changes take into effect, a Muni fracas in Pac Heights, and passengers keeping each other toasty in this winter chill. Other Muni news this week:

  • Alleged Muni stabber’s mental competency questioned (SFAppeal)
  • Muni service back on track after malfunction at Van Ness station on Wednesday evening (NBC Bay Area and see our updates here)
  • Thieves target laptops, iphones on Muni (CBS5, but you knew that, didn’t you?)
  • Muni board member questions speed practices in Twin Peaks Tunnel (SF Examiner)

Have a great weekend, everyone. And be sure to let us know how your week was on Muni with the service changes!

18-46th Avenue at Pt. Lobos & 48th Ave
Photo by Flickr user AgentAkit

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Photo by Flickr user BitBoy

Muni/SFPD fracas at Clay and Franklin

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Muni rider Steve sends us the following dispatch:

I’ve literally no idea what’s happening here, but I’ll casually toss out some unlikely guesses: bomb scare? Bus loads of new Tiger Woods mistresses?

These were snapped on my walk to Whole Foods. On the walk back, right as I got to the corner, a cop car backed into the intersection to let all but one of the busses (all 1-California, 5 total) to pass through. Clay St was still blocked off at each end of the block by cop cars.

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Anyone know?

‘Suspicious’ ‘Package’ at Montgomery Station (update)

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Photo by Paul

Update: Paul sends this update:

Suspicious Package at Montgomery Station…now being recycled.

… along with this photo:
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Hilarious, ain’t it?

Original post: Muni rider Paul sends this message of holiday cheer:

Putting a box wrapped as an Xmas gift in front of the Muni Kiosk window is one ‘festive’ way to to avoid contact with Muni customers! …..Leaves more time for this attendent to talk on the phone and file her nails! Muni’s finest….hard at work finding new innovating ways to avoid customer service ….now with a festive touch!!

Send us your Muni stories. Tell all your friends.

Major Muni Metro Malfunction in Progress (updates)


Photo by giannii at Muni Alerts

Update 7:37 a.m. SFMTA sent out word around 4:45 a.m. that the repairs were completed. No word yet on what caused this. Feel free to speculate.

Muni Metro service will begin normally this morning (at approx. 5:00 a.m.).
Repairs to the overhead wires were completed overnight.

Update 8:10 p.m. A couple of updates, actually, both from SFMTA.

1. Additional note: Muni transfers will be honored on BART this evening within San Francisco per a mutual aid agreement between the two transit agencies.

2. Muni Service Alert

As of 7:30 p.m., Muni Metro subway service in both directions between Embarcadero and Castro stations is not expected to resume until the beginning of service on Thursday morning.

Bus shuttles continue to provide service in both directions on Market Street between Embarcadero and Castro.

SFMTA crews are repairing overhead wires on the inbound direction near Van Ness Station.  The SFMTA is investigating the cause of the overhead wire problem.

No additional service updates will be provided unless the information above changes.

Update 6:53 p.m. Commenter and awesome guy Matt Baume:

Even at street level, nobody’s doing much commuting. The shuttles are packed, slow, and unpredictable. Muni has done nothing to inform riders about where to catch them or where they’re going.

Also, SFist shows a photo of station meltdown.

Original post:

Here’s the word from HQ:

Muni Service Alert

As of 5:30 p.m., the Muni subway service has been disrupted due to overhead wires being down at Van Ness Station in the inbound direction.

Muni bus shuttles are operating between Embarcadero and Castro stations.

Updates will follow.

We’ll update as well … go to street level if you want to commute.

BART derailment near 12th Street Oakland (updates)

Final update 11:27 a.m. California Beat “”UPDATE: BART Oakland 12th Street/ City Center Station has reopened after “minor” derailment”

Update 11:16 a.m. BART “Fremont-to-Richmond line still running; trains not stopping at 12th but continuing to West Oak & stations north of there.”

CBS 5 “Chopper 5 over scene of BART derailment in Oakland”

Action News “15 min delays on BART reported btwm Oakland and Richmond. No trains stopping at 12th St.”

Update 11:08 a.m. SFGate has a story up.

Update 10:58 a.m. BART twitter “no injuries reported”

Action News: “only minor delays to the system. Happened btwn 12th St and Lake Merrit.”

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CBS 5 twitter

More details to come …

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