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In principal Bart[0] is supposed to be operated almost automatically and the train operator is there for announcements, closing doors and watching the track for
by alexbeloi 9y ago
In principal Bart[0] is supposed to be operated almost automatically and the train operator is there for announcements, closing doors and watching the track for hazards. In practice, the operator does a lot of speeding up/down manually. I can't find it now, but I remember reading an article that claimed that Bart trains were operated in manual mode 90% of the time, not sure the reason.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit#Automation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit#Automat...
- njarboe 9y agoProbably because otherwise the operator gets really bored and feels the machine is driving him instead of the other way around.
- inferiorhuman 9y agoI doubt BART runs manually 90% of the time. When run manually the speed limit is so much lower you'd know. However BART operators often have to reposition the trains manually within a station and crank the switches manually.