BART in July 2024: Hot Weather Speeds

Due to the heat wave, BART trains run slower on some sections of the system. This includes some sections of the southern Alameda Line. The automatic train control system regulates the train so that even though the track is designed for speeds of up to 80 mph, the train will only go up to 44 mph, with reduced speeds across all non-zero speed commands.
This is done at BART and other systems across the world due to possible rail kinking (buckling) and the need for even more vigilance on the rails during this weather.
0:00 Announcement from Central on heat induced delays
0:58 Departing South Hayward, max speed 44 mph
2:27 Announcement from Train Operator. Also Tagged 1212.
2:53 Approaching Union City
3:57 Departing Union City, to Fremont
9:12 Departing Fremont slowly.

[@edwardrosemond7169]

Wow! I have never seen trains run this slow before. I see them run fast when watching RUclips everyday, especially sometimes one day I get to go back and ride NYC Subway, Metro in Washington DC, and MARTA in Atlanta!

[@AndrewsonHernandez]

This is nesscary either way.

[@vernontrent926]

I'm surprised that BART still has some of remaining legacy fleet cars still sitting at the train yards after retirement and they haven't been scrapped yet including 1212 the last A car I rode on all the way to MacArthur. BART has 23 A cars and 16 B cars left sitting at the train yards.

[@ATPTransit]

There's just a small handful of cars left - about 9 total legacy cars are parked in the yard. All these cars in the yard have found a second use so they are being held until they are picked up by the new owners. For example Western Railway Museum's cars are still at the yard and will be transported in the coming weeks.