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Public Transit News 15 October 2025 - 20 October 2025

Bay Area BART CHAOS: Major Delays Monday Leave Commuters Scrambling

Bay Area BART CHAOS: Major Delays Monday Leave Commuters Scrambling

Bay Area commuters faced chaotic commutes Monday morning after BART’s automated systems reported an equipment failure in the underwater Transbay Tube. According to BART alerts, “an equipment problem on the track near Embarcadero” forced all trains to run on one track, triggering “major delays systemwide” cbsnews.com. By 6:30 a.m. the entire Red Line (Richmond–Millbrae) and Green Line (Daly City–Berryessa) were suspended cbsnews.com ktvu.com. Riders bound for Millbrae were told to take a shuttle train via SFO and transfer to the Yellow Line, while Richmond-East Bay travelers had to ride to MacArthur and switch to the Orange Line ktvu.com. “We are
Power Outage Paralyzes PATCO Trains: Thousands of Philadelphia Commuters Stranded

Power Outage Paralyzes PATCO Trains: Thousands of Philadelphia Commuters Stranded

Transit Shutdown: What Happened This Morning Philadelphia’s regional PATCO Speedline (operated by the DRPA) sputtered to a halt at the worst possible time – the Wednesday morning commute. At about 8:30 a.m., PATCO announced all trains were suspended due to a power failure linked to PSE&G inquirer.com fox29.com. (“PSE&G” is the New Jersey utility that supplies electricity to the line.) By 8:35 a.m. news outlets like NBC10 and FOX29 confirmed the shutdown, noting there was no timetable for service restoration inquirer.com fox29.com. PATCO (which carries roughly 34,000 riders per weekday patch.com) said crews were on site but could not say when trains
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