Fifty-nine years ago this morning, around 4 A.M. on February 24, 1967, the west-side crew broke through the Berkeley Hills Tunnel after two years of excavation. Almost seven more years would pass before a passenger train would carry passengers between Oakland and Berkeley and Contra Costa County. When completed, the tunnel would be the fourth- longest vehicular tunnel in the world. Geologists at the time said the miners dug through almost 20 kinds of ‘tipsy-turvy strata,’ each requiring a differ

Cycling down the Transbay Tube?! It happened. Watch the full archival film “A Vision to Reality” at the link in bio or on BART’s YouTube page. It’s groovy! | Bay Area Rapid Transit

One lucky train operator: “This train ride will be closing out a major part of BART history. Thank you for joining us and riding with us tonight.” | Bay Area Rapid Transit