When we left off in Part 1, the fledgling BART project had just been bailed out by the California State Legislature to the tune of $150 million, but to keep the project from losing any of its ambitious scope, help would come from a seemingly unlikely source: Richard Nixon’s federal government. We follow the rest of BART’s story and look into 21st-century extensions and modernizations. Where will BART go after COVID?
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References & notes
[1] https://www.bart.gov/about/history
[2] https://www.bart.gov/about/history/history2
[3] https://www.bart.gov/about/history/history3
[4] https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm
[5] https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Key_System_and_March_of_Progress
[6] https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/link21-plan-2nd-transbay-rail-crossing-scaled-back-over-cost-concerns/
[7] https://www.wrm.org/about/railroad-history/key-system
[8] https://abc7news.com/bart-history-construction-bay-area-rapid-transit-when-did-open-anniversary/12205033/
[9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transbay_Tube
[10] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy
[11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_System
[12] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland_Bay_Bridge
[13] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit#History
[14] https://www.7×7.com/secret-san-francisco-the-key-system-1781842084.html
[15] https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/driver-critically-injured-after-being-struck-by-trax-train
[16] https://www.sfgate.com/local-donotuse/article/The-1979-BART-tunnel-fire-nightmare-Trapped-136-14411209.php
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