tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post5886602052402925577..comments2023-11-05T04:03:35.548-08:00Comments on BART Musings: The test of heat tolerancebartmusingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327844700926513435noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-86810787808103929552008-05-19T20:05:00.000-07:002008-05-19T20:05:00.000-07:00If it smells bad, then it's just like the Paris me...If it smells bad, then it's just like the Paris metro.Jimmy Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540463716942758889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-35498112588540273952008-05-17T11:55:00.000-07:002008-05-17T11:55:00.000-07:00If the HVAC fails on a car it will not be pulled o...If the HVAC fails on a car it will not be pulled out of service. Sorry to say. There were the same, if not more trains running the past few days due to the heat related, way side issues that were causing problems and delays system wide. As the first contributor said, these problems really do take a back seat. Now an inverter or door problem will DEFINITELY take a train out of service.<BR/><BR/>Trains that usually go to Hayward are being sent to Richmond and Daly City.<BR/><BR/>I'll be thankful my commute hours are off peak, so there is plenty of seating and the cars 1130am & 1000pm are very comfortable. I know that is not the case for many who are butt to butt, standing, dripping wet with sweat.<BR/><BR/>This is just a taste of what is to come with the heat. Hopefully many of those way side issues that were problematic on Thursday won't rear their ugly head again to the degree they did. But everything I hear the worst is yet to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-61489594357872783212008-05-17T07:26:00.000-07:002008-05-17T07:26:00.000-07:00The cars are failing from the heat, and priority i...The cars are failing from the heat, and priority is given to the mechanical items, so the car can keep running. A/C takes a back burner. <BR/><BR/>Hayward shops are closed, so the cars have to be fixed at the other three yards. Fortunately, the mechanics can be moved, too, so there's no loss in the number of mechanics (but still a shortage). <BR/><BR/>Not all maintenance has to be done inside the shop building - some can be done on regular yard tracks. Unfortunately, A/C work has to be done in the shop (capturing freon, etc), and, with other work crowding the shops, A/C may take some time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com