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BART History - 1962-1971

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Diablo Test Track Groundbreaking (1964)

Diablo Test Track Groundbreaking (1964)

The first BART track was under the Diablo Test Track, a laboratory for the evaluation of recent developments in rapid transit technologies. The technologies evaluated in the Diablo Test Track program were used to write the specifications for the rest of the BART system.

ATP Transit collection.
7/31/22
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  • Home
  • The Fleet
    • Legacy Fleet
      • A Cars
      • A2 Cars
        • All A2 Cars
      • B Cars
      • B2 Cars
      • C1 Cars
      • C2 Cars
      • Car Plates
    • Fleet of the Future
      • FOTF Production
      • D Cars
      • E Cars
    • eBART
    • OAC
    • Laboratory Cars
    • BART Express
    • The Two Bagger
  • History
    • A History of the Legacy Fleet
    • 1962-1971
      • Design
        • Railway Age Weekly 8-2-65
      • Rohr Background on BART Car
    • 1972 - 1982
      • Orders and Deliveries
      • A to B Conversion
      • Mail on BART
    • 1983 - 1992
      • History in the Making
    • 1993-2002
      • Rebuilding
    • 2003-2012
    • 2013-2022
      • Ad Wraps
    • Fact Sheets
      • Art in BART
    • BART Times
      • 1980s
      • 1990s
      • 2000s
    • Car Ads
  • The Lines
    • Green
    • Orange
    • Purple
    • Oakland Wye
    • A Line
    • E Line
    • K Line
    • L Line
    • Golden Gate Bridge
  • Other BART Things
    • Automatic Train Control
      • AATC
    • George and Gracie
    • Fare Media
    • Schedules
    • Quality of Life Issues
  • Other Transit
    • Ferries
      • Golden Gate Ferry
      • SF Bay Ferry
      • Treasure Island
    • Airports
      • SFO AirTrain
  • FAQ
    • Wide Gauge
    • Harassment
  • About
    • BART Model Railroad