A2 car scrappings resumed this month (October), with 4 such examples thus far: 1218, 1233, 1258, 1270. With some scrapping earlier this year and last year due to crashes, alongside the 1208 of 2020, this leaves 51 A2 cars left (total count was 59 A2 cars). 1218 Built 1973 as A car 218. Rebuilt in 2000 as A2 car 1218. Only A car with single seats. 1233 Built 1973 as A car 233. Rebuilt in 2002 as A2 car 1233. 1258 Built 1975 as A car 258. Final acceptance on 9/11/1975 (Day 1 + 3 years). Rebuilt in 2002. Patch below left cab side window. 1270 Built 1975 as A car 270. Rebuilt in May 2001.
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"The Two Bagger" is meant to be a place to store more "blog" style posts on various cars, pictures, and random tidbits. At BART, a "two bagger" is a rather informal name for a two car train. Two car trains rolled in revenue service back in 1972. Archives
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