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"eBART tracks and trains are incompatible with those of the main BART rapid transit system, making it impossible for trains to move between the two systems;" This statement is not entirely true. Stadler Rail may not be able to manufacture variable gauge trains but CAF and Talgo are quite able to do so. The train would consist of regular passenger cars which would be hauled by a diesel electric locomotive on the EBART system and by an electric locomotive on the BART system. Safety concerns exclude variable gauge electro-diesel locomotives. Peter Horn User talk 20:21, 28 May 2017 (UTC)
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Since BART has deprecated the "eBART" name and simply called this BART to Antioch, I am going to be WP:BOLD and merge the article to the Antioch-SFO/Millbrae line article. Calwatch (talk) 02:37, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
The "History" section begins like thus:
"Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae line" links to Antioch–SFO/Millbrae line, the current name of the line, and there have been several drive-by editors who have gotten rid of the piped link so that the visible text is also "Antioch–SFO/Millbrae line". This is obviously wrong and confusing, as it basically means we're saying "They decided to extend the Antioch–SFO/Millbrae line to Antioch" -- that is, the name "Antioch" is only in the name of the line because the extension was built, and this sentence is written from the perspective of the time before the extension was built. I've added a note in the HTML in the article to this effect. --Jfruh (talk) 21:16, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
These kinds of DMU systems are edge cases between the US light rail and commuter rail categories, and the division can be kind of arbitrary (why is the River Line in New Jersey considered light rail but Capitol Metro in Austin commuter rail?). But APTA lists eBART as a commuter rail line, which why we have it included on our List of United States commuter rail systems by ridership page and not the corresopnding light rail page. Thus, I would propose moving the link to eBART from the light rail template to the commuter rail template, though I'm posting the proposal here and on the talk for those two templates for discussion first in case anyone is opposed. --Jfruh (talk) 15:59, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
Anyone have an explanation for the discrepancy in the value for this line's length – this article is using a source that claims "10.1 miles", but BART's own System Facts page states "the BART to Antioch extension from Pittsburg/Bay Point to Antioch, 9.1 miles". I would trust BART's page over a source from c.2015.
Can anyone justify the article's current 10.1 mile figure over BART's own 9.1 mile figure? --IJBall (contribs • talk) 08:17, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
I made some changes to the article for a more neutral tone, taking out the words "incompatible", "impossible", and "forced," among others. A WP article should be about facts, not about an implied comparison with something that doesn't exist. (In this case an extension of the standard BART service.)
I have ridden the eBART, when it first started, and found it very comfortable and convenient. It seems to me that it speeds up service because the eBART trains are coming into the Pittsburg station at the same time BART trains are coming there from the other direction. This allows the BART trains to provide more frequent service on their routes, at the small inconvenience of riders having to change trains. Mightyherculescalifornia (talk) 20:19, 17 October 2023 (UTC)