2:14 PM: Most BART trains continue to experience major delays this afternoon because of equipment problems on the tracks between the Daly City and Balboa Park stations, according to an agency spokesman.
A problem with moving parts called interlockings that allow trains to switch tracks appears to have caused a small fire on the tracks around 10:45 a.m., BART spokesman Jim Allison said.
The fire is out and the interlocking problem has been repaired, but BART crews are still working on residual damage caused to the tracks, Allison said.
Trains on the Richmond to Fremont line are running on time, but all other BART lines are experiencing major delays, Allison said.
Some trains are stopping at the 24th Street Mission station in San Francisco and others in Daly City, while shuttle trains are serving all stations south of Daly City, he said.
Allison said around 2 p.m. that there was no estimated time yet for when full service would be restored.
11:27 AM: BART trains are experiencing major delays this morning because of a small fire on the tracks between the Daly City and Balboa Park stations, according to an agency spokesman.
Pine needles were reported smoldering on the tracks around 10:45 a.m. near moving parts called interlockings that allow trains to switch tracks, BART spokesman Jim Allison said.
Trains on the Fremont to Daly City and Richmond to Millbrae lines are stopping and turning back at the 24th Street Mission station to reduce traffic to the area, Allison said.
However, trains on the Pittsburg/Bay Point to San Francisco International Airport and Dublin/Pleasanton to Daly City lines are still going through, he said.
The fire has been extinguished but BART crews remained out at the scene as of 11:15 a.m. and there was no estimate for when service would return to normal, Allison said.
11:17 AM: BART trains are experiencing major delays this morning because of a problem on the tracks between the Daly City and Balboa Park stations, according to a dispatcher.
Trains were still running as of shortly before 11 a.m., but some may be turning around at the 24th Street Mission and Montgomery stations as a result of the service delays, the BART dispatcher said.
