No need to drive them; WRM documentation goes even further onto how to maintain them (which is sorely needed to ensure they will light up now and in the future).
BART was created to replace part of the Key System that was lost by taking trains off of the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge. When the Bridge units were taken out of service people were happy to get rid of the "old and obsolete" trains and replace them with modern buses. If those two cars could talk to each other, the 187 may be asking the BART cars "Who is "old and obsolete" now?"
Stationary. Don't think it's even possible to re-gauge the wheels and even if they did, power would be an issue since they can't use a third rail. Putting a pantograph on it would look super tacky and don't think their power system could handle the train. Dual gauging the tracks would destroy the historical feature of them.
Stationary due to gauge, power collection, and maintenance requirements (high tech and hard to source, let alone repair). They will have lighting, displays, and sound as if you were riding....sometime next year or so.
Brings back good memories!
Not complete without that hum though. 😂
That's part of the displays, which will happen after car lighting/power is finalized and steps are built. Soon though, alongside the A and B car too.
@@ATPTransit purrfect!
Nice!!! Glad this one made it to preservation with the museum.
I guess you guys need to change a light bulb!
The first step is finding a replacement bulb
@@ATPTransit How easy are they to find? I imagine they use standard low voltage halogen lamps
@@ATPTransit Probably should've got some from the cars that were scrapped.
How did you manage to get power their?
Probably running on auxiliary battery power
@@HIDLad001 never realized Bart Trains had auxiliary batteries
@@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440 Most subway trains do. They power stuff like interior lights and control equipment if there is no 3rd rail power available.
each car is running off of 3 (more or less) car batteries.
It's running on some batteries hooked up to a few different circuits, but not the actual BART C car batteries (which are still in the car, but dead)
Anyway to get the manual on how they drive those guys?
No need to drive them; WRM documentation goes even further onto how to maintain them (which is sorely needed to ensure they will light up now and in the future).
Why in testing? Will the museum do some runs of the BART car?
Testing power consumption for lighting and other functions. No propulsion
Is it fate that it is now face to face with a Key System bridge unit?
It looks like it's gonna stab the bridge unit, although it's missing a couple of "teeth."
BART was created to replace part of the Key System that was lost by taking trains off of the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge. When the Bridge units were taken out of service people were happy to get rid of the "old and obsolete" trains and replace them with modern buses. If those two cars could talk to each other, the 187 may be asking the BART cars "Who is "old and obsolete" now?"
Two pride and joys of the WRM's collection
Nice
How about to test the chimes?
A car will generate it, but not the C car, at the moment.
Is the train going to be refurbished and will it ever offer special rides? Or is it just going to be stationary
Stationary. Don't think it's even possible to re-gauge the wheels and even if they did, power would be an issue since they can't use a third rail. Putting a pantograph on it would look super tacky and don't think their power system could handle the train. Dual gauging the tracks would destroy the historical feature of them.
Stationary due to gauge, power collection, and maintenance requirements (high tech and hard to source, let alone repair). They will have lighting, displays, and sound as if you were riding....sometime next year or so.
Pretty sad. A full train should have been kept active and which shouldve offered special rides.