The Bay Area rail system only 35 years ago. No Capitol Corridor. No Gilroy Caltrain, no Dub/Pleas BART, no San Jose BART, no Central Subway. This is 1990. We’ve come a long way. @seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social @bart.gov @gocaltrain.bsky.social @scottwiener.bsky.social - ThreadSky

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urbanlifesigns.bsky.social • 80 days ago

The Bay Area rail system only 35 years ago. No Capitol Corridor. No Gilroy Caltrain, no Dub/Pleas BART, no San Jose BART, no Central Subway. This is 1990.

We’ve come a long way.

@seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social @bart.gov @gocaltrain.bsky.social @scottwiener.bsky.social

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urbanlifesigns.bsky.social•80 days ago

By 2016 (9 years ago), so much changed, esp. Cap Corridor, and BART extensions. @SMART train, Central Subway, @Caltrain electrification still remained.

stephenlawson.bsky.social•77 days ago

Also, no BART to SFO or Millbrae.

throgers.bsky.social•80 days ago

Not a real complaint, but: I think Caltrain had Paul Ave, Broadway, Atherton, and Castro stations then!

ctillier.bsky.social•80 days ago

And 4th & Townsend

urbanlifesigns.bsky.social•80 days ago

Isn’t 4th & King same as 4th & Townsend?

throgers.bsky.social•80 days ago

Same station, but I think they rebranded it?

ctillier.bsky.social•80 days ago

Exactly.

urbanlifesigns.bsky.social•80 days ago

Looks like the following station closure dates were:
-Paul Street: 2005
-Broadway (Burlingame): still open on weekends, but not on map due to no weekday service
Atherton: 2020
-Castro (Mountain View): 2000

https://web.archive.org/web/20050526034241/http://www.caltrain.com/news_2005_5_23_broadway_and_atherton.html

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/little-used-mountain-view-station-closing-2891405.php

kimoco.bsky.social•80 days ago

I think I have an old BART map/schedule from then around somewhere.

thatandromeda.bsky.social•80 days ago

I’m sorry, did you just say 35 years ago was 1990

(crumbles into dust and dies)

drewda.bsky.social•80 days ago

Maybe you want to focus on heavy rail, but VTA light rail had just opened a couple years before

edchu.bsky.social•72 days ago

Still far ahead than LA in 1990 (with just two lines).

LA has changed their game a lot since then- but a long ways to go, to come close to what the Bay has now.

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