Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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How the only C car to be preserved made it from BART to the Western Railway Museum. This was the last C car left in the BART fleet and the last BART car to be delivered to the Western Railway Museum. It is coupled to A car 1164 and B car 1834, forming a complete 3 car train.

0:00 C Car History
0:11 Car 329 in revenue service, 2023
1:04 Car 329 at Hayward Yard, 2023
1;15 Car 329 in revenue service, 2023
1:52 Raising the car in the Shop
3:59 Lowering the car onto the trailer
4:47 Departing the BART shop
9:57 Crossing the Benicia Bridge
10:45 Cranes used to lift the car off the trailer and onto BART gauge dollies
11:35 Setting the standard gauge conversion dollies
13:50 Riding on the Dollies to Carbarn 3 – Time-lapse
14:10 Lifting the car and removing the X end dollies
19:38 Rolling on the strap rail bridge over the walkway
21:16 Lifting the car to remove the Y end dollies.
23:07 The final ride – coupling to B car 1834
23:20 C car 329 at its new home



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