Where Are Bart Trains Made

(Update: On June 14, 2019 Bombardier Transportation announced it is opening a rail car assembly site in Pittsburg, California to assemble BART’s Fleet of the Future rail cars.

Who makes BART?

Bart SimpsonBart with his hands in his pocketsFirst appearance”Good Night” (1987)Created byMatt GroeningDesigned byMatt Groening

Why are BART trains so loud?

The underground noise most riders hear is caused by wear known as rail corrugation, or “speed bumps that develop on the rail,” as BART Principal Track Engineer Gregory Shivy described it. By reshaping wheels and the refinished tracks, BART rides are almost 20 decibels quieter than before, according to BART officials.