Emergency door handle pulled on train at station

Heard on: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) - Rail Operations

01:17

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

So looks like somebody pulled the emergency release door handle on my trail car.

00:07

I'm gonna have to go back and clear it if nobody's to help.

00:11

I copy. Radio check on portable straight to Tango One, please.

00:15

Tango

00:21

Tango-1, 365, Pleasant Hill, radio check.

00:28

365, you're just to have on me.

00:35

Yeah, someone told me to call you.

00:36

I guess for the radio check.

00:38

Walking back, somebody threw up the door, emergency door handle, on my trail car.

00:44

I saw them.

00:45

They weren't courteous enough to clear it before they got off the train.

00:55

Hi, copy. Thank you for letting me know.

00:57

And for your radio, are you using the trunk or the hands?

01:04

I'm using the truck to walk it down platform.

01:14

Train 365, I just cleared it and walking back to the lead.

8/9/2026 12:05 AM

Other Non-Crime Event

Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre Station, Contra Costa Centre, CA 94597

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, train 365 at Pleasant Hill station reported that someone activated an emergency door release handle on a trailing car. The train operator walked back, cleared the emergency handle, and then returned toward the lead car.