[S1 CHAPTER 5] BART 'DERAILED': Full Steam Ahead

AN NBC BAY AREA DIGITAL ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION 'DERAILED' CHAPTER 5: Full Steam Ahead Most people in the San Francisco Bay Area seem to have a #BART story: good, bad, weird. BART is a lifeline for commuters with 723 trains, 122 miles of track, 48 stations, and more than 420,000 rides each day. Those trips, however, can sometimes be dangerous. Violent crime on BART has more than doubled in recent years. An analysis by the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit reveals BART has a higher rate of violent crime than transportation systems in New York, D.C., and Atlanta. The Investigative Unit spent months recording on BART trains across the Bay Area, at all hours, to explore how a once renowned transportation network became one of the most dangerous in the country. In Chapter 5 of our DERAILED series, we met with BART’s new General Manager Bob Powers who has a long term safety plan to boost the agency’s police force by about 100 officers and install new barriers at each of BART’s 48 stations. But it’s unclear whether the agency will be able to secure the millions of dollars necessary to make those changes and protect passengers. Senior Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban reports in Chapter 5 of DERAILED. #WeInvestigate Stay connected: Follow us on Twitter:   / nbcbayarea   Like us on Facebook:   / nbcbayarea   Follow us on Instagram:   / nbcbayarea   Add us on Snapchat @NBCBayArea Catch up on all the day's news: http://www.nbcbayarea.com Download our app: On iOS: http://nbcbay.com/R1BhqYM On Android: http://nbcbay.com/rUcA97h