MAJOR CITY BROUGHT TO A HALT AS TRAIN SYSTEM IS HIT BY FAILURE

San Francisco came to a standstill Friday after the BART train system was suspended due to a network failure. BART service was halted around 6am PT, stranding thousands of commuters on their way to work.
'Due to a computer networking problem BART service is suspended system wide until further notice,' BART Alert shared on X.
BART added that crews are on hand, troubleshooting a 'computer networking problem.'
The rail systems spokesperson Alicia Trost told NBC Bay Area that the control center was unable to power up the system after its daily overnight shutdown.
An image of the Embarcadero BART station shows the entranceway has been taped off and a sign placed in front that reads: 'No train service.'
The system spans 131.4 miles of track throughout California, connecting San Francisco and the East Bay to other parts of the Bay Area.
BART serves more than 165,000 daily riders and more than 50 million annually.