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Do tunnels go in water or earth for bart? |
Travel Info Do tunnels go in water or earth for bart? Travel Tips The answer to your question is both. The tracks do go through the hills and under ground for over a third of the tracks. The tracks that go between the east bay and the city are in cased in a tube. It is like a concrete pipe that has the tracks inside. The casing is moored to the bottom of the bay. The bay tube has proven to be very safe and was one structure that was able to sustain the 1989 earthquake with very little damage and was a life source for people to get across the bay. Hope this helps. Others All transport tunnels go through earth. Stop watching so many science fiction movies. they go throught the earth...in other words, if a window breaks on your train or you get stuck, you'll be perfectly safe...no chance of drowning. both check road maps Bart who? Do you mean Bay Area Rapid Transit? If you were in the water could you see fish as you go by? A tube tunnel with tracks takes you through the bay. Are you traveling today? There are tunnels through mountains for BART. There is an articulated concrete tube-tunnel on the bottom of the bay as well. When there is an earthquake this articulated tunnel can flex along with the ground which keeps it from breaking open. You can't see water from inside the tube. It is enclosed, and is dark with lights every so often as you speed through it. |
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