Unpleasant brake smell reported at 24th Street Station, Oakland CA


Several people reported a strong unpleasant brake smell at 24th Street Station and on a train. Staff are checking trains and equipment to identify the source of the odor.
Audio|Source: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) - Rail Operations
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Transcript:
00:00
It's a pretty bad smell and brakes now here at the station.
00:03
It's not my train, but I don't know if it's trying to edit me.
00:08
And you have a payboard, correct?
00:11
A fire and playboard.
00:13
Thank you. (number withheld) you have clearboard?
00:19
(number withheld) don't got a clearboard.
00:21
Ah,
00:22
okay, copy that. Sounds like you can get a tech at 70.
00:29
Control 785, they got a red departing conference.
00:33
(number withheld) hold Civic Center Stationing back.
00:36
Washington.
00:38
(number withheld), hold Civic Station.
00:41
785, I've got to raise the part in proper board.
00:45
Readback is correct. Bart please hold at Civic for Disturbance, 1723.
00:52
115-24th hold 16th Street Station, readback.
00:55
1-15-12, hold 16.
00:58
Readback, correct, 1723.
01:01
Plan of 2-2-2.
01:03
2Q,
01:04
Civic Center 2.
01:10
Two, we're just going to go ahead and just cut and dump both ends, prop brakes, cut and dump.
01:15
And two two,
01:19
two,
01:24
there's a report that they had breakover down the line, uh,
01:28
so let's no house if you're that breakover smell is on the car.
01:36
I don't smell it as it's come up but I'll keep smelling.
01:43
I take that vacuum inside it's got a good amount of smell.
01:51
Copy and it's just cut down both ends and remain on board so the smell.
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24th St, Oakland, CA
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