Lake Merritt
BART, CA
Arrivals & departures
Next ~4 hours. Live trip updates from the operator's GTFS-RT feed where available; schedule-based otherwise. Delays surface as a red chip when the feed reports them.
- BART 1965444Arr 7:57:39 PMDep 7:58:15 PMscheduled+3 min
- BART 1965838Arr 8:01:14 PMDep 8:01:50 PMscheduled+2 min
- BART 1965554Arr 8:13:13 PMDep 8:13:49 PMscheduled+2 min
- BART 1965448Arr 8:14:58 PMDep 8:15:34 PMscheduled
- BART 1965839Arr 8:19:45 PMDep 8:20:21 PMscheduled+1 min
- BART 1965555Arr 8:31:46 PMDep 8:32:22 PMscheduled+1 min
- BART 1965449Arr 8:35:29 PMDep 8:36:05 PMscheduled+1 min
- BART 1965840Arr 8:39:13 PMDep 8:39:49 PMscheduledOn time
- BART 1965556Arr 8:52:48 PMDep 8:53:24 PMscheduled+2 min
- BART 1965450Arr 8:54:35 PMDep 8:55:11 PMscheduledOn time
- BART 1965841Arr 8:59:13 PMDep 8:59:49 PMscheduledOn time
- BART 1965557Arr 9:11:13 PMDep 9:11:49 PMscheduledOn time
- BART 1965452Arr 9:14:35 PMDep 9:15:11 PMscheduledOn time
- BART 1965842Arr 9:19:13 PMDep 9:19:49 PMscheduledOn time
- BART 1965558Arr 9:31:13 PMDep 9:31:49 PMscheduledOn time
- BART 1965453Arr 9:34:35 PMDep 9:35:11 PMscheduledOn time
- BART 1965843Arr 9:39:13 PMDep 9:39:49 PMscheduledOn time
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Identify any modern diesel by its hood, cab, and radiator profile. Once you can spot the difference between an SD70ACe and an SD70M-2 at 400 yards, you've crossed the line into real railfanning. Kalmbach's editions are the standard. ($20-$30)
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Florida + Texas + Arizona + Southern California railfanning is unforgiving at noon. UPF 50 wide-brim with a chin strap so it doesn't blow off in the train slipstream. ($15-$30)
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Reading a CSX road number off a passing unit at half a mile = magic. 10x42 is the railfan sweet spot — enough power, still light enough to hold steady. Nikon's PROSTAFF 3S is the standard recommendation: under $150 and the optics punch above the price. ($120-$170)
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Nearby railfan spots
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