⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ BART: Legacy Trains Arriving and Departing Glen Park

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In the heart of the evening rush, we visited one of BART"s most architecturally recognized stations, Glen Park, to film some legacy train action on all four lines.

Captured are SFO and Millbrae trains heading south, and Warm Springs, Richmond, Dublin/Pleasanton and Antioch trains heading east and north.

To see a Fleet of the Future SFO-bound train at Glen Park, click here: https://youtu.be/cCxwjWbJVU4

Glen Park station is considered to be one of the most architecturally beautiful stations in the system, so much so that it is being considered by the California State Historical Resources Commission to be added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The station is one of the finest examples of Brutalist architecture in the Bay Area, and while most Brutalist structures are considered ominous and bleak, Glen Park has somewhat of a structural aura to it. As a result, we filmed in a more cinematic sense than usual to showcase both the station and the trains passing through.

The station was designed by Ernest Born in the early 1970s, and was his last architectural project before he passed away. The exterior is mostly bare concrete, as is the interior, but the station manages to play with natural light to strategically illuminate parts of the station.

Sunlight shines through the glass roof and makes its way down the station's long escalators, giving the station an almost sublime appearance from platform level as one ascends to the station concourse. Inside, the polished-stone walls meet rough concrete, with a delicate balance existing between artificial and natural light illuminating the station's platform. A marble mural greets passengers as they reach the top of the escalator.

If you've traveled to Glen Park, let us know what you think of the station and whether it should be put on the National Register. Otherwise, enjoy these shots of BART's legacy trains passing through the station.

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