SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- BART's Board of Directors held a public meeting Thursday to address recent issues impacting the transit system, including major delays and systemwide disruptions. The meeting comes after a series of incidents that have affected BART services, starting with a smoke incident on August 29 that caused significant delays.

A blown rail insulator was identified as a potential issue, though the exact cause remains undetermined. A week later, on September 5, a computer malfunction led to a systemwide service disruption, further impacting commuters.

"I first want to apologize to our riders in the entire Bay Area, we failed, simply put we failed, our riders deserve better," said BART Board President Mark Foley.

"When the train first stopped in the tunnel there was silence u

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