Fifty-three years ago, R&B sensation The O’Jays urged people all over the world to get on the love train and this Valentine’s Day BART is making that happen.

Both BART and The O’Jays’ song “Love Train” debuted in 1972, and while the transit agency has recorded several “meet cute” encounters on its platforms and train cars over the years, this is the first year it’s hosting a purposefully romantic event.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.