India, May 9 -- San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system experienced a massive system-wide outage on Friday, due to a computer networking problem. All train services starting around 5 AM local time were halted, leaving hundreds of locals stranded on platforms. BART began restoring limited service.

Around 4:30 AM, the agency announced that the system was being suspended. "The computer system was not powering up as it should. So then what they start to do is reset servers to try and isolate exactly where the problem is," BART spokesperson Alicia Trost told CBS News Bay Area.

"Part of this is about the Control Center needs to be able to see every system to keep our system safe. They need to see things working, exactly where the...