San Francisco area rail system and workers to resume talking SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco's regional rail system and its striking employees were to resume mediation on Tuesday evening after another painful commute for thousands forced onto crowded roads, buses and ferries with no train service for a second day. "We're seriously hoping to make some progress to get our people back and our trains rolling," said Rick Rice, a spokesman for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system, on the second day of a strike by about 2,400 of its employees. BART serves 400,000 riders daily. With its trains idled since Monday morning, thousands of riders across the San Francisco region drove to work, creating traffic nightmares on many of its roads. It began after talks with management faltered late on Sunday just hours before labor agreements expired. The two sides have been far apart for months and talks broke down repeatedly before resuming Sunday afternoon at the behest of Governor Jerry Brown. Union representatives said management has not negotiated in good faith. Three other California officials on Tuesday sought to prod the two sides back to the bargaining table. Given the massive dislocation a protracted strike will cause, you owe the people of the Bay Area your time, your concentration and your best good-faith effort at reaching a bargained agreement. It is our collective opinion that, so far, you have fallen short," a letter from State Controller John Chiang, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom said. Many used carpools. Reporting by Jim Christie; Editing by Greg McCune and Jan Paschal