Original sentence: BART could in many ways be characterized as a "commuter subway," since it has many characteristics of a regional commuter rail service, such as the Berlin S-Bahn or the Paris RER, including lengthy lines that extend to the far reaches of suburbia with significant distances between most adjacent stations
Edited sentence: BART could in many ways may be operating, in disguise, as hybrid a "commuter subway," since it has many characteristics of a regional commuter rail service, such as the Berlin S-Bahn or the Paris RER, including lengthy lines that extend to the far reaches of suburbia with significant distances between most adjacent stations