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BART’s ‘Fleet of the Future’ Trains Still Glitchy as Heck Whenever It Rains, May Require Expensive Repairs

Rain delays are far more frequent with BART’s new “Fleet of the Future” trains than they were with the shoddier old trains, and brake problems on the new trains are the culprit. A new investigation finds the problem might cost ten times more to fix than BART had estimated.

BART’s Revamped Schedule to Start Monday, Promising Shorter Waits and Shorter Trains

The transit agency is rolling out long-awaited service changes to enhance rider experiences starting September 11 — here's what's new.

BART's Chronic Delays Caused by New Trains' Braking Glitch in Wet Weather

The new trains' automatic control system applies fail-safe brakes when sensors detect spinning wheels on wet tracks, causing all the wheels to go flat and suffer uneven wear — and no permanent fix is in sight.

Retired BART Cars Being Repurposed Into Arcades, Beer Gardens, and More

Eight lucky winners have been awarded decommissioned BART cars, as BART announced these retired cars will be transformed into a retro video game arcade, a bike repair shop, and a beer garden at The Oakland A’s stadium.

BART's 'Fleet of the Future' Cars Now Scheduled for Complete Delivery by Spring 2023

With all the pandemic-related supply-chain delays, etc., the timeline for when all the old BART cars will be replaced has been pushed out a bit.

BART Drivers: ‘Fleet of the Future’ Trains Might Trap And Kill You

Oh, this isn’t troubling at all: A veteran BART driver says of the Fleet of the Future trains, “passengers could be trapped in a car while an emergency is going on.”

BART's 'Fleet Of The Future' To Roll Out Further In The Future Than Promised

Since no news about a BART project being hampered by delays should come as a shock, it should inspire little more than half an eyeroll to hear that BART's fleet of new train

Weight Problem: BART's 'Fleet Of The Future' Cars Are A Ton Heavier Than Expected, Could Strain System

BART's Fleet of the Future, 775 shiny new train cars that have caused their share of delays and debates in the past, have arrived with a brand new problem: They're a ton overweight,

Why Muni's New Light Rail Trains, Now Slowly Arriving, Have All Benches Instead Of Seats

Last week — ominously on Friday the 13th — the first new Muni Metro light-rail train arrived in San Francisco after assembly in Sacramento, a sign that the transit agency's much-anticipated "Fleet of the Future"

Video: Watch Passengers Poke Around BART's 'Fleet Of The Future'

BART's "Fleet of the Future" is slowly but surely rolling toward a widespread deployment, but as that's still a ways away, BART officials have offered up curious commuters a chance to check out

Check Out A Brand New BART Car, In Person, In The East Bay This Weekend

Yes, it smells like new car. #FleetOfTheFuture pic.twitter.com/dOB580FUw8— SFBART (@SFBART) April 6, 2016 BART's "fleet of the future" is coming, but with full deployment of the new train cars not

In Extremely BART Move, New 'Fleet Of The Future' Delayed By Six Months

Yes, it smells like new car. #FleetOfTheFuture pic.twitter.com/dOB580FUw8— SFBART (@SFBART) April 6, 2016 The arrival the first "Fleet of the Future" BART car in April was a much-ballyhooed event, with

Video: Hear The New BART Horn, And Get An Up-Close Look At The New Car's Interior

Following that big press event on Wednesday, we now have video footage inside the first of the new Fleet of the Future BART car, currently undergoing testing at BART's Hayward facility. The video

New BART Seats Are Too Seahawks-esque, Say Niners Fans

Local fans of football and public transit are not excited about the BART cars of the future, apparently. As some have pointed out, those blue and chartreuse seats are just a little too

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BART Car Of The Future Will Tour The Bay Area This Month

BART has been teasing riders with mock-ups and renderings ever since the Fleet of the Future was announced back in 2012. Now the transit agency is ready to unveil their final working model

Why Are BART Cars So Hot? Because They Are Busted.

"Is it really hot in here," a fellow BART rider mused aloud during a trip I took from Rockridge to San Francisco last week, "or did I just hit menopause?" While that rider's

Behold: We Have Seen BART Trains of the Future and they Feature 'Wipeable' Seats

The next phase of BART's Fleet of the Future has arrived and designers from BMW Group Designworks USA unveiled yesterday their concepts for potential replacements to the barfy, 40-year-old fleet. After the transit