BART legacy fleet phased out to make way for ‘Fleet of the Future’

BART legacy fleet phased out to make way for ‘Fleet of the Future’

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- It's the end of an era for BART. Last weekend was the final time people were able ride on the agency’s original cars. A big crowd turned out to bid them a fond farewell after 52 years of service. Over five decades, the cars have gone from “transportation of the future” to relics of the past. The idea for BART came about in the late 1940s, but it would be another three decades before the plan for a unified Bay Area transit…