SFMTA Trains Still Run on 26-Year-Old Floppy Disks Daily, Risking Failure Before Costly Upgrades Finish
• SFMTA's train control system relies on decades-old floppy disks every day to operate • The system is 26 years old and was cutting edge when installed in 1998 • SFMTA fears a "catastrophic failure" before they can finish upgrading the system • Upgrading will take a decade and cost hundreds of millions of dollars • New system expected to improve reliability and allow easier tracking of trains