Two Years Into BART Vinyl Seating Retrofit: Costs Down, Satisfaction Up I n 2012, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system began to renovate its oldest fleet in the nation train cars by replacing fabric seats, which were costly to clean and difficult to maintain, with wipeable, easy-to-clean material. The decision to invest in new seat coverings was driven by the desire to meet passenger demands for cleaner seats and to help

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