San Francisco Muni's Rail System Will Spend $212 Million To Upgrade From Floppy Disks

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By BeauHDOct 22, 2024, 8:45 pm147 pts
San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency approved a $212 million contract with Hitachi Rail to modernize the Muni Metro system's outdated train control system, which currently uses floppy disks and wire loops. Government Technology reports: The software that runs the system is stored on floppy disks that…

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