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For a few times in 2023, BART allowed trains to run under Performance Level 1, maximum performance allowing revenue trains to reach almost 80 mph. One such time was right after the end of scheduled legacy fleet service in September 2023. Here, this southbound train is passing over Washington Ave in San Leandro, between San Leandro station and Bay Fair Station. The late-running train received a PL1 in an attempt to catch up to the schedule, reaching 78 mph as seen in this picture taken from outside the cab. PL1 usage ended shortly thereafter due to weather conditions and power concerns. 
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The first four Fleet of the Future D cars were pilot cars made to test the Fleet of the Future design before production. They have been extensively modified and rolled in revenue service. At least three of them remain in revenue service, and here is an update on all four of these cars for 2025. Car 3001 has the distinction of being the first complete Fleet of the Future car. Nicknamed “Sandy” the car is quite a common sight on Green line trains. Here is Sandy on a Green line train to Berryessa on September 25, 2025, at Coliseum station.  Here is Sandy again at West Oakland, the trail car of a peak-commute 8 car Green line train on October 30, 2025.  Car 3002 is seen here on a Red line train to Millbrae on October 3, 2025, at MacArthur station.  Also at MacArthur, here is 3003 on a Yellow line train on June 5, 2025.  It appears 3004 has not been in service this year. Here is a picture of it back in March 2024, midtrain on a Yellow line train.  D car 3042 was the 103rd Fleet of the Future car built and entered service in November 2019. For those first few months of service, it was a mostly unremarkable run-of-the-mill D car. During 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, BART reduced service and emphasized social distancing at stations and on trains. The District laid out 15 steps to encourage ridership recovery and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Step 4 was “The newer BART cars may have some seats rearranged to make it easier for riders to spread out and harder to transmit the virus.” To test out this idea, D car 3042 became the pilot car with all sideways (all longitudinal) seats.  BART picture of 3042 in the shop before entering service. To note, the seating configuration changed a few times.  D car 3042 reentered service in summer 2020 with the new seating mod. It was in service on the opening day of Milpitas and Berryessa stations in June 2020.   It appears there were about 39 seats in the 2020/2021 configuration, which were later reduced to about 36 seats due to the replacement of the bike rack and installation of a second one in 2022.  The car was in regular revenue service through part of 2024 and as of 2025 appears to be relegated to non-revenue activities, assisting in the testing of new train control equipment.
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