Floppy disk-reliant San Francisco train control system spurs concerns of ‘catastrophic failure’ — and it won’t be replaced for at least another decade

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s train control system has been reliant on a floppy disk-based computer system since 1998. It won’t be replaced for at least another decade. 

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s train control system has been reliant on a floppy disk-based computer system since 1998. It won’t be replaced for at least another decade.