As Fleet of the Future grows, plan for retiring legacy fleet takes shape | bart.gov goes into a lot of detail. BART is steadily receiving new railcars, enough to fill its yards by 2020 if no existing ones are retired. All the existing ones should be retired by 2023.
As one would expect, the first railcars to go would be the ones that have needed the most maintenance. Some of the retired railcars will be stripped of some of their parts, to be used as spare parts for the remaining ones.
I suspect that most of the railcars will be scrapped. BART uses a nonstandard track gauge, and its loading gauge may also be nonstandard. So BART railcars will likely not be used in any other transit system, at least not unless some rebuilder gets to work on them and replaces the bogies.
I must say that the original cabs are rather snazzy looking, and some museums might like them, even if not the rest of the railcar.
As one would expect, the first railcars to go would be the ones that have needed the most maintenance. Some of the retired railcars will be stripped of some of their parts, to be used as spare parts for the remaining ones.
I suspect that most of the railcars will be scrapped. BART uses a nonstandard track gauge, and its loading gauge may also be nonstandard. So BART railcars will likely not be used in any other transit system, at least not unless some rebuilder gets to work on them and replaces the bogies.
I must say that the original cabs are rather snazzy looking, and some museums might like them, even if not the rest of the railcar.