ARE PAYING ACROSS THE BAY.

IN SAN FRANCISCO. THE

AVERAGE IS FOUR- DOLLARS AND

21 -CENTS.

IN OAKLAND. IT IS TEN- CENTS

CHEAPER. WITH REGULAR GAS

GOING FOR 4- DOLLARS AND-

11- CENTS A GALLON.

AND IN SAN JOSE. DRIVERS ARE

FILLING UP FOR 4 -DOLLARS

AND 13- CENTS A GALLON.

ALL BIG JUMPS FROM LAST

WEEK, WHEN GAS WAS ABOUT

TEN- CENTS CHEAPER PER

GALLON.

BART IS PLANNING TO FINALLY

REPLACE ITS AGING TRAIN

CARS. AND TODAY, BART

ALLOWED THE PUBLIC TO TAKE A

SNEAK PEAK AT THE NEW

DESIGN.

KRON 4'S MAUREEN KELLY

SHOWS US WHAT THE 'FLEET OF

THE FUTURE' WILL LOOK LIKE.

>> REPORTER:BART PULLED THE

BLACK TARP BACK ON IT'S

LATEST MODEL TRAIN.AND LET

THE MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC

TAKE A GANDER AT THEIR FIRST

NEW DESIGN IN NEARLY 40

YEARS.

>> REPORTER:ONE OF THE

BIGGEST CHANGES IS THIS POLE

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AISLE

RIGHT AFTER YOU BOARD.WHICH

BART BOARD PRESIDENT SAYS

WILL MAKE THE RIDE SAFER FOR

THOSE HAVING TO STAND.

>> REPORTER:AND THERE WILL

MORE PEOPLE STANDING.SINCE

THE NEW DESIGN LEAVES

APPROXIMENTLY 5 FEWER SEATS

PER CAR.WHICH IS A BUMMER

FOR SOME RIDERS WHO COME IN

FROM FAR AWAY.

>> REPORTER: THIRD DOOR.YOU

CAN'T SEE IT HERE.SINCE THIS

MODEL IS ONLY 2/3 THE LENGTH

WHAT THE REAL TRAIN WILL

LOOK LIKE

>> REPORTER:.BUT THE TRANSIT

AGENCY HOPES TO GET THE

MONEY TO PUT MORE CARS ON

THE RAILS THAN NOW.WHICH

WILL TRANSLATE INTO 38% MORE

SEATS ON THE SYSTEM OVERALL.

>> REPORTER:THOSE NEW SEATS

WILL NOW BE COVERED WITH A

WIPEABLE MATERIAL.AND NOT

THE OLD WOVEN FABRIC.WHICH

SEEMED TO MAKE A LOT OF

RIDERS HAPPY.