regional rail
Amtrak Is Removing the Departures Flipboard Inside 30th Street Station
The giant flipboard that’s sat in the center of 30th Street Station for three decades and faithfully alerted passengers of train departures is being phased out […]
SEPTA Adds More Trains, Adjusts Schedule
SEPTA has had a rough summer. After structural defects took a third of the regional rail fleet out of commission, SEPTA has been working to […]
SEPTA Regional Rail Is Delayed, Again
Commuters are seeing SEPTA Regional Rail delays this morning following power problems that occurred yesterday evening during the rush hour commute. Passengers on two trains on the Paoli/Thorndale […]
SEPTA: Silverliner Vs to Begin Returning to Service in Late August
The first of the sidelined Silverliner V Regional Rail cars should return to service starting the week of August 21st, SEPTA general manager Jeffrey Knueppel announced […]
SEPTA Suspends Pay-on-Board Option for Some Trains at Center City Stops
SEPTA Regional Rail commuters might want to leave five minutes earlier to catch the train next week. Starting Monday, passengers boarding Regional Rail trains at […]
SEPTA Adds 10 More Cars to Roster, Reshuffles Service Starting Monday
SEPTA announced this afternoon (July 15th) that it has secured 10 more rail cars from Maryland, and as a result, the interim weekday schedule in […]
PPA: Uber Can Operate Legally During SEPTA Troubles
The Philadelphia Parking Authority will allow Uber to operate legally throughout the coming weeks while SEPTA runs on a heavily adjusted schedule that has left Regional […]
Dear Suburbanites: Stop Whining About the “Horrid” Regional Rail Conditions
It seems like everyone we know who lives in the suburbs has been griping about one thing and one thing only this week. No, not […]
Here’s Why SEPTA’s Regional Rail Trains Are Moving Reeeeally Slowly
Several SEPTA Regional Rail riders this morning noticed that an extra dose of aggravation had been added to their commutes: After having to show up early […]
The Company That Built SEPTA’s Faulty Railcars Wants Another Contract
It’s been just three years since Hyundai Rotem completed the work on 120 new SEPTA Regional Rail cars, and now all of them have been taken out of service indefinitely. […]
SEPTA: Regional Rail Delays May Be Worse Wednesday
SEPTA General Manager Jeff Knueppel said at a press conference on Tuesday that some Regional Rail commuters experienced delays today after the agency took 120 cars […]
The Regional Rail Fiasco Proves How Good SEPTA Really Is
There are many in Philadelphia who consider our mass transit system the worst in the United States, if not the planet. Some of these people point […]
Here Are the Details on SEPTA’s Service Modifications
Yesterday, SEPTA announced that Regional Rail service will operate on a modified Saturday schedule starting tomorrow (July 5th). Today, Assistant General Manager for Operations Ron Hopkins described […]
How Will SEPTA Regional Rail Riders Get Where They Want to Go Tuesday?
Early last Friday morning, an alert SEPTA Railroad Division yard inspector noticed something was funny with Car 812, and as a result, the agency quickly […]
Details Emerge on SEPTA Silverliner V Defect
Earlier this afternoon, SEPTA announced that all 120 of its Silverliner V Regional Rail cars had been removed from service due to a “serious […]