SEPTA
How Did This Pac-Man Token Get Into a SEPTA Machine?
Christian Alsis lives in Pennsport and works in Old City. He takes the 57 bus to get to the office, and generally buys tokens at […]
SEPTA Recalls “Fixed” Train Cars for Another Fix
SEPTA has temporarily sidelined 18 of its recently “fixed” Silverliner V Regional Rail cars after discovering a design error during a joint inspection by the transit agency […]
SEPTA Shows Off Beam Work as First Silverliner Vs Roll Again
At 8:49 this morning, the first four SEPTA Silverliner V railcars to be repaired were returned to service on an inbound run to Center City […]
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 Bus Driver Attacked in South Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify the suspect in an attack on a SEPTA bus driver.
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 Trolley Tunnel to Close for Maintenance on Nights, Weekends
The fourth annual “Trolley Tunnel Blitz” is upon us. Starting this Friday at 8 p.m., SEPTA’s Center City trolley tunnel will close on nights and weekends […]
Why I’m Breaking Up With SEPTA, and Running to the Open Arms of … Amtrak
For the past 15 years I’ve been a faithful SEPTA customer. I’ve used almost every kind of conveyance the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority provides — buses, […]
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 Shows Off Quiet New Electric Bus to Public
While it was busy getting the crowds to and from the Democratic National Convention, SEPTA took time out on Thursday (July 28th) to show the […]
Why Did SEPTA Kick Protesters Off the Subway During the DNC?
A curious thing happened Tuesday afternoon. I was on my way to the Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center, traveling southbound on the Broad Street Line, when […]
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 […]
Conventioneers, It’s Clear: Take the Subway
Back in 1983, when I moved here, SEPTA’s official Philadelphia Street and Transit Map (still the best paper map of the city around, if you can […]
SEPTA: Expect Crowds on the Broad Street Line All Week
SEPTA is also part of the city’s mobilization effort to get the delegates and hangers-on for the 2016 Democratic National Convention where they’re going. The […]
Hyundai Rotem Blames SEPTA Regional Rail Troubles on Improper Welding
The SEPTA Regional Rail car troubles that have led a third of the fleet to be removed from service are due to improper welding, Hyundai […]