SEPTA
The Best Thing That Happened This Week: We Made It Through the SEPTA Slowdown
Can we be frank? We thought this was going to be much, much worse, people.
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 […]
SEPTA Shows Us Just How Hard-to-Detect Those Silverliner V Stress Fractures Are
This morning (July 14th) at its Overbrook Maintenance Facility, SEPTA Assistant General Manager for Operations Ron Hopkins took the assembled media on an inspection tour […]
Former Philly Mag Pinup Pup to Cover DNC With SEPTA’s K-9 Unit
When last we reported on Quest back in the September 2014 issue of Philly Mag, the German shepherd was a 10-week-old pup on his first day […]
Comcast Opens Wi-Fi Hotspots to Ease Commuter Woes
Comcast announced on Tuesday that it is opening up free access to more than 150 XFinity WiFi hotspots at SEPTA Regional Rail and High Speed Line […]
Explainer: What SEPTA’s Inspectors Should Be Asking About Those Silverliner V Wheel Assemblies
SEPTA and Hyundai Rotem have three possible options for returning the Silverliner V railcars to revenue service: Repair the damaged equalizer bars. Replace the damaged […]
SEPTA GM on This Morning’s Commute: We’re Getting There
Two of the three trainsets SEPTA has borrowed from Amtrak, the Maryland Transit Administration and New Jersey Transit went into service for this morning’s commute, Day […]
Here’s the New SEPTA Interim Weekday Schedule
A new SEPTA interim weekday schedule went into effect this morning in hope of easing travel for Regional Rail commuters this week. SEPTA released the schedule last […]
SEPTA: Don’t Expect to See Silverliner Vs Back Before Labor Day
While SEPTA is working to get additional service for Regional Rail riders in place, it’s also working to get the sidelined Silverliner V railcars back […]
SEPTA to Add 1,700 Regional Rail Seats Starting Monday
There’s a little good news for SEPTA Regional Rail riders who have been left stranded on platforms at the morning rush: Starting Monday, you may […]
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. […]
Woman Arrested for Spraying Mace at SEPTA Bus Driver in Olney
Police arrested a woman for allegedly spraying mace at a SEPTA bus driver and a passenger in a wheelchair Tuesday evening in the city’s Olney neighborhood. SEPTA officials said […]