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SEPTA to Offer Discounts, More Trains for the Eagles Game
Good news for Eagles fans who don’t want to bother with horrendous traffic near the Linc: SEPTA will offer discounts for anyone taking the Broad Street Line […]
Philly Trolleys Could Get a Billion-Dollar Upgrade and We Can’t Wait
Some good news for your Friday: A major upgrade is in the works for Philly trolleys. The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission has released plans for […]
Here Are Details on SEPTA’s Token Phase-Out
Love it or hate it, SEPTA will begin phasing out tokens later this month. Per a plan released on Monday, the phase-out of token sales […]
Philly’s Evening Commute Messy, City Offices and Schools Closed Friday
All city government offices will be closed on Friday because of frigid temperatures and potentially hazardous travel conditions. Non-essential city employees are being asked to “stay […]
Check Out These Very Merry (and Over-the-Top) SEPTA Holiday Buses
Guess who was first to clue me into the official kickoff of the holiday season? No, it wasn’t Santa Embiid, although the Sixers did play […]
Police ID 15-Year-Old Found Burned Atop SEPTA Train
Police have identified the boy found burned atop a SEPTA train last week as 15-year-old Raekwon Jones of West Philly. Jones, who lived in Mill Creek, was […]
Why Opponents Say KOP Rail Is a Bad Idea
The No KOP Rail movement may have started when some King of Prussia residents noticed that the route SEPTA preferred for the Norristown High-Speed Line […]
The Real Reason Behind the Push for KOP Rail
The push to build a new Norristown High-Speed Line spur to serve King of Prussia continues to gather momentum, though its critics aren’t going away […]
Here’s What the King of Prussia Rail Extension Could Look Like
SEPTA has released renderings of its proposed King of Prussia high-speed rail extension. The transportation agency wants the public to weigh in on a potential Norristown High Speed […]
SEPTA Launches New Express Bus Service This Weekend
How does having to sit through 80-odd stops on a SEPTA bus before finally reaching your destination sound? Pretty damn awful, right? Well, for some […]
A Better Way to Exit a Crowded SEPTA Train
We’ve all been there: crowded Regional Rail train, morning rush, and everyone’s getting off in Center City. The de-boarding process can be a hot mess. […]
SEPTA Cautiously Monitoring Boston Train Tests in China
To ensure that they didn’t screw up their $137.5 million investment, SEPTA officials are paying close attention to testing being conducted in China by a […]
Suburban Station to Get “Major” Food and Retail Upgrade
The concourse at Suburban Station is finally getting a much-needed upgrade. In 2018, the space will be less of an underground pedestrian thruway and more […]
SEPTA Wants to Know Why In the World You Still Use Them
SEPTA just loves its silly contests, don’t they? This past spring, Philly’s public transportation authority wanted to know the songs that make you move while […]
Northern Liberties Trolley Crash Kills Woman, Injures Kids
A trolley crash in Northern Liberties on Wednesday left one woman dead and two children injured. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. near 4th Street and Girard Avenue., […]