• Septa sprinter out of shop.

  • Discussion relating to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Philadelphia Metro Area). Official web site can be found here: www.septa.com. Also including discussion related to the PATCO Speedline rapid transit operated by Delaware River Port Authority. Official web site can be found here: http://www.ridepatco.org/.
Discussion relating to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Philadelphia Metro Area). Official web site can be found here: www.septa.com. Also including discussion related to the PATCO Speedline rapid transit operated by Delaware River Port Authority. Official web site can be found here: http://www.ridepatco.org/.

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  by chuchubob
 
Reported through Shenandoah Junction, WV, Saturday at 0332 Eastern.
  by sammy2009
 
Should be here soon. Reported in West Virginia at 3:32am yesterday morning....this is so exciting.
  by amtrakhogger
 
scotty269 wrote:
DutchRailnut wrote:http://railcolornews.com/2017/12/08/us- ... nsylvania/
Wow, now that I see it from the side that sure is ugly.
My sentiments exactly. The unit would look better with the dark trim carried along the roofline like the Amtrak units.
  by dcipjr
 
I'm glad SEPTA's getting a Sprinter, but gee whiz—what did they use to design it, Microsoft Paint? The only thing that could make it uglier would be "SEPTA" being in Comic Sans.
  by JeffK
 
dcipjr wrote:I'm glad SEPTA's getting a Sprinter, but gee whiz—what did they use to design it, Microsoft Paint?
Agreed, I'm not sure which is worse - the completely uninspired paint scheme, or the "slanty-eyed evil alien" look slapped on the front end.
  by frigidlight
 
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I thought this was quite a cool shot posted from the lead locomotive of the SEPTA Sprinter and three MARC Chargers. Even if the tweet itself is technically incorrect - SEPTA has other electric locomotives.
Headed to the City of Brotherly Love! @SEPTAPhilly’s 1st electric locomotive travels 2,700+ miles to its new home.
  by liftedjeep
 
Old news now I'm sure, but #901 was delivered by CSX Q404 yesterday morning and photographed through Fairless Junction:

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(T. Darnell photo)
Ben