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And most of those staffings are new developments since 2009 or so. Prior to that there were some ticket windows at the big ones (eg Woodcrest) during morning rush, and the stations were otherwise unmanned. Sometimes there would be someone there for the super-late trains to make sure the drunks kept ...

Penn Center just brings back images of 1976 Philadelphia with its vast swarths of concrete plazas... which we're trying to get away from (Dilworth Park opens Sept 4).

I always just call it the trolley. Subway-surface is a mouthful.

Despite all the saying of nays, it seems to be a great success so far, including a huge increase for July 4th http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20140709_City_s_night_owls_drawn_to_24-hour_SEPTA_subway_service.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; SEPTA's tr...

Anything new? Lots of radio silence.

I think it's funny that there are a few suggestions in this thread that Key is unimaginative, but in the same breath suggest we should use Liberty/Independence/Freedom, which are way more over used for everything in this city.

It's not really so much a contingency plan as "everything will run as normal except the things that won't"

Not just a strike, but a super strike! http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/03/04/septa-strike-preparations-underway-says-local-234-union/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; “If negotiations fail,” reads a memo sent by TWU Local 234 to its members on Monday, “the unions represent...

People on this forum like to get really upset over the fact they look like subway cars instead of an old-timey choo choo

Here's a question... how is this going to work in terms of stepping up? Right now I buy a monthly Transpass but don't always use its full worth (lately working from home more and going out less due to the snow). So let's say I register my Visa debit card with RF/NFC as my SEPTA card. Do I have to de...

If SEPTA refused to take cash would that be legal? I think I remember Virginia Railway Express accepted only credit cards, at least when it started, and I wondered if that was legal. Yes. Any business can refuse to accept cash. The debt referenced in the line "legal tender for all debts, publi...

There was definitely no snow when I took these on Friday.

I spotted a K car on route 15 tonight, turning from Girard onto Frankford toward the turnaround. Sorry for the crappy photos, I was the passenger and had to act quickly before it got out of sight. http://i.imgur.com/5sJ157t.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://i.imgur....

http://planphilly.com/articles/2014/02/05/will-franklin-square-station-ever-reopen" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; In an email conversation, DRPA Director of Communications Timothy Ireland would say little more than, “A number of times over the years PATCO has conducted cost...

within direct access of Philadelphia's worst neighborhoods There are far worse neighborhoods in Philadelphia than those adjacent to Market East, or those along the MFL. what an arrogant post. what planet do you have to live on to think KMart, purveyors of reasonably priced underwear, charcoal, soap...