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There is another one at Jenkintown this afternoon. Delays on Lansdale/Doylestown, Warminster, and West Trenton lines again.

While I hate when this happens to classic sports stadiums, they might as well rename it "Verizon Station" or "Comcast Station" or something like that if they're going to rename it. At least they'd get some much needed revenue. Revenue that should be earmarked for infrastructure ...

I was actually in the middle of this mess on another train (9747). There was much more going on during this time, including: -Train 3448 (5:00 at Suburban to Warminster) was cancelled due to downed wires on the Elwyn Line. Inbound Elwyn service suspended, outbound delays up to 40 minutes past 49th S...

It appears that the production line for SEPTA has already begun based on the photos on SEPTA's Fleet Upgrades webpage. The first complete locomotive is scheduled to arrive in 6 months based on the information on the page. If Amtrak is going to jump on the SEPTA option wagon, perhaps now is the time ...

I understand that this program was begun last summer in response to the Silverliner 5 debacle since the shortage of cars led to crowded trains. It continued after regular schedules were restored. But why even keep people stationed at the platform entrances to punch tickets and observe passes at this...

NorthPennLimited wrote:SEPTA will be bussing westbound trains 325, 385, and 389 from Sellersville to Bethlehem for the evening rush hour.

Three things: 1. Last I heard, the track between Glen Riddle and Elwyn is excepted track. Meaning NO PASSENGERS. That is why we haven't seen a WCRR passenger excursion train to 30th Street in a while. Passenger service was abandoned in 1986 because the line needed maintenance. Minimal maintenance ha...

Getting railcars with useable bathrooms on SEPTA will only ever be a pipe dream. SEPTA had bathrooms on its Bombardier cab cars, but always had them locked and recently removed them. As long as SEPTA does not have the facilities to clean and maintain railcar bathrooms, there will never be bathrooms....

Train 9724 is heading from Trenton to Temple with AEM-7 2301 pulling. This is interesting because the motors are usually pushing this train. Must have been wyed since cab car 2403 is at the rear.

The Paoli-Thorndale line has more Push-Pull sets than the rest since they are all maintained at Frazer Shops. Lately Trains 9559 and 9661 have been running as push-pull in the afternoon. If you are going to Temple like Bob had suggested, Train 9257 has also been running push-pull. So, within a span ...

My takeaway from everything that is going on is that these cracks were found as a result of last summer's Silverliner 5 debacle: Knueppel also said that SEPTA was undergoing a full inspection of its entire rail fleet. The authority had recently finished inspection of all 120 of its Silverliner V Reg...

The problem with Penn's Landing is connections. I-95 has largely cut off the riverfront from the rest of the city. It is a hike over Columbus Boulevard and I-95 to reach feeder lines such as PATCO, the El, Routes 5, 12, 17, 21, 33, 40. 42, and 48. Who exactly will this trolley serve other than endpo...

JeffersonLeeEng wrote: (The 78 is still a special case, I presume.)

Over the past few weeks I've seen #2308 on Trenton Line train #1745 heading for Trenton as I pass under the NEC on Castor Ave on my way home from work about 5:10 in the evening. 2308 broke down at Holmesburg Junction as train #1745 on November 18. I was riding that night. It has not been on the Tre...

Is it finally time to shift the Atlantic City Line's service toward a different market? Declining Atlantic City Train Draws Loyal Commuter Crowd More people than you might guess get up every weekday at the crack of dawn and drive, walk or take a bus to the Atlantic City rail terminal to wait for the...