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Regional Rail Sets SEPTA Ridership Record
NBC10 reports that for SEPTA, business is a’boomin’: “Today, SEPTA officials announced Regional Rail ridership has hit a record — 36,023,000 trips by customers during […]
Septa Closes Ride-Septa-For-Free Loophole
Back in June, in anticipation of the Septa fare hike that occurred on July 1st, I told you about a loophole that allowed pretty much […]
Are You Ready To Take The Train to KOP Mall? You’ll have to wait.
PlanPhilly reports: SEPTA’s next big idea – the King of Prussia Rail Line – is moving forward. This week the Authority hosted a public scoping meeting […]
WATCH: Woman Dances Her Way Onto SEPTA Tracks, Rescued by Good Samaritan
6ABC reports about a woman who fell onto SEPTA tracks Tuesday in north Philadelphia, and the Good Samaritan who rescued her. “The surveillance video is […]
Is High-Speed Rail Finally Coming to King of Prussia?
Ever wish you could enjoy the splendors of suburban sprawl without all the sprawling, suburban, traffic? At a public meeting tomorrow, SEPTA will unveil plans […]
NJ Transit Decides Not to Hike Fares, Continues to Make SEPTA Look Bad
SEPTA cash fares now stand at $2.25, while token prices have been hiked to $1.80. The quarter and dime industry must be licking its lips. […]
Start Digging in Your Couch Cushions — SEPTA’s Fare Hike Starts Today
Starting today, people are going to start complaining about SEPTA a lot more. Everybody’s favorite transit company instituted its long-threatened fare increases today: Subways, buses […]
Woman Dies After Being Struck By SEPTA Train in Center City
Philly.com reports: “A woman was killed by a SEPTA train at the 15th Street stop on the Market-Frankford Line last night, a SEPTA spokesman said. […]
Starting Next Week, SEPTA No Longer Cares If You’re a Man or a Woman
SEPTA, in addition to hiking fares next week, is eliminating gender designations that have long adorned their SEPTA passes. (The decision was made last year, […]
Here’s How to Ride SEPTA for Free [Updated]
In case you haven’t been paying attention, SEPTA fares are about to go up, with cash fares on buses and trolleys increasing from $2 to […]
VIDEO: White SEPTA Cop Punches Black Man in the Head [Updated]
Watch the video below. It’s only seven seconds long, and it appears to show a police officer in Philadelphia punching a man across the head […]
For Lease: An El Stop of One’s Own
“Convenient to Public Transportation,” the flyer for 625 N. Front St. reads. “1/2 Block to the Market-Frankford El.” Couldn’t get much closer than that. Unless, as […]
Starting Now, SEPTA Going to Cancel Even More Trains
Last weekend, SEPTA cancelled 8 regional rail trains. Why? Not enough conductors and engineers. Why? Federal work rules were tightened in 2011, limiting the amount […]
SEPTA’s Newest “Rolling Equipment Problem”
Those shiny new SEPTA Regional Rail cars sure look great, don’t they? They took long enough to get here: the Silverliner V car order was […]
Video: Baby in Stroller Falls Onto SEPTA Tracks
A 14-month-old baby fell into the tracks at the 56th Street Station on the Market-Frankford Line yesterday afternoon, after her stroller, which was not in […]