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SEPTA Late-Night Service Is Here to Stay

SEPTA says its weekend late-night rail service has been extended “indefinitely” — even though the $47,000 weekly cost tripled that of the previous “Nite Owl” bus […]

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Uniforms Shouldn’t Trigger SEPTA Strike

When I heard last week the reason SEPTA might shut down due to strike this winter — leaving tens of thousands of commuters stuck in […]

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Report: Total SEPTA Shutdown Could Come In February

Let’s forget the good news. There is ominous news about SEPTA, and we’ll focus on that. So, yes: The bad news is that a complete […]

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Ex-SEPTA Worker: I Was Fired For Observing Jewish Holy Days

A former SEPTA custodian says he was fired for observing the Jewish high holy days. Romel McAlpin, who was hired in May of 2013, will […]

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Terror Talk Sparks Increased SEPTA Security

NBC10 reports that SEPTA has increased security after reports American and French subway systems are being targeted for a terror attack.

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Feds Give SEPTA $87 Million for Infrastructure

The Federal Transit Administration is giving $87 million for infrastrature repair, the agency announced Monday — part of a broader $3.59 billion effort to recover […]

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Anti-Islamic Bus Ads Coming Soon to SEPTA Buses

The American Freedom Defense Initiative is a New Hampshire-based anti-Muslim organization aka hate group that also goes by the name Stop Islamization of America. And […]

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WATCH: Woman Attacks Woman at 30th Street Station

Yikes. (Warning: coarse language) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTMnyQN-Rig

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(UPDATE) Trains Halted After Someone Is Hit at 8th and Market

[Update 1:15 p.m.] The South Jersey Times reports that this morning’s medical emergency-related PATCO delay was the result of a rider jumping in front of a […]

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SEPTA Putting Up Suicide Prevention Signs at Norristown Station

Tomorrow, SEPTA says it will put up suicide-prevention signs at Norristown Station. SEPTA has seen several recent incidents of people being hit by trains, including […]

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SEPTA Preparing for More Frequent Regional Rail Trains

On the same day that SEPTA officially rebadged Market East as Jefferson Station, as Center City District and city officials were cutting the ribbon on Dilworth […]

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Market East Station Renamed Jefferson Station

#SEPTA's Market East Station is now #JeffersonStation. Rest assured your stop is still your stop. #ISEPTAPHILLY pic.twitter.com/jmXpJuusq7 — ISEPTAPHILLY (@SEPTAPHILLY) September 4, 2014 Today, SEPTA […]

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SEPTA to Announce “Change” to Market East

Will Market East still be “Market East” by the end of the week?

Expect crowded conditions on the Broad Street Line around this time every day during the convention. | Photo: Ben Schumin
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Beer Company Makes Broad Street Line Free on September 7th

Miller Lite announced it will be sponsoring free rides on SEPTA for the Eagles’ home opener for the second straight year. Yes, you get to […]

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Service Suspended After Amtrak Accident in Bucks County

A New York-bound Amtrak train struck and killed a pedestrian on the tracks Monday afternoon in Bucks County’s Bristol Township, temporarily halting train service in […]