SEPTA
DA: 6 People Billed SEPTA for Fake Injuries
As in the movie Speed, it was a camera on a municipal bus that did the villains in. On November 25th, a woman fell down while […]
Ride the “Santa Express” into Center City on Black Friday
Forget about Thursday’s Thanksgiving meals. Are you ready to shop? If so, you might want to take SEPTA’s “Santa Express” into Center City on Friday. […]
Philly’s Still Waiting on the Rest of Those New SEPTA Rail Cars
SEPTA is still waiting on the last of its brand-spankin’-new Silverliner V rail cars that have been held up in assembly thanks to an issue […]
SEPTA Releases Timeline for Smart Card System
It looks like Philly’s public transportation system will join the rest of the planet in the future sooner than later, now that SEPTA has released […]
Police Arrest Suspect in SEPTA Shooting, Robbery
Philadelphia Police have arrested an 18-year-old man suspected of shooting and robbing a SEPTA passenger at the Broad and Glenwood station on Sunday. The victim […]
Nine People Charged With Faking Injuries After Casino Shuttle Grazes SEPTA Bus
District Attorney Seth Williams has announced that nine people face charges for allegedly faking injuries after their SugarHouse Casino trolley grazed a stopped SEPTA bus. […]
New Web App Tells You When SEPTA Is F#$%ed
It’s 2012 and so much about SEPTA is still a pain in the ass. You have to make sure you’ve got quarters to park your […]
SEPTA Deaths Up Since 2010
Nine people have already died from being struck by SEPTA trains in 2012. Last year’s 15 deaths on SEPTA’s rails marked a big jump from […]
Suicide at Radnor SEPTA Station Prompts School Lockdowns
Police say that a person committed suicide by gunshot in a parked car at the Radnor train station on SEPTA’s R5 (Paoli/Thorndale) line. The shooting […]
Two Teens Shot Aboard SEPTA Broad Street Line Train
A 17-year-old and a 14-year-old were reportedly shot while on a train on the Broad Street Line that had stopped at the Susquehanna -Dauphin stop […]
Transgender Woman Allegedly Stabs SEPTA Trolley Driver in the Face
A transgender woman reportedly stabbed a SEPTA trolley driver in the face early Friday morning. The driver says that the woman consistently rides his 102 […]
New Amtrak Plan Could Help Market East Suck Less
Does Amtrak’s plan to run a new high-speed bullet train straight through the heart of Philadelphia sound crazy? Maybe a little. But writer Eric Jaffe, […]
Cops Arrest Man for Carrying an AK-47 on the Subway
Guy With AK-47 on the Subway. Police arrested a man who was allegedly riding the Broad Street Line at rush hour, armed with an AK-47, […]
VIDEO: Philly Guy Distracted by Cell Phone Call Falls Onto the El Tracks
Ouch. A guy was talking on his cell phone and pacing on the platform at the Berks SEPTA station on the Market-Frankford Line when he […]
Riding SEPTA Is More Luxe Than a Private Jet
A friend of mine from out of town gave me a call this past week. “Johnny,” he said, “I’d like to check out your award-winning […]