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Dump Truck, SEPTA Bus Accident Injures 16 in Germantown

Authorities say that 15 passengers and the driver of a SEPTA bus were injured Wednesday morning when the bus was rear-ended by a dump truck. […]

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Forget SEPTA’s QuietRide. Who’s Up for a Book Club Car?

First car will be your QuietRide Car. Please, respect the QuietRide Car. If you’ve ever ridden a SEPTA train, or even set foot in one […]

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North Philly Cousins Plead Guilty to Shooting Up SEPTA Bus

Two cousins pleaded guilty today to littering a SEPTA bus with gunfire from a rifle and a semiautomatic handgun last June. A video of the […]

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Here Are the SEPTA Employees Splitting the Powerball

The 48 SEPTA employees who have a share of the April 25th Powerball jackpot were introduced at a press conference in SEPTA headquarters today. [6 […]

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Presentment of SEPTA Powerball Winners Scheduled for Friday

Friday morning, the Pennsylvania Lottery has planned a press conference at SEPTA headquarters to announce the validated claim that 49 SEPTA employees won the Powerball […]

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Forty-Some SEPTA Employees Hit $172.7 Million Powerball Jackpot

A SEPTA spokesperson has said that 48 employees at the organizations headquarters have won the Powerball jackpot. It had previously been reported that the winning […]

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400 Passengers Rescued From SEPTA El Train

A train experienced mechanical problems and became stranded between the Erie/Torresdale and Tioga stations heading west this morning. A rescue train had to pull along […]

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Man Killed by SEPTA Bus

This morning, a Route 15 bus hit a man at 8th and Girard. The victim, whose identity hasn’t been released yet, was pronounced dead at […]

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SEPTA Plans to Ditch Gender Stickers

SEPTA Ditches Gender Stickers. Starting in the second half of 2013, monthly rail passes will be sans gender identification sticker. [Inquirer] Phils Win 3-1. Some […]

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SEPTA Tokens Are Inconvenient and Other Commuter Survey Results

An online Harris International survey shows that approximately 1/3 of commuters who have to pay cash fares have, at some point, been unable to take […]

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The Most Disgusting Thing to Do in Philadelphia? Ride SEPTA

On Friday evening, SEPTA reached a deal with transit police to end the nine-day strike. Safety on public transit is great and all, but after […]

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Mom Allegedly Assaulted and Spat on SEPTA Driver

Another woman has been accused of assaulting a SEPTA driver. This time, the driver alleges that he asked the woman to calm her screaming baby […]

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No Deal for City and SEPTA Transit Police

No Deal for Transit Police. Five hours of negotiations ended with both parties saying “no deal.” There’s still a 35-cent chasm. Looks like we’ll have […]

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Broad Street Line Down for Police Chase [UPDATED]

Well, the Philadelphia Police Department is sure earning its keep in the absence of the SEPTA transit officers on strike. The Broad Street Line is […]

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Will SEPTA End Gender IDs?

Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown introduced a resolution calling on SEPTA to end the practice of placing gender identification stickers on transpasses. The longstanding policy was […]