The SEPTA Silverliner IV that was destroyed in a spectacular fire in Delaware County PA had been reported with "sluggish performance" by an engineer earlier in the day. SEPTA Mechanical found "problems" but the train was left in service. Crew reported smelling smoke on its fatal trip on the Wilmington line, stopped and discovered the fire.
Catenary wires fell onto a SEPTA Paoli line Regional Rail train west of Philadelphia 30th St. Station Monday afternoon. 150 passengers on the train are remaining aboard as SEPTA and Amtrak power controllers work to shut off the catenary power, before rescue efforts can begin. Service
Some community activists in Delaware are pleading with state and transportation leaders to reopen a SEPTA office and ticket window at the Wilmington train station. They say that the closure has ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia: SEPTA Regional Rail line train cancelations continue on Tuesday
SEPTA canceled 27 Regional Rail line trains on Monday morning due to the ongoing safety inspections of the Silverliner IV fleet. And, cancelations for SEPTA’s Regional Rail line trains carried into a ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia: SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Regional Rail line suspended due to disabled train
Note: As of about 9:35 a.m. trains service was restored along SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale line. A disabled train at the Rosemont Station along SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Regional Rail line led to slowdowns ...
SEPTA Regional Rail service remains suspended on the West Trenton, Warminster and Lansdale/Doylestown lines in the aftermath of a massive fire at the SPS Technologies warehouse in Jenkintown PA. Fire began last night. Building located at the junction of SEPTA's West Trenton line (ex-RDG New York branch) and Lansdale line (ex-RDG Bethlehem branch).
They were Septa's AEM-7s and replaced with the Siemens locos. I witnessed Septa testing an Amtrak AEM-7 before they bought their own. They were towing an assortment of the old Blueliners and Silverliners!
SEPTA Silverliner dimensions Author: ChS7-321 Hello everybody, I'm looking for dimensions (technical drawings if possible) of the Silverliner (II/III/IV, doesn't matter) EMUs used by SEPTA. Drawings of NJT Arrow units would be fine as well. I'm specifically looking for the truck data, and it should be very, very similar for both types.
Why SEPTA Regional Rail trains don’t have bathrooms Philadelphia Inquirer by Michelle Myers Published Feb. 23, 2024 If you need to go while riding a Regional Rail train, you’ll have to hold it for a bit longer because there are no bathrooms on board.
SEPTA has published the RFP for Silverliner VI. Submissions are due April 10th, 2026. They are looking to purchase 234 cars in married pairs with options for an additional 92 cars. The cars can be Steel or Aluminum.
SEPTA is adding 10 leased rail cars from the Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) system to help ease overcrowding on Regional Rail lines on Monday. The move, announced last year, is intended to help ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia: Del. community fighting to reopen shuttered SEPTA ticket window in Wilmington
6abc News: Man fatally struck by SEPTA train near Morton Station, Delaware County
MORTON, Pa. (WPVI) -- Authorities are investigating what led to a man being on the tracks when a SEPTA train struck and killed him on Friday. It happened just after 9 a.m. near Morton Station in ...
Morning express service will be restored on SEPTA's Regional Rail lines on Monday now that enough railcars have cleared inspections to be returned to the tracks, transit officials said Friday. SEPTA ...
MSN: SEPTA to cut 45% of services, including Delaware’s regional rail line, without more funding
Insufficient funding and overdue repairs may lead to nearly half of SEPTA’s service to be taken away, including Delaware’s main regional rail line. The regional transit company released its budget for ...
SEPTA to cut 45% of services, including Delaware’s regional rail line, without more funding
MSN: As SEPTA service hangs in the balance, Delaware looks to build its own passenger rail line
Despite a last-minute move by Pennsylvania’s House to shore up SEPTA’s budget, the transit agency is still preparing to slash its Wilmington/Newark rail service unless state funding is secured by Aug.
As SEPTA service hangs in the balance, Delaware looks to build its own passenger rail line
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Courier-Post: SEPTA to restore reduced services. What does this mean for New Jersey lines?
SEPTA to restore reduced services. What does this mean for New Jersey lines?
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SEPTA EMU 343 in 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA in September 1976. Roger Puta photo
SEPTA is our local transportation agency in Philadelphia,and the surrounding areas. Apparently it's their 50th anniversary, and they're doing a little something. Four MU's are being dated back to the old days. The first one out is the Reading, with Penn Central, Conrail and PRR
These were built in December 1987 by EMD. 1 and 2. SEPTA AEM7 2305 with Tr 7547 at 5:44p at Dowingtown, PA on 3. SEPTA AEM7 2305 on New Jersey Transit at 5:55p at Elizabeth, NJ on
NBC 10 Philadelphia: SEPTA rolls out leased rail cars to ease Regional Rail overcrowding
phillyvoice.com: SEPTA to end ticket sales at nine more Regional Rail offices on Dec. 31
SEPTA will stop selling Regional Rail tickets at nine more stations — including two of its hubs in Philadelphia — at the end of the year as a growing number of riders use other methods to pay for ...
SEPTA to end ticket sales at nine more Regional Rail offices on Dec. 31
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Wilmington: Echoes of the Past In the South there is a fascination with the past that is tangible. Among the citizens of a charming port city on the North Carolina coast, the fascination has become an abiding passion. The city of Wilmington was incorporated in 1741 and named in honor of Spencer Compton, the Earl of Wilmington. Located on the banks of the Cape Fear River, it now has the largest ...