Why SEPTA Regional Rail trains don’t have bathrooms
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 …
NTSB recommends SEPTA withdraw entire Silverliner IV fleet
SEPTA GM urges Silverliner IV railcars are safe following safety warning "Due to these efforts, we are confident that we can safely continue service with the Silverliner IV fleet," said Sauer. New safety …
TO Philadelphia members: Update on SEPTA cuts?
I discovered this morning that big cuts are planned shortly for SEPTA. Can any TO Philadelphia area members keep us updated on what happens with the Regional Rail Services? Thanks, B&O Bill
SEPTA Silverliner VI RFP.
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 …
SEPTA to miss another Silverliner IV deadline
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- SEPTA is set to miss another federally regulated deadline related to its Silverliner IV cars. This time, the transit agency says it's a parts issue. SEPTA says it doesn't have …
Trainorders.com Railroad Center
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 …
It's 2024, And Here Come the SEPTA Heritage MU's
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 …
Passenger Trains > SEPTA Silverliners II and III Monday
The last 1963 Budd Silverliner II's and the last 1967 Saint Louis Car Silverliner III on SEPTA's active roster are running between Thorndale and Doylestown (formerly R5) today. All three remaining II's …
SEPTA CEO gets four-year contract, $75,000/year raise
Author: GenePoon SEPTA’s chief executive got a $75,000 raise Philadelphia Inquirer by Thomas Fitzgerald May 25, 2023 SEPTA CEO and General Manager Leslie S. Richards got a 21% raise and …
SEPTA Service Suspension - UPDATE
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 …