Friday, May 24, 2002

ARCHIVES - 05/24/02

This summer's Subway-Surface shuttle involves the 36 trolley, to allow for rail renewal along Elmwood Av. Starting this Sunday, the 36 will operate with shuttle buses between 49 St/Woodland and the Eastwick Loop. Weekdays after 9:00pm, shuttles will be extended to the 40 St El Station, as the tunnel will remain closed during overnight hours as part of an ongoing project...

A lot of detours around the City of Philadelphia will be in effect over the course of the holiday weekend, particularly in the outlying neighborhoods such as Frankford, Tioga, South Philadelphia, Bridesburg, Manayunk, and Warminster Twp. The SEPTA web site will have more details on the individual route diversions...

Training on the 104 extension to West Chester University has begun in earnest. 5010 - probably a loaner from Callowhill - was seen operating over the new routing in West Chester via High, Sharpless, Church, and Rosedale...

Regional Rail schedules changes take effect on Sunday. SEPTA made a printing mistake on the R2 Marcus Hook/Wilmington/Newark timetables, omitting two midday trains to Marcus Hook and Wilmington from the schedule...

SEPTA and KYW NewsRadio 1060 are sponsoring a special transit promotion starting this Tuesday. For the next year, SEPTA will operate a special bus throughout the system which will feature a blue KYW NewsRadio full wrap. Judging by some of the pictures seen on KYW 3 last night, it looks as though the bus involved is either 5005 or 5385, but we'll find out soon enough...

On Wednesday, SEPTA will operate a special shuttle bus from North Philadelphia neighborhoods to the Hampton Inn at 13 St/Race St for the City of Philadelphia's Latino Job Fair.
The shuttle will begin at Rising Sun & Robbins, operating to Center City via Rising Sun, Wyoming, 5 St, Rising Sun, 5 St, Allegheny, 2 St, Lehigh Av, 17 St, Dauphin St, 2 St, Girard Av, 12 St, Arch and 13 St to Race St.
The return routing will operate via 13 St, Girard, Front, Lehigh, Broad St, Rising Sun, 5 St, Wyoming, and Rising Sun. The shuttle will stop at Compu Base (Rising Sun and Levick), Aspira (5 St/Bristol St), Congresso (American/Lehigh), Dept of Public Welfare (Broad/Lehigh), and Norris Square Family Center (5 St/Susquehanna).
SEPTA will operate this shuttle hourly starting from Compu Base at 8:00am, with return service starting at 10:05am.

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