tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38268452011-08-16T23:11:30.374-04:00News, rumors, and other information on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCreighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-62212864567644469572010-03-10T16:31:00.002-05:002010-03-10T16:44:50.228-05:00

PHILADELPHIA - Just ask two brothers from Northeast Philadelphia, who were reportedly assaulted by separate packs of teenage punks in separate incidents on the El last week, according to the Philadelphia Daily News.On Saturday, William Costa, 47, of Mayfair, told SEPTA "Transit Police" that he was pushed from behind and knocked to the ground by two girls, then kicked by a boy as two other girls

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-63910022080665163132010-02-17T13:41:00.003-05:002010-02-17T14:09:32.251-05:00

UPPER DARBY, Delaware County - Few details are available, however, during the PM rush hour last night, SEPTA "Transit Police" and Upper Darby Township Police were investigating a report of a stabbing on the El at 69 St Terminal. The incident was reported shortly before 5:00pm Tuesday night. No other details, including the condition of the victim or any description of suspects, were available as

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-39539583140565057092009-08-09T19:34:00.003-04:002009-08-09T19:49:05.522-04:00

Upper Darby police are investigating a fire which occured in the bathroom at 69th Street Terminal earlier today.The fire broke out in the women's restroom across from the "Transit Police" zone office in the West Terminal at around 14:40 this afternoon. Upper Darby Fire responded, however the bulk of the fire was knocked down upon arrival.No further details are available; a cause has not been

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-38085486854164680612009-08-02T00:40:00.001-04:002009-08-02T00:40:36.502-04:00

SEPTA will initiate a major improvement project for the 101/Media and 102/Sharon Hill trolleys which will result in various bus bridge operations over a 12 month period beginning after Labor Day.The two suburban light rail lines will be reconstructed as part of a $34 million project funded in part by the federal stimulus program. Among the six elements which will comprise the project:The bolted

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-49977273066169782432008-10-26T12:59:00.000-04:002008-10-26T13:00:56.567-04:00

I am in the process of transferring my old posts from between 1999 and 2002 from my old Angelfire web site to this blog. This will be an extended operation, as there are nearly 20 plus web pages of news items from the past that have to be transferred over.Hopefully, when I'm done being lazy, I'll start posting new material here more often...

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-26048820859600287632008-08-23T13:10:00.000-04:002008-08-23T13:18:13.496-04:00

Well, it took a hell of a big shift in attitudes down at 1234 Market (namely, the long overdue departure of "Fearless Leader" Moore from the GM position at SEPTA) for me to come back, but, the new schedule changes mark what should be the biggest improvement in SEPTA service in recent years.Here is a listing of changes to the SEPTA system by date:SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE August 25, 200896 -

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-30343751134603704722007-07-25T02:54:00.000-04:002007-07-25T03:25:38.628-04:00

You may have noticed that I haven't posted anything new on this blog in the past five months. Well, after years of commenting on the sad state of affairs of the Sorry Excuse of a Public Transit Agency that is SEPTA, I've pretty much become bored with it. To be perfectly candid, I neither have the time nor the energy to deal with SEPTA anymore. It seems that as long as "Fearless Leader" and the

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-52376532725044486082007-02-17T19:33:00.000-05:002007-02-17T19:52:30.107-05:00

For all the criticism of SEPTA's "Transit Police" over the years, it's actually refreshing to learn that there are officers out there who are capable of doing actual police work...At around 18:35, Zone 1 officers were alerted of a disorderly female. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the 17-year-old female was reported as a runaway from the Deveraux Kanner Center in West Whiteland

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-27966407671811137632007-02-08T17:41:00.000-05:002007-02-07T03:24:57.743-05:00

For nearly a year, SEPTA has been pushing back the launch date of new bus routes that are part of the US 202/Section 300 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality strategy. Initially slated to start this past summer, it was pushed back to November. A report from SEPTA (scroll to page #9) indicated that the new routes would begin in Fall 2006.Then, when the February timetables changed, there was no

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-11603084383482634562007-02-07T03:20:00.000-05:002007-02-07T03:24:57.899-05:00

In a letter that I recieved today from SEPTA, the Annual Service Plan process for this year will not take place. Projects planned for the FY2008 Annual Service Plan have been pushed back to FY 2009, depending on SEPTA's financial status by this time next year. Based on reading the state's new budget from Gov. Edward G. Rendell (D-Pa./Comcast SportsNet) in which he's planning to shift increase

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-35849774311631131392007-02-05T15:19:00.000-05:002007-02-05T15:24:06.107-05:00

For the first time in a few years, SEPTA has re-issued the City and Suburban Transit maps. At a cost of $9.95 each, the maps contain detailed routing for all SEPTA routes, however there's one interesting note about these new maps...They were initially put out for sale last month, yet the maps read "2006 Edition." Two thoughts here...1. SEPTA should have waited until the Annual Service Plan

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-59643431497626531132007-01-30T12:34:00.000-05:002007-02-01T06:16:41.707-05:00

Among the new routes that SEPTA will start in two weeks are two routes that will offer direct service to the new slots hall at Philadelphia Park Racetrack/Casino in Bensalem Twp, Bucks County.Route 50 will be separated from the existing Route 20 service, which would terminate at Franklin Mills as it always has, with late evening service extended to Philadelphia Park. Residential neighborhoods off

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-41196526809546077652007-01-29T17:51:00.000-05:002007-01-29T17:57:50.137-05:00

I doubt this will be placed in the archives of the greatest moments in SEPTA "Transit Police" history...At around 15:50 today, two SORT officers had detained a couple of juveniles in the area of the Center City concourse near 15-Market. One of the actors, a student at Mercy Vo-Tech in Nicetown, had been arrested and handcuffed on a narcotics violation. Only one tiny little problem...The actor

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-53072164146664230592007-01-26T20:22:00.000-05:002007-01-26T20:35:23.684-05:00

At yesterday's rubber-stamp session of the SEPTA Board, General Manager Faye "Fearless Leader" Moore was given a 1-year contract extension. Financial terms were not disclosed (and given SEPTA's financial strain, why would they want to), however "Don Pasquale" told the Philadelphia Business Journal:"With her strong financial and managerial background, Faye has been the right person, in the right

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-54859085776871320472007-01-26T20:14:00.000-05:002007-01-26T20:22:34.926-05:00

So far, this really has not been a good year to be a SEPTA cashier...At around 14:30 on Thursday, SEPTA "Transit Police" reported that a black male approximately 5-ft, 6-in tall took $250.00 in cash from the cashier at the Girard El station, then fled on foot. In a similar incident last month, a subject robbed the cashier at the Margaret-Orthodox El station and left with $100.00 cash. It's

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-81627066576956723642007-01-21T03:54:00.000-05:002007-01-21T04:01:59.634-05:00

For the second time in as many months, a SEPTA "Transit Police" officer was involved in an auto accident. Early Thursday morning, Unit K-5 (a K-9 unit) was involved in what appeared to be a minor traffic accident at 42 St/Baltimore Av in University City. It's probably fortunate that the damage was relatively minor, because it would've been the 2nd patrol car taken out of service that night. "

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-5672057837266144952007-01-21T03:51:00.000-05:002007-01-21T03:54:33.133-05:00

At around 18:00 yesterday, SEPTA "Transit Police" were alerted to a report of a fight on board a westbound El train that was pulling into 69 St Terminal. Police reported a white male in his 40s assaulted another passenger then fled in an unknown direction. The victim was transported to Delaware County Memorial Hospital.

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-57346329084287006142007-01-21T03:34:00.000-05:002007-01-21T03:50:35.340-05:00

So, SEPTA wants to capitalize on that goodwill generated by those strong ridership increases on the Regional Rail system. What better way to capitalize on said goodwill then by making it slightly more difficult to purchase tickets at Center City stations, Trenton, and the Airport.Two weeks from today, the ticket vending machines from these stations will be removed and replaced with ... nothing.

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-39346149093735336832007-01-15T17:17:00.000-05:002007-01-15T17:21:58.088-05:00

At around 15:40 yesterday, SEPTA "Transit Police" and Philadelphia Fire Department were dispatched to the North Philadelphia Subway Station for the report of a suspicious package. Officers reported hearing a loud pop eminating from a trash can, resulting in the closure of the station for nearly an hour. PFD Haz-Mat responded to the scene to investigate the source of what was later identified

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-19829056186076525402007-01-15T17:13:00.000-05:002007-01-15T17:17:44.071-05:00

As other transit agencies across the country are upgrading and modernizing their fare systems, SEPTA, in it's zeal to be convenient to it's customers, is taking the following passenger-friendly step to improve service to it's Regional Rail riders...On January 27, SEPTA will remove all ticket vending machines at the Center City stations, the Airport, and Trenton.Terriffic. Now, you can expect

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-19763195407337732852007-01-12T17:45:00.000-05:002007-01-12T17:53:43.810-05:00

Apparently, people will do just about anything for a buck...Someone from Delaware County has decided to put an active Zone 2 TrailPass on EBay. Rather than encourage this illegal activity, you're going to have to go to EBay (until Sunday) to see for yourself.Assuming they're not too busy removing homeless from stations, perhaps this should draw the attention of the "Transit Police" - I doubt it,

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-85702064165846969482007-01-05T05:32:00.000-05:002007-01-05T05:42:12.315-05:00

That didn't take too long...At around 05:20, "Transit Police", UPenn Police, and PPD 18th District officers responded to what was initially reported as a robbery on the platform at University City Rail Station at South St/Convention Av. PPD later put a flash out on J-Band reporting that this was a founded stabbing committed by two black males, who fled on bike towards the area of 30 St. The

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-28730578768465194272007-01-04T00:52:00.000-05:002007-01-04T01:04:51.639-05:00

At around 00:40 this morning, police were dispatched to a report of an assault on the subway at Fern Rock. Amazingly enough, SEPTA "Transit Police" were able to make an apprehension. This despite the responding officer not responding to dispatch for about a minute, necessitating an officer assist call. Despite some less than professional radio communications between the back-up unit and police

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-83817926605424660682006-12-29T03:05:00.000-05:002006-12-29T18:26:10.416-05:00

It was a chaotic and hectic day across the system yesterday - a trolley derailment, a robbery, a foot chase, and a suspicious package made for a lot of work for SEPTA's "Transit Police".* Shortly before 08:00, a westbound trolley derailed in the tunnel just east of 33 St Station, resulting in the evacuation of at least 5 trolleys. Suffice to say that the morning commute on the Subway-Surface

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-81849888188998290682006-12-17T01:03:00.000-05:002006-12-17T01:09:34.641-05:00

Today marks the first day of SEPTA's service between the Franklin Mills Mall and Philadelphia Park racetrack in Bensalem Twp, Bucks County. The "Route 20 Shuttle" will operate hourly between Franklin Mills and Philadelphia Park via Knights Rd and PA 132 (Street Rd) to accomodate passengers en route to the new slots parlor at the venerable racetrack. (And yes, I'm sure many people out there find

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-9859932314933702772006-12-17T01:01:00.000-05:002006-12-17T01:03:18.614-05:00

I realize that I haven't posted as much as I had been when I first started this blog nearly 5 years ago. That has not, however, stopped me from giving the site a much needed upgrade in appearance.Once the holidays are over, I hope to post more frequently than I have been over the past 2 years, but rest assured, I will continue to be as blunt and honest as I've always been as far as SEPTA is

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-74075623502502305182006-12-14T01:46:00.000-05:002006-12-14T01:57:18.908-05:00

If the preliminary agenda for next month's "rubber stamp session" of the SEPTA Board is to be believed - but then again, when is anything that eminates from 1234 Market to believed - SEPTA's plans to close it's $36 million plus operating budget gap will come courtesy of the capital budget. Among the projects that would be deffered, according to the draft resolution, would be renovations to some

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-75108577332129199932006-11-17T22:00:00.000-05:002006-11-17T22:14:39.424-05:00

According to an investigative report that aired Wednesday on CBS3, SEPTA's track record as it pertains to the safe operation of the system is under scrutiny. Imagine that...In a CBS 3 I-Team Exclusive , how safe are you riding SEPTA's regional rail lines? It is a question that is being asked following an I-Team investigation into last summer's train crash.Every day, 100,000 riders depend on

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-3389789959635540552006-11-14T12:25:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:33:36.905-05:00

It'd be interesting to see how big an increase there has been on SEPTA's system this year, but considering that the Rotating Resumes at 1234 Market seem to consider crime statistics a state secret, one can only speculate that there will be an increase. Case in point:Within a 15 hour period on Sunday, SEPTA "Transit Police" were involved in a shooting of a robbery suspect and responded to a

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1161990187621388642006-10-27T18:58:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:43:29.769-05:00

Around 20:00 last night, 4516, working the 92 on 6029 block, was diverted off of High Street in West Chester due to the borough's annual Halloween parade (which needs to be moved to a weekend; a lot of residents north and south of downtown have complained for years about gridlock in the neighborhoods with workers going home and parade participants arriving at the same time). Unfortunately, the

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1157658006777656142006-09-07T15:28:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:44:12.427-05:00

While SEPTA can't be held totally at fault for this issue, there still seems to be a Scrooge like mentality when it comes to public safety on the system. Never mind the stabbings, shootings, and violent assaults that seem to have cropped up over the past several years (while other larger urban rail systems such as WMATA have reported relatively few violent crimes, and no murders in at least 2

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1157495895495724272006-09-05T18:33:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:46:46.093-05:00

NO CHANGES TO ROUTES 90, 91, 93, 97, 131, 132, 204, 206, and 304ROUTE 92Merged with Route 133, now a one-seat ride between West Chester and King of PrussiaNew peak hour express service between King of Prussia and PA 252/Chesterbrook BlvdWeekday peak headways 60 minutes, off-peak and Saturday headways 90 minutesROUTE 94Run times increased 5-7 minutes due to new routing at Montgomery County

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1157495576528027762006-09-05T17:46:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:46:55.763-05:00

NO CHANGES ON ROUTES 106, 109, 114, 116, 117, 118, 125, and 305ROUTE 100Weekdays to Norristown: New 09:15 Bryn Mawr local, 18:48 Norristown local departs 3 minutes later, new 18:55 Hughes Park localWeekdays to 69 St: New 09:40 local from Bryn Mawr, new 19:23 express from Hughes Park, 19:22 departs Norristown 1 minute later, 19:38 departs Norristown 2 minutes laterROUTE 101Weekdays to Media: 07:00

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1157482452048691012006-09-05T14:45:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:45:40.589-05:00

Early Saturday's morning unwelcome visit from the remnants of Tropical Depression Ernesto wreaked less havoc than originally threatened by the TV weather bobble-heads, however there were some localized issues west of the city...R5 Paoli-Thorndale service was suspended during the morning due to unknown issues that have yet to be identified (possibly a tree down along the tracks, but there's be

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1157097016467940282006-09-01T03:39:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:46:05.527-05:00

Anyone who isn't aware that SEPTA is in a financial crisis apparently has been living in another planet (or, for a more regional perspective, Kensington). Well, apparently, SEPTA has taken its ability to sell advertising to new levels that were unforseeable two years ago.First, SEPTA began plasterning ads on the tops of its buses, which are about aesthetically appealing as vomit on the stairways

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1157096366533970622006-09-01T03:08:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:46:35.132-05:00

And now, from the same people willing to think "outside the box" with famously disasterous results (see: $chuylkill Valley rail service), SEPTA apparently thinks that the trendy new fuel du jour among the enviro-set - biodiesel - is, to be kind, half-baked. Of course, when you consider the source is the Philadelphia City Paper (a paper so far to the left, it makes the Daily News look

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1156973188863702562006-08-30T17:18:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:47:21.082-05:00

The Bucks County TMA is planning to introduce a new shuttle service in the Bensalem Township area on September 11. The new service, called the Bensalem RUSH, will provide peak-hour connections between SEPTA R-7 trains at Cornwells Heights Station and employment centers in Bensalem Township, including Philadelphia Park Casino, Neshaminy Mall, ITT Technical Institute, and the Bridgewater Industrial

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1156971348810342252006-08-30T16:38:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:47:41.786-05:00

Now that the historic Bridge St Terminal station at the Frankford Terminal is close to completion, as is the new mulit-level parking deck, major changes to the bus boarding locations at Bridge-Pratt will take place this Sunday:ROUTE 3 - One boarding berth on Pratt St is eliminated except during peak hoursROUTE 5 - Buses will move up one berth on Pratt St, taking over one of the existing 3 berths;

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1156922960835498202006-08-30T03:20:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:48:11.637-05:00

Without having done a route-by-route review as of yet, here are a few of the more notable changes that took effect on Monday:101/102 - Pre-construction service has been restored; mid-day 101 trolleys depart for Media at :00 and :30 after the hour; mid-day 102 trolleys depart for Sharon Hill at :15 and :45 after the hour108 - Additional early evening service added between 19:00 and 22:00110/111/

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1156443881648727932006-08-24T14:20:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:48:41.072-05:00

Today's drill at the Strafford Rail Station was essentially nothing more than a major radio test to judge the inter-operability of the various county-wide radio systems along with SEPTA . Tredyffrin Twp Police, Amtrak Police, Radnor Fire Co., Berwyn Fire Co., and Narberth Ambulance were the agencies that were on scene along with Chester County's COMM-1 mobile command post and DelCo's Mobile 3

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1156404159579877842006-08-24T03:22:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:49:05.811-05:00

As one can expect, the controversy over proposed slots parlors across the state seems to have many layers of controversy, ranging from nepotism among ranking officials of the state's gaming control board (aka business as usual in Harrisburg) to the governor shoving a highly unpopular property tax reform plan down the collective throats of the taxpayers and school boards across the state. It was

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1156404074792156242006-08-24T03:12:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:49:23.115-05:00

According to an posting in a scanning related group that I belong to, a drill is scheduled sometime around 10:00 hours today at the Strafford Train Station on the R5 Paoli/Thorndale line. This is reported to be an communications interoperability drill involving Chester County, Delaware County, SEPTA, Amtrak, and the federal government in order to test the inter-op capabilities between the various

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1156403533082039562006-08-24T02:42:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:49:43.998-05:00

Just in time for the electoral silly season, Gov. Edward G. Rendell (D-Pa./Comcast SportsNet) is pleased to offer the following gift for those who were seeking an extension of the R-6 Norristown line to Phoenixville, Pottstown and Reading..."Schuylkill Valley Metro -- gone -- that isn’t going to happen."This according to the Daily Local News in today's editions. While gracious enough to interrupt

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1156324966498640232006-08-23T05:11:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:50:01.824-05:00

Today's Ink-waster reports that the blue-ribbon commission established by Gov. Edward G. Rendell (D-Pa./Comcast SportsNet) is slated to release a preliminary report on the future of funding SEPTA and other systems across the Commonwealth. One comment that caught our attention was as follows:Part of the commission's work has been to audit the efficiency of SEPTA and other state transit agencies.

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1156323815706443822006-08-23T04:51:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:50:18.491-05:00

Some major timetable changes are in place on the Red Arrow side starting next Monday. For starters, the 122 will be absorbed into the 107, while the 107 will be extended from Springfield Mall to the Lawrence Park Shopping Center in Broomall. This will be the third different route designator for service between MacDade Mall (or what's left of it) and the Springfield Mall in the past 5 years. The

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1153768483914815362006-07-24T15:10:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:50:53.221-05:00

There are a couple other things happening at SEPTA other than the El shuttle...The first interesting observation is that SEPTA "Transit Police" are putting new patrol cars on the street. The new cars are Chevy Impala's, which are (1) less expensive than the current fleet of Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor models and (2) get better fuel mileage (approx. 3 mpg) than the Ford CVPI. I guess

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1153768200784157982006-07-24T14:53:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:51:16.689-05:00

Once again, SEPTA attempted to run a resonable facsimile of the El during one of it's 10-day shutdowns. The good news is this time, the service was restored when it was supposed to be. The bad news is that SEPTA seems to take pleasure in sticking it to riders trying (sometimes in vain) to connect to Red Arrow buses at 69 St. Would it really have been that difficult to designate at least 1/3 of

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1148400556465019172006-05-23T12:06:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:51:30.284-05:00

Last Tuesday, SEPTA had a New Flyer DE40LF in the new streamlined design on display in front of 1234 Market. Today, SEPTA engineers were doing testing of the bus on, of all places, the 104. No passengers were taken, as most of the seats were occupied with bags of rock salt (I recall someone once mentioning that was a weight simulation test, but don't quote me on it). The hybrid system on this

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1148399699009888312006-05-23T11:24:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:51:51.697-05:00

Yesterday was one very busy day for EMS workers across the region, as far as SEPTA related incidents are concerned.The mess started at around 07:00, when two teenage girls were struck by a SEPTA bus at 29-Allegheny in North Philadelphia. The injuries were non-life threatening.Shortly after that incident, a 23 bus was involved in an accident involving 3 other vehicles on the 7500 block of

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1143283342517493332006-03-25T05:29:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:52:21.192-05:00

A man was stabbed on the El yesterday, reportedly by 4 males. The incident occured last night at around 19:00 as the eastbound train pulled into Spring Garden station. The suspects fled the station after stabbing the victim twice in the ribs. Serivce was delayed as PPD East Detectives were called in to secure the train as a crime scene.On a related note, Inky reporter Stephanie L Arnold must not

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1137104092672950492006-01-12T17:04:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:52:41.245-05:00

State Police responded to an incident on board a SEPTA bus earlier this afternoon according to CBS 3:During a ride into Center City on I-76, two passengers on a SEPTA bus got into a heated confrontation, police said.Almost a dozen passengers were on the bus during the altercation.“I’m glad I’m alive, that’s all I got to say,” said Mark Martin. “I heard two guys arguing, then I looked up and this

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1137103384232860002006-01-12T16:51:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:53:00.596-05:00

A 51 year old male was struck in the head by a mirror of a trolley at 69 St Terminal. The incident occured at around 08:20 this morning as the AM peak was winding down. The victim was transported to HUP; there is no word on his condition. This comes on the heels of a pedestrian v. bus accident in University City on Tuesday. The Daily Pennsylvanian reported that the victim (about whom nothing was

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1136424715958391912006-01-04T20:24:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:53:31.099-05:00

It's hard to believe (well, no really it isn't) that people are still flogging SEPTA over their half-a**ed operation during the Live 8 aftermath. In case you need a refresher, the entire system went into chaos as SEPTA seemed unprepared for the massive influx of riders trying to get home after the concert. Well, the Daily News (a fully-paid subsidiary of Michael Moore, Inc.) offered a couple of

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1136424257998887742006-01-04T20:14:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:54:08.241-05:00

A tresspasser was struck and killed along the NEC near Folcroft, Delaware County earlier today. At approximately 14:25, the victim was struck by a southbound Amtrak train in the area of the 1800 block of Baltimore Av near the Folcroft station; the train involved was either Acela Express 2159 or Acela Regional 171, both of which were scheduled to have left 30 St Station a few minutes prior to the

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1136321480395441232006-01-03T15:28:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:54:27.485-05:00

Last month, SEPTA donated 20 retired Neoplans to the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA) to help replenish their bus fleet that was damaged due to Hurricane Katrina. New York City Transit, the MBTA, and at least one other agency had sent buses to New Orleans as well. Now, there's word that NORTA has rejected the donated buses from SEPTA and the other agencies for reasons that are

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1131664572310846462005-11-10T18:11:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:54:56.116-05:00

SEPTA "Transit Police" are on the scene of a car v. trolley accident at Bywood Station on the 101/102 main line in Upper Darby; 1 patient has been extricated from the struck car and is being treated by Delco Medics 101 and 108. There are no reports of injuries to any passengers on the trolleys, as the incident occured within the past 20 minutes. As expected, service is being disrupted while the

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1131664263030315362005-11-10T17:53:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:55:09.376-05:00

An R5 Doylestown train struck and killed a man near the Delaware Valley College station in Central Bucks. The incident occured at around 12:25, as the #535 (12:22 Doylestown to Malvern) pulled into Del Val; according to reports, the victim was struck by the southbound train and pronounced DOA. More details should be available tomorrow.

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1130739888168897272005-10-31T01:14:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:55:27.484-05:00

The worst case scenario has come true...SEPTA's City, Red Arrow, and Frontier divisions are officially on strike. The strike began shortly after 00:01, when TWU 234 and SEPTA couldn't reach an agreement on a new contract. The union claimed it had made progress with SEPTA in agreeing to a sliding scale payment plan for health care, based on a proposal by Philadelphia City Controller Jonathan

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1130641364294552852005-10-29T22:37:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:55:50.424-05:00

Tomorrow, route changes in the Norristown and North Penn areas will take effect. Riders may not have long to experience those changes, as the threat of a strike is still looming.The 97 will officially be split into two routes - the west end of the 97 will become the 90, and will operate between Norristown and Plymouth Meeting, via Norristown State Hospital and Penn Square. Sunday service to

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1130639860511792362005-10-29T22:29:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:56:07.622-05:00

SEPTA isn't letting a little thing like a threatened work stoppage keep it from doing what it seems to do best - beg for money...According to the Norristown Times-Herald, SEPTA is seeking an increase in the county's subsidy from $6.13 million to $6.28 million for next year.The good news, said county SEPTA Board member Michael O'Donoghue, is that the proposed increase is less than the approximate

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1130638951555384802005-10-29T22:14:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:56:26.956-05:00

With slightly more than 24 hours left in the current CBA, SEPTA and TWU 234 continue to negotiate in hopes of avoiding a strike. The current line (as of 22:20) is that the union is willing to negotiate "non-economic" (work rules, et al) issues before dealing with the "economic" (health care, wages, et al). SEPTA, however, wants to deal with everything at the same time.Meanwhile, the Greater

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1130386799715187182005-10-27T00:11:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:56:42.514-05:00

SEPTA appears to be desperately avoiding a strike if they're going to making this big of a consession offer to the unions, at least according to the Inquirer in a story that should appear in Thursday's editions...The proposal calls for all members of the Transport Workers Union Local 234 to pay 5 percent of their medical plan premiums. That is down from SEPTA's initial demand of a 20 percent

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1130302909685741072005-10-26T01:00:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:57:20.436-05:00

NBC10 ran an investigative report (with video) on Tuesday night regarding security - or lack thereof - at SEPTA rail yards. As expected, and given SEPTA's track record, the results weren't pretty.The apparent intent of the story was to expose lax security at SEPTA's regional rail yards on the heels of mass transit bombings in Madrid and London. Apparently, SEPTA learned nothing from the Powelton

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1130279375847772932005-10-25T18:25:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:57:36.361-05:00

From the TWU web site:Local 234 is the only source for information that you can trust. We will do UPDATES as the negotiations continue. Please visit the Local website for additional information.The last update? June 15...Good looking out, Brooksie...

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1130275626512063072005-10-25T18:10:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:57:53.836-05:00

Oh, in case you missed it, the TWU and UTU are threatening to strike. It's rather hard to avoid all the coverage, so here's a sampling of reports, commentaries, and editorials over the past few weeks:30 September - DAILY NEWS - TWU threatening strike 'to get a fair contract' "We are tired of waiting," declared Local 234 president Jeff Brooks in his notice to members, which appeared on the union's

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1130275268728121792005-10-25T17:10:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:58:30.381-05:00

I can't help but laugh after reading this...SEPTA is now planning a new ad campaign, according to a press release by SEPTA's Ministry of Mis-Information:A new SEPTA ad campaign offers a unique sample of the language, traditions and "ad-di-tude" (sic) that is "Genuine Philly." The primary message of the series of print ads is that SEPTA is the driving force and fabric that holds the Greater

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1130273515873373242005-10-25T17:05:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:58:51.125-05:00

It hasn't exactly been a good month for riders on the subway-surface lines, particularly in Southwest Philly...On September 27, 9072, working a westbound 13 trip, was involved in an accident with a tar truck at 48-Chester. The incident occured shortly after 17:00, according to the Inquirer.Police and a witness said the truck ran through a stop sign at high speed as it headed south on 48th,

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1130273699202162972005-10-25T16:52:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:59:33.934-05:00

You just can't please some people...Residents in the Trevose district of Bensalem Township were complaining about R3 commuters using residential streets near the Trevose station are now complaining about SEPTA's proposal to solve the problem:Bill Kennedy, whose house sits near the bottom of a nearby hill, worried about drainage. "If they blacktop that field up the hill, where's all that water

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1130272818445419302005-10-25T16:33:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:59:49.885-05:00

Cornelius "Con" Cassidy, who represented Delaware County on the SEPTA Board since July 2003, passed away on September 24. Mr. Cassidy, 52, of Upper Providence, was the Darby Borough Republican leader, a former Darby Borough police officer and a former chief of the Yeadon Fire Company, and was also owner of Cassidy and Sons construction company in Yeadon. In addition, Mr. Cassidy was active with

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1130272287728646632005-10-25T16:28:00.000-04:002006-11-14T13:00:12.954-05:00

On September 22, at around 21:30, a westbound El train derailed at the 15 St Station. The #3 car of the train (1176) reportedly jumped the tracks at the 15 St crossover west of the station. Four people were injured, and service was restored the following morning. The cause of the incident is unclear, but there remains a slow-order leaving 15 St station. According to one poster at the railroad.net

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1130272069611560732005-10-25T16:19:00.000-04:002006-11-14T13:00:35.348-05:00

Wow... You don't post for nearly 2-3 months, and all of the sudden, all hell breaks loose on the system. In any case, we are now less than one week away from the first SEPTA strike since the infamous 1998 strike in which the City and Frontier divisions went out of service in the early part of the summer. Now, the unions are back at it, only this time, Red Arrow is threatening to walk as well.Oh,

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1122944255102556572005-08-01T20:45:00.000-04:002006-11-14T13:01:04.205-05:00

For all the criticism directed at Assistant General Manager for Public Safety James B. Jordan, and for that matter the SEPTA Transit "Police" Department over recent assaults and other violent incidents on the system, not to mention the seemingly inability to ramp up security when virtually every other transit agency on the east coast goes to Code Orange, Dan Geringer of the Philadelphia Daily

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1121730088850738092005-07-18T19:00:00.000-04:002006-11-14T13:01:42.793-05:00

In Friday's editions of the Philadelphia Inquirer (a fully-paid subsidiary of the Democratic National Committee), columnist John Grogan - who rarely has anything intelligent to say - offered a follow-up to a previous column in which he absolutely slammed SEPTA's horrible performance on the Regional Rail during the Live 8 event. Here's Grogan's initial take on the Live 8 fiasco from July 11:Did

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1121374305917684082005-07-14T16:48:00.000-04:002006-11-14T13:02:01.902-05:00

At around 12:00, police were alerted to a suspicious package in the track area along the El at York-Dauphin Station. A "code orange" was activated as service was suspended between Berks and Huntingdon while an investigation was initiated. The package was reported to be a black backpack, which was later proven to be empty. The station re-opened at around 12:35.

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1120785478491314822005-07-07T21:08:00.000-04:002006-11-14T13:02:45.560-05:00

Once again, there's more controversy flaring up over the 15 fiasco...Today's Daily News (a fully paid subsidiary of Michael Moore, Inc.) reports friction between a TWU representative and SEPTA's Minister of Mis-Information Richard Maloney over the re-start date for trolleys to return to the 15:"If they really wanted to do this? It shouldn't take any more than two weeks, tops," said Willie Brown,

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1118781007759479042005-06-14T16:26:00.000-04:002006-11-14T13:03:08.078-05:00

Philly.com reports that SEPTA and the TWU have agreed to yet another extension of the current contract. As for how long the extension will be, that remains to be seen. SEPTA sought to extend the current pact through January; the union countered with September 6, which appears to be the first day of classes in the School District of Philadelphia. Now, it's starting to get ridiculous. At this rate,

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1118708908379499962005-06-13T20:23:00.000-04:002006-11-14T13:03:27.989-05:00

Earlier this evening, there were reports of busing between Bridge-Pratt and Erie-Torresdale due to "police activity". As of 20:00, it appeared that normal service had resumed. No other details about the incident are available...

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1118708587988394742005-06-13T20:19:00.000-04:002006-11-14T13:03:45.991-05:00

With less than 36 hours to go before the latest contract extension between SEPTA and TWU 234 expires, there's word that negotiations are continuing, but it doesn't appear that both sides are even close to a deal. For that matter, there's no word on yet another extension (which is highly doubtful). Without any concrete signs of progress, it appears that SEPTA is on track for a repeat of the 1998

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1118261766132242722005-06-09T16:04:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:13:49.328-05:00

Is it the clout of a Democratic Party ward leader in West Philadelphia?Is it the councilman who wants to be mayor?Is it SEPTA management?As reported in yesterday's Philadelphia Daily News (the fully-paid subsidiary of Michael Moore, Inc.), there appear to be plenty of fingers of blame being pointed over the 15/Girard trolley fiasco, but no apparent solution in sight:This year, amid all the

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1117112823681048612005-05-26T09:01:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:13:48.755-05:00

At around 08:30, there was a report of police activity along Market between 9 and 10 Sts; Control Center reports a possible bomb threat is causing Market to be shut down. It's unclear what the bus route detours are, as it appears to vary route-by-route. Reportedly, 124/125 buses are being told to operate with extreme caution but with no detour route that I was able to hear. It appears that

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1116878792380635912005-05-23T15:56:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:13:48.371-05:00

For the second time this month, a person was struck by a SEPTA train on a Regional Rail line in Montgomery County.The incident occured between Spring Mill and Conshohocken on the R6 Norristown shortly before 22:00 last night, when the victim was struck by outbound #4630 en route to Elm Street. It is unknown whether the victim was a trespasser or simply a wayward passenger, nor were details

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1116877958371032432005-05-23T15:37:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:13:48.065-05:00

An cyclist v. trolley accident disrupted service on the 10 earlier this afternoon. Channel 6 reports that an eastbound 10 struck a cyclist at 61-Lansdowne shortly after 13:45 today. Few details are available right now, but the victim was taken to Penn with non-life threatening injuries...Not too long after that incident, service on the 36 is operating shuttle buses between 49-Woodland and

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1116419372456499062005-05-18T07:49:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:13:47.671-05:00

Less than one month before the current extension of the CBA between SEPTA and TWU 234 comes this story from Dan Geringer at the Philadelphia Daily News (a fully-paid subsidiary of Moveon.org) regarding two bus v. passenger fatalities blamed by blind spots on the New Flyer buses:Was it bus-driver error or a blind spot behind the huge side-view bus mirror that killed two pedestrians, months apart,

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1116416728754133472005-05-18T07:36:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:13:47.390-05:00

This was not the best of nights for riders of both the 36 or the Market-Frankford Night Owl...At around 02:45, a tractor-trailer broke down on the tracks at 49 St near Paschall, blocking the 36 in both directions for nearly an hour, affecting the 8250 and 8251 blocks (car numbers unknown). The 8250 block was backed-out by a white-shirt onto Woodland Av, where it presumably went back in the

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1115849402299562402005-05-11T18:02:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:13:47.034-05:00

The Bucks County Planning Commission is seeking proposals for a study to consider Bus Rapid Transit and a pedestrial trail (file in MS Word format) along the all-but-abandoned Newtown branch right-of-way between Fox Chase and Newtown Boro. SEPTA rail service was discontinued in the early 1980s north of Fox Chase; repeated attempts - mainly pushed by Bucks County officials - to restore rail

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1115329967358799972005-05-05T17:50:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:13:46.728-05:00

As of 17:45, there is a bus-bridge in effect on the R8 Fox Chase line, reasons unknown at this time. Thus far, 5194, 5736, and 7214 have been dispatched from Midvale to Wayne Junction; the control center is in the process of trying to get a bus sent to Fox Chase, most likely from Comly.18:00 - Control center has confirmed that wires are down on the R8 just north of Wayne Jct. In addition to the

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1114740147257603282005-04-28T22:00:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:13:46.392-05:00

According to reliable sources at 1234 Market (one of the few reliable ones, anyway), the 35 appears to have been spared from elimination. The plan appears to be to re-route the 9 back to Andorra, cut the 35 back to a circulator service, and proceed with changes to the 61 and 61 Express (which would be rebranded the 62). A public hearing is scheduled to take place within the next month or two on

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1114739939991359042005-04-28T21:52:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:13:46.088-05:00

There was nothing of particular interest coming out of today's "rubber-stamp" session of the SEPTA Board, except for the following:1. The meeting actually started at 15:00, which is a major accomplishment considering that "rubber-stamp" sessions are notorious for starting anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes late.2. State Sen. Stuart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery) was absent; Montgomery County board member

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1114027448783599532005-04-20T16:04:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:13:45.838-05:00

There appears to be a diversion in progress on the subway-surface line. Shortly before 16:00, an Elmwood supervisor made a request for buses to be dispatched to 36-Lancaster for unknown problems in the tunnel. At least three buses have been dispatched to that location; it appears that the problems are at this point limited to the 10. There is a disabled fire truck blocking the rails along

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1113604879664598452005-04-15T18:32:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:13:45.534-05:00

An innovation from SEPTA? It has to be a joke, right?Wrong...Thanks in part to the CARD radio system installed two years ago, SEPTA is now adding real-time detour information for all city and suburban bus routes. The information,which is updated twice daily, comes directly from the Control Center at 1234 Market. It not only includes ongoing detours, but also "pop-up" detours for incidents such as

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1113444118720561612005-04-13T21:55:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:13:45.324-05:00

As a follow-up to the contract negotiations, SEPTA posted this message regarding the TWU's actions (or, in their view, lack thereof). The strange part about this press release was that it was not signed by Fearless Leader, but rather by Minister of Mis-Information Richard Maloney:It appears the Transport Workers Union does not want to negotiate a new contract.For the most part, TWU president,

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1113443134911639942005-04-13T21:41:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:13:45.049-05:00

For the second time in as many months, SEPTA and TWU 234 have agreed to a contract extension. The current CBA, which was originally scheduled to expire on March 15, had been extended to Friday. However, according to KYW 1060, SEPTA management "reluctantly" agreed to the 60 day extension. I have a sick feeling that the union is holding off on a strike until June, just as they did in 1998, when

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1113401287847150842005-04-13T10:05:00.000-04:002006-11-14T12:13:44.728-05:00

For the past few days, a hybrid Orion VII from New York City Transit had been operating on various routes out of Southern. Yesterday, NYCT 6365 - which was renumbered 3999 by SEPTA - was operated on the 37 (7357 block) between South Philadelphia and Chester. Apparently, SEPTA was testing out the Orion VII for a possible future bus order, however the next bus order upon arrival of the last 100

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1112396857063548782005-04-01T18:02:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:13:44.433-05:00

Bus schedules on Frontier routes will change on Sunday, while bus and rail schedules on Red Arrow routes will change on Monday. There are some minor timetable changes to many routes, which I'll try to post this weekend, work schedule permitting...Among the highlights of the changes, peak hour service will be adjusted on the P&W, out-bound AM express service on the 101 and 102 will be eliminated,

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1111357063686675562005-03-20T17:10:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:13:44.158-05:00

According to the Lansdale Reporter, a North Wales woman was struck by an outbound R5 train (the #1526) as it was departing North Wales station yesterday morning. The victim was taken to North Wales Elementary School then airlifted to UPenn Hospital, where she was listed in critical condition with non life-threatening injuries.An officer with North Wales Borough police said the woman‚ whose name

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1111011593051640122005-03-16T17:16:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:13:43.834-05:00

In a very dramatic scene at last month's Rubber-stamp Meeting of the SEPTA Board (if you consider reading from a script dramatic), SEPTA Board Chairman/Radio Impresario/Turnpike Commissioner/Land Developer Extraordinaire/Former Convention Center Board Member and all around weasel Pasquale T. Deon, Sr. was (ahem) elected to a seventh term as Chairman and CMO (Chief Micro-Managing Officer) of SEPTA

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1109985192332581412005-03-04T19:56:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:13:43.507-05:00

A public meeting will be held on Friday, March 18 in the Board Room at 1234 Market to discuss the preliminary FY 2006 Annual Service Plan. The meeting will begin at 10:00am. Among the proposed changes that will be discussed:Route 1 would be extended to Philadelphia Park in Bensalem Township, Bucks County; in addition, a route revision along Decatur and Red Lion Roads near Northeast Philadelphia

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1109804176692145142005-03-02T17:49:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:13:43.160-05:00

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ran an editorial in today's editions regarding Monday's bailout of SEPTA and other transit agencies by Gov. Edward G. Rendell (D-Pa./Comcast SportsNet):The governor will divert $68 million from federal highway funds to get the Port Authority of Allegheny County and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority through the end of this fiscal year. If the

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1109803792572352012005-03-02T17:44:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:13:42.838-05:00

A G bus was involved in an accident in Southwest Philadelphia last night. According to overhead footage from CBS 3, 5613 was heading north towards Overbrook when a car struck the vehicle from the street side. Three people were injured - the driver of the car and two passengers on the bus.

Creighton Rabsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826845.post-1109621455371795192005-02-28T15:04:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:13:42.531-05:00

After what seemed like weeks of delaying, Gov. Edward G. Rendell (D-Pa./Comcast SportsNet) announced that he would make $68 million in federal flexible funding available to bail SEPTA out, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal:Rendell proposed that $68 million immediately be made available to SEPTA, which provides service in the Philadelphia area, and the Port Authority of Allegheny

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