SEPTA has canceled over 40 Regional Rail trains to complete inspections of its 50-year-old rail cars following a series of fires. The authority is also nearing a deal to borrow coaches from a Maryland-based transit agency and has begun the process to purchase replacement vehicles, a multi-year procurement that is expected to cost $2 billion.
A month ago, SEPTA restored dozens of bus routes after Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration permitted the authority to repurpose nearly $400 million in capital dollars to cover day-to-day operations. …
SEPTA is facing another lawsuit – this time, over its decision to institute a 21.5% fare hike last month. Attorney George Bochetto filed a class action complaint Wednesday afternoon in the Court of …
SEPTA’s 50-year-old Regional Rail cars remain on the tracks, even after federal safety officials recommended the authority remove the vehicles from its Regional Rail system following a series of …
Following three weeks of turmoil, SEPTA riders finally found some stability Sunday, as the transit agency restored the 20% of service that was slashed amid the authority’s well-publicized funding …
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, at the direction of Gov. Josh Shapiro, has approved SEPTA’s request to use nearly $400 million in capital funding to undo the cuts implemented late …
SEPTA will restore full service across all modes of transportation on Sunday, Sept. 14, if the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation approves its request to divert nearly $400 million in capital …
A Philadelphia judge on Thursday ordered SEPTA to reverse the 20% service cut that was enacted last week, but she is allowing the authority to move forward with a 21.5% fare increase. Court of …
SEPTA's regular and express train service is being restored in time for the Philadelphia Eagles' season opener, thanks to the contributions of sports betting company FanDuel. A day after the Eagles …
SEPTA says some riders were mistakenly charged higher fares Monday, just days after a court order blocked the transit agency from implementing system-wide fare hikes. SEPTA confirmed that a number of …
A whirlwind of SEPTA developments emerged late last week, as riders struggle to adapt to reduced service amid the transit agency’s ongoing funding crisis. New Regional Rail schedules, with 20% …
SEPTA’s Chestnut Hill East Line, which was shut down for construction in June, will remain closed longer than expected, transit officials said. Trains were scheduled to return Tuesday, Sept. …
Sixty years ago, SEPTA was established in order to help rescue passenger transit around Philadelphia. The city didn’t just play a critical role in early railroads in the US — it’s …
A Philadelphia lawyer is asking a court to order SEPTA to reinstate the service that was cut this week, arguing that the authority’s funding crisis is “political theater” aimed at pressuring …
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration is looking into ways to restore transportation for students, as Philadelphia began its first week with reduced SEPTA service. SEPTA enacted an initial round …
Dozens of SEPTA bus routes were eliminated Sunday, as the authority began implementing its first round of planned service reductions to account for a $213 million budget deficit. The cuts came after …
Riders of SEPTA’s Regional Rail system have likely noticed an influx of cancellations and delays over the past couple of weeks. No, the authority is not trying to give passengers a taste of the …
Gov. Josh Shapiro met Sunday with SEPTA officials and again called on leaders in the Republican-controlled state Senate to approve new funding for public transit, just days before a deadline to avoid …
SEPTA piloted a new enforcement tool in Philadelphia in 2023: AI-powered cameras mounted on seven of its buses. The results were immediate and dramatic: In just 70 days, the cameras flagged over …
The initial cuts built into SEPTA’s doomsday budget will go into effect later this month if Pennsylvania lawmakers do not approve a funding package by next week, the transit agency’s leaders said …
