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SEPTA to fully restore Regional Rail service by late December with $220 million boost from PennDOT

The funding also allows the transit authority to improve its trolley infrastructure, upgrade escalators at 13 stations and ...

SEPTA aims to finish rail car repairs before end of the year as service ramps back up

SEPTA leaders say they hope to have around 200 rail cars that were pulled from service for safety inspections back on the tracks by late December. Part of the nearly $220 million in capital funding ...

SEPTA finished train car inspections, but Regional Rail commutes won’t improve right away. Here’s why.

SEPTA finished intensive safety inspections of all 223 Silverliner IV Regional Rail vehicles on Friday morning, hours before ...

SEPTA finishes inspecting Silverliner IV railcars; workers now installing thermal protection circuits

All 223 railcars have been inspected, but over 150 need to be outfitted with thermal protection circuits, a safety measure.
Billy Penn

SEPTA completes inspections of Regional Rail cars — though disruptions will continue

SEPTA announced Friday that it had completed its audit of the entire fleet of 223 Silverliner IV cars, meeting a Nov. 14 ...
Hoodline

$220 Million Investment Approved to Revitalize SEPTA and Ensure Safety for Philadelphia Commuters

The U.S. Transportation Secretary secured $220 million for SEPTA to address safety issues and improve its infrastructure.
NBC Philadelphia on MSN

SEPTA to lease trains from Maryland in effort to improve Regional Rail service

SEPTA is expected to lease 10 trains from Maryland in the hopes of stemming ongoing delays and cancellations of Regional Rail ...
Courthouse News Service

Shapiro sends SEPTA $220M amid nightmare year of flaming trains, ‘doomsday’ budget, possible strike

Described by Shapiro as “flexible dollars,” the $219.9 million in capital funds are set to expedite commuter rail repairs to ...