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SEPTA trolleys getting new collision warning system
SEPTA trolleys throughout its system will soon be fitted with a new warning system intended to help provide additional safety for passengers and drivers. On Thursday, representatives with Bosch ...
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2 killed in separate SEPTA accidents along Broad Street Line in South Philadelphia
Two different people were killed at two different spots on the subway tracks along the Broad Street Line in South ...
Looking back at the Amtrak crash that killed 8 people at Frankford Junction, 10 years later
Of the 253 people on board Amtrak Train 188, eight passengers were killed, and more than 150 others were injured after the ...
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Transit Briefs: SEPTA, LA Metro
Thanks to SEPTA’s focus on improving safety and security on its system, incidents of crime in most categories “held steady” during the first quarter of 2025, following the largest one-year drop ...
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Commuters being warned about impacts of SEPTA budget cuts if funding isn't secured
SEPTA says it will be forced to cut nearly half of its service and increase fares more than 20% if it does not get funding to address its budget deficit.
Amid financial crisis, SEPTA is pushing ahead with a money-saving efficiency effort
SEPTA calculates its operating deficit would be $117 million larger without its Efficiency & Accountability program.
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Pennsylvania needs a healthy SEPTA to function. We have to fund it | Opinion
This comes at a time when SEPTA is one of the most efficient large mass transit agencies in America. Transit agencies in Boston and Washington spend far more on their systems. But a lack of sustained ...