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SEPTA ridership up in second quarterBizjournals.comIn the second quarter, ridership on SEPTA's light rail increased 9.9 percent over the year-earlier period, heavy rail (subway and elevated trains) increased ...and more »
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AT&T and SEPTA Unveil AT&T StationPR Newswire (press release)"The advertising income helps us control fares, and is a welcome addition to the underground wireless service AT&T provides for our subway and Regional Rail ...and more »
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Pennsylvania transit bill's strike provision riles unionsPhiladelphia InquirerThe provision was prompted by last year's last-minute strike by SEPTA workers just after Philadelphia hosted the World Series. ...and more »
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Test run for two of SEPTA's new Silverliner V train carsPhiladelphia InquirerSEPTA's Regional Rail passengers, packed into overcrowded cars during morning and evening rush hours, have been waiting a long time to show the love. ...and more »
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Take a ride on SEPTA's Regional Rail Line R7 to Trenton Transportation Center via North Philadelphia & Cornwell Heights on Sliverliner IV #136.
Eagles 2010: SEPTA running 'Sports Express' again this seasonDelaware County Daily TimesFans can also take advantage of free Sunday parking at SEPTA's Regional Rail stations, and then take trains into Market East or Suburban stations to connect ...
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Here is a short video of SEPTA's vast Regional Rail System, mostly taken in the Philadelphia area
Take a ride on SEPTA Regional Rail Sliverliner IV Series Car #448 as it operates on the Norristown Line formerly known as the R6 Line. Car 448 was built by General Electric in 1976 and is going on 34 years old. Sliverliner IV model is the largest of the three Sliverliner models owned by SEPTA in service.
SEPTA procures electricity to save millions of dollarsProgressive Rail RoadingThe electricity delivered to these accounts is used to power subway, trolley and regional rail lines. “The removal of PECO rate caps in January 2011 means ...SEPTA pilot program to capture, reuse subway energyPhiladelphia InquirerPhiladelphia Subways to Brake for Energy GenerationEnergy Collective (blog)Mondre Energy, Inc. Helps SEPTA to Save Millions of Dollars on Electricity ...Bradenton Heraldall 36 news articles »
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I was coming home from Inochicon(an Anime convention in Center City Philadelphia) Saturday night on the 570 R5 Landsdale train, and a few stops into the trip a woman(Paige Setzer) got on the train with a harp. The attendant teased her a bit about wanting to hear her play and after some of the other riders chimed in she relented and played a short set for the train. It was amazing to say the least. Since I had my HD Cam with me luckily I recorded this wondrous event to share with the interwebs. This is her last song she played.
I was coming home from Inochicon(an Anime convention in Center City Philadelphia) Saturday night on the 570 R5 Landsdale train, and a few stops into the trip a woman(Paige Setzer) got on the train with a harp. The attendant teased her a bit about wanting to hear her play and after some of the other riders chimed in she relented and played a short set for the train. It was amazing to say the least. Since I had my HD Cam with me luckily I recorded this wondrous event to share with the interwebs. These are the first 2 songs she played
1) SEPTA Regional Rail #4356 R1 Airport Local 15:02 hrs Big Oak Road Four SEPTA Silverliner IVs Note: The crossing signal across from me has a new Safetran II E-bell. It had a hybrid up to now, so it must have been replaced this year. Compared to the old bell, this one is barely audible. 2) SEPTA Regional Rail #4145 R3 West Trenton Local 15:04 hrs Same location Two Silverliner IVs 3) SEPTA Regional Rail #4149 R1 Airport Local 16:02 hrs Same place Silverliner IV 352 Silverliner IV 383 4) Norfolk Southern 14G Manifest, Conway, PA to Morrisville, PA 16:17 hrs Double Dash 9 power 5) SEPTA Regional Rail #4368 R3 West Trenton Local 16:22 hrs Silverliner IV 412 Silverliner IV 368 Silverliner IV 361 Silverliner IV 179 Silverliner IV 180
This is a SEPTA Regional Rail express train. Enjoy!
This is some rush-hour action on the Paoli Line that I got! Trains: #574 (local from Malvern, going to Lansdale) 4:31 PM. #551 (local from Lansdale, going to Malvern) 4:39 PM. #553 (local from Doylestown, going to Thorndale) 4:58 PM. #9555 (local from Temple U, going to Bryn Mawr) 5:03 PM. #578 (local from Thorndale, going to Lansdale) 5:04 PM. Enjoy!
filmed at 30th Street in Philadelphia. - The Regional Rail Division (RRD) operates 13 commuter railroad routes that begin in Central Philadelphia and radiate outwards, terminating in intra-city, suburban, and out-of-state locations.
SEPTA Renames Pattison Avenue subway station the AT&T stationUSA Trends (blog)SEPTA Renames Pattison Avenue subway station the AT&T station : SEPTA Regional Rail — SEPTA's board approved a five-year, $5 million agreement on Thursday ...and more »
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1 DOA, 2 assaulted on SEPTA systemExaminer.comThe woman, who had not been identified as of Saturday, had been standing on the eastbound platform at the Bryn Mawr regional rail station when her dog had ...and more »
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...ski lifts, and a giant Las Vegas video screen. Now he joins SEPTA crews in the bowels of the Broad Street subway and atop Regional Rail power poles. On "Philly Mega Transit," he tags along on the "money train," where gun-toting SEPTA workers collect the day's...
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Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20100609_SEPTA_stars_in_Thursdays_Worlds_Toughest_Fixes.html
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...what it takes to keep them safe,” he said. metro/sdl PHILADELPHIA. For Ron Hopkins, coordinating repair work on SEPTA's Regional Rail system while maintaining service for thousands of riders is a routine task, but also a thankless one. That job and several...
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Metro Boston
http://www.metro.us/us/article/2010/06/02/03/5340-85/index.xml
some buses of SEPTA in Philadelphia, USA - SEPTA lists 117 bus routes throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania, with most routes being within Philadelphia. Some of SEPTA's bus routes run 24 hours a day ("Night Owl" service), although most routes end by late night. SEPTA's bus service consists of its City Division for routes within Philadelphia, Victory ("Red Arrow") Division for routes in Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties, and its Frontier Division for buses to Montgomery and Bucks Counties. Other bus routes are its Regional Rail connector routes, the "Night Owl" bus service replacing the Market-Frankford and Broad Street subway lines during their closure, and other specialized services.
Buses, the subway cars, tram and streetcars in Philadelphia in this video... I did not get a chance to film the trolleybuses :( but I was able to film the old tram cars called PCC IIs. - The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional municipal authority that operates various forms of public transit bus, subway and elevated rail, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolley bus that serve 3.8 million people in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. - Trains and Trolleys of Boston (similar format as this video except about Boston) www.youtube.com
For my senior thesis project at Philadelphia University I created this movie to explain my thoughts on the experience that people have when they take the train from 30th street station to Philadelphia International Airport.
SEPTA Silverliner V single unit 701 undergoing overnight tests on the Airport Line
This series of rail cars eliminates the familiar platforms at each end of the car, and you enter at 2 points mid-car - but not at the ends. If your station does not have a high boarding platform (like Warminster, Temple U, etc) the floor plate drops down and the steps appear. You enter directly into the conditioned space of the car. I captured this with my Palm 755p cell phone camera. Had I remembered, I could have grabbed my FLIP HD video camera when I left in the morning, which isn't much larger than the cell phone. Oh well. Try to watch in 720p.
see 'em all
This is when i was out railfanner over the summer of 09. I cought NJtransit and Septa in one shot.
Here is a clip of two Regional-Rail Trains at Philadelphia.
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...remains about 4 percent below pre-strike levels, according to a SEPTA analysis. As train commuters discovered, ridership on Regional Rail jumped during the strike. Average weekday rail ridership increased by 42,000 - about 36 percent - during that time. Riders...
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Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20091125_Strike_leaves_a_slight_sag_in_SEPTA_ridership.html
Quick Overview of the Eddystone Station on the SEPTA R2 Regional Rail Line in Eddystone Borough PA. For complete information, see the blog:
This video was taken from my cellphone on Nov 4th, 2009. Sorry for the bad quality. I was on my way to Temple University and I called my friend Mike to notify my Mosaic Professor know that the R5 I was on caught on fire. The cell phone allowed only 30 seconds of footage. Luckily no one got hurt
slideshow of the trains and trolleys.
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...morning commute already complicated by a transit strike, a fire broke out yesterday on one of SEPTA's most heavily traveled Regional Rail lines, forcing the evacuation of about 1,000 passengers on two four-car trains. Three SEPTA crewmen were taken to area...
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Philadelphia Daily News
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20091105_SEPTA_railroad_car_burns.html
qiq.no-ip.org nurygozew septa regional rail,septa fire,fagiw, septa strike 2009, r5 fire,septa, septa news A SEPTA Paoli R5 Regional Rail train caught fire on Wednesday morning that interrupted the train services temporarily. The incident occurred at around 7 am.
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...yesterday morning, as SEPTA's largest union walked out after the Phillies left for New York, for either victory or defeat, SEPTA regional rail was still running. However, a fire in the first car of an inbound Paoli R5 Regional Rail train near Overbrook station...
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Huliq.com
http://www.huliq.com/3257/88433/septa-strike-effects-compounded-rail-fire
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...234 stalled Philadelphia's bus, subway and trolley operations and surprised morning commuters. But it did not stop the regional rail lines that thousands of commuters in Delaware, New Jersey and the city's suburbs use because its workers work under a different...
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The Delaware News Journal
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091104/NEWS02/311040006/-1/RSS0904
tinyurl.com News Results: Septa Regional Rail Strike Causing Chaos In Philadelphia That's because the transport Workers Union Local 234 who represents the South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has gone on strike, tinyurl.com ------ Blog Results: SEPTA Regional Rail As SEPTA's biggest transport employees union goes on strike after negotiations with the transit agency for a fresh agreement failed to materialize, passengers. tinyurl.com ------ Search Results:...
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... With SEPTA on strike, the transit agency recommends that commuters visit its website at http://www.septa.org/sip/index.html. The site will be updated with the latest news on slowdowns. SEPTA already notes regional rail may be running 20 minutes late....
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Huliq.com
http://www.huliq.com/3257/88392/septa-strike-world-series-ends
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...striking during the World Series, but this move may have been even worse. With SEPTA on strike now - although the SEPTA regional rail continues to function - the city of Philadelphia is at a standstill, at least for its many commuters. Although the union and...
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2351834/septa_on_strike_after_early_morning.html
tinyurl.com News Results: Nutter Irate At SEPTA Surprise Strike PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter blasted SEPTA's transit union for a calling a strike with little notice to commuters on Tuesday. tinyurl.com ------ Blog Results: SEPTA On Strike | US Post Today. SEPTA has gone on Strike! SEPTA's strike closes all subway, bus and trolley service. The SEPTA Transport Workers Union Local 243 Strike started moments ago at 3 am EST. It is affecting counties of Bucks, Montgomery and ...
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...Rail is not affected by today’s SEPTA Strike. Despite the SEPTA Strike, Regional Rail and Paratransit along with other regional transport services are running Tuesday morning. Moment ago at 3 am EST, SEPTA Transport Workers Union Local 243 Strike went on strike...
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Lalate News
http://news.lalate.com/2009/11/03/regional-rail-and-septa-strike/
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...be even more crowded than usual. "Regional Rail customers are advised to purchase tickets well in advance of their trips, as Regional Rail service will see an influx of thousands of riders," SEPTA said in a statement. In addition to the trains, SEPTA said...
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Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20091029_SEPTA_union_tells_workers__Get_ready_for_strike.html
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...stops including the Eastwick Station, University City, 30th Street Station (Amtrak), Suburban Station (for connections to regional rail lines), and MarketEast/The Gallery (for a connection to the Greyhound Bus Terminal). For SEPTA bus service for the airport,...
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2297063/philadelphia_septa_guide.html
Here is another short video of the new Rotem built Silverliners for Septa's Regional Rail System.This video was shot in South Korea and provided to me with permission to post this video......
located on Easton and Susquehanna Roads
The cameraman leaves the train for a minute here at 40th and Market Sts to come above ground for a look around one of West Philadelphia's busiest intersections. This film is dated as the scene has changed and given way to the City's westward progress. The colleges of the University of Penn, Drexel University, and the Wharton School, as well as various hospital services associated with all the universities such as the Hospital of the University of Penn, Presbyterian Hospital, Children's ...
Brief overview of Darby Borough PA SEPTA Station on the R2 Regional Rail Line. For complete information see the blog:
This is my first attempt at capturing video on my new digital camera. Riding the SEPTA R7 Train from the NOrth Philadelphia station to 30th Street Station, crossing over the Schuylkill River and Kelly Drive in Fairmount Park, and then coming alongside another regional rail train as both trains enter 30th Street Station.
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