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SEPTA
(Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority)
Locale Delaware Valley
Transit type
Operator SEPTA
(some routes in Chester Co. contracted)

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional quasi-public state agency that serves 3.8 million people in five counties in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region. SEPTA follows a multi-modal approach to public transportation, operating bus, subway and elevated rail, regional rail, light rail, and electric trolley bus,and manages construction projects that repair, replace, and expand the existing infrastructure and rolling stock.

SEPTA serves the combined city and county of Philadelphia, Delaware County, Montgomery County, Bucks County, and Chester County. SEPTA also serves New Castle County in Delaware, and Mercer County in New Jersey.

SEPTA has the fifth largest transit system in the United States, with 280 active stations, over 450 miles of track, 2,295 revenue vehicles, 196 routes, and about 306.9 million annual unlinked trips. Average weekday ridership across the system is about 1,000,000 passengers. SEPTA also manages Shared-Ride services in Philadelphia and ADA services across the region. These services are operated by third-party contractors.

SEPTA has a workforce of over 9,000. The company's headquarters is located at 1234 Market Street in Center City Philadelphia.

SEPTA Rapid Transit map, also including connections to the PATCO Speedline and the River Line.
SEPTA Rapid Transit map, also including connections to the PATCO Speedline and the River Line.

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SEPTA logo from the 1970s
SEPTA logo from the 1970s

Pennsylvania state charter created SEPTA on August 17, 1963. On November 1, 1965, SEPTA absorbed two predecessor agencies. The first predecessor agency, the Passenger Service Improvement Corporation (PSIC), had been created on January 20, 1960 to work with the Reading Company and Pennsylvania Railroad to improve commuter rail service and help the railroads maintain otherwise unprofitable passenger rail service. The city of Philadelphia and Montgomery, Bucks, and Chester counties created the other predecessor agency, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Compact (SEPACT), on September 8, 1961 to coordinate regional transport issues. SEPACT itself had succeeded the Philadelphia Transportation Company.

SEPTA was chartered with the purpose of coordinating government subsidies to various transit and railroad companies in southeastern Pennsylvania. This included the Reading Company and Pennsylvania Railroad commuter railroad lines, and by 1966, all of these commuter railroad lines were operated under contract to SEPTA. On February 1, 1968, the Pennsylvania Railroad merged with the New York Central railroad to become Penn Central, only to file for bankruptcy on June 21, 1970. Penn Central continued to operate in bankruptcy until 1976 when Conrail took over its assets along with several other bankrupt railroads, including the Reading Company. Conrail continued to operate commuter services under contract to SEPTA until January 1, 1983, when SEPTA officially took over operations and acquired track, rolling stock, and other assets to form the Railroad Division.

SEPTA acquired the Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) on September 30, 1968, which included bus, trolley, and trackless trolley routes, and the Market-Frankford Line and the Broad Street Line in the City of Philadelphia. This became the City Transit Division. (Established as the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company in 1907 by the merger of a group of then independent transit companies operating within the city and its environs, the system became the PTC in 1940.)

On January 30, 1970, SEPTA acquired the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company, also known as the Red Arrow Lines, which included the Philadelphia and Western Railroad (P&W) route now called the Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100), the Media and Sharon Hill Lines (Routes 101 and 102), and several suburban bus routes in Delaware County. Today, this is the Victory Division, though it is sometimes referred to as the Red Arrow Division. In 1976, SEPTA acquired the Schuylkill Valley Lines, which is today the Frontier Division.

SEPTA's contracts with its transit operators expired in April and May, 2005. The Transport Workers Union Local 234 and the United Transportation Union Local 1594 set a strike deadline effective October 31, 2005 at 12:01 am. The reason the strike occurred was due to disagreement between SEPTA management and union leadership regarding employees' contributions to healthcare.

Before the strike, SEPTA tried to negotiate with the union, offering them a new deal whereby SEPTA union employees would pay 5% of their salary towards healthcare costs. The SEPTA union refused the offer, arguing that when cost of living increases and inflation are factored in, its members would actually make less money than before. Negotiators walked out of contract negotiations minutes before that deadline when they failed to come to a conclusion. SEPTA management was not required to pay any of their own healthcare costs. It is also noted that because of overhead, SEPTA has as many middle management jobs as it has union jobs. This could be a result of nepotism and patronage.

All employees in the City, Victory, and Frontier Divisions walked off the job, resulting in a complete suspension of service on all bus, trolley, and subway lines. Service on the regional rail division continued according to contingency plans, with service added to certain stations to help transport displaced city and suburban division passengers. This work stoppage stranded approximately 400,000 riders daily, impacting around 1,000,000 rides daily, forcing commuters to car-pool, walk, or arrange other alternative methods of transportation. In addition, over 27,000 public school students who receive free or subsidized transit tokens were forced to miss school completely or have their days cut short due to transportation issues. In 2007, SEPTA proposed eliminating bus transfers which would result in an 80% fare increase for many riders. Because SEPTA has been unable to provide a statistical need for the elimination, they have been forced to hold off.

In the early morning of November 7, 2005, a preliminary agreement had been reached between SEPTA management and union leadership. Service on all affected transit lines was fully restored by the late afternoon. This agreement was due in large part to the intervention by former Philadelphia mayor, and current Pennsylvania governor, Ed Rendell.

SEPTA is governed by a fifteen member Board of Directors.

  • The City of Philadelphia appoints two members; one of whom is appointed by the Mayor, the other is appointed by the President of the Philadelphia City Council. The representatives from Philadelphia have the ability to veto any item that comes before the full board due to a formula based on population and ridership that only applies to the City of Philadelphia; the veto is subject to an override vote by the full board within 30 days after the veto is applied.
  • Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County, and Montgomery County appoint two members each. These members are appointed by the County Commissioners in Bucks, Chester, and Montgomery County and by the County Council in Delaware County.
  • The majority and minority leaders of the two houses of the Pennsylvania State Legislature (the Senate and the House of Representatives) appoints one member each, for a total of four members.

The day-to-day operations of SEPTA is handled by the General Manager, who is appointed and hired by the Board of Directors. The General Manager is assisted by 9 department heads, with the title of "Assistant General Manager". The Assistant General Managers report directly to the General Manager on behalf of their respective departments.

The present General Manager is Faye L. M. Moore, who had served as the authority's Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer prior to her appointment in 2002. Past General Managers include Joseph T. Mack, John "Jack" Leary, Lou Gambaccini, and David L. Gunn. Past Acting General Managers include James Kilcur and Bill Stead.

  • Market–Frankford Line (Blue Line): subway and elevated line from the Frankford Transportation Center (rebuilt in 2003) in the Frankford section of Philadelphia to 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, via Center City Philadelphia. Weekday ridership averaged 178,715 in 2006[1].
  • Broad Street Line and Broad–Ridge Spur (Orange Line): subway line along Broad Street in Philadelphia from Fern Rock Transportation Center to Pattison Avenue/Sports Complex, via Center City Philadelphia. Weekday ridership averaged 114,816 in 2006[2].

The busiest rapid transit stops are Olney Transportation Center, Frankford Transportation Center, 15th Street/City Hall, and 69th Street Terminal.[citation needed]

  • Subway–Surface Trolley Lines (Green Line): five trolley routes - 10, 11, 13, 34, and 36 - that run in a subway in Center City and fan out along on street-level trolley tracks in West and Southwest Philadelphia. Daily ridership averaged 55,463 in 2006[3].
  • Route 100 (Norristown High-Speed Line): formerly known as the Philadelphia & Western (P&W), this interurban rapid transit is considered a light rail line. Daily ridership averaged 8,801 in 2006[4].
  • Routes 101 and 102 (Suburban Trolley Lines): two trolley routes in Delaware County which run mostly on private rights-of-way but also have some street running. Daily ridership averaged 7,132 in 2006[5]
  • Routes 15, 23, and 56: Three surface trolley routes that were "temporarily" suspended in 1992. Routes 23 and 56 are currently operated with buses. Trolley service on Route 15 resumed as of September 2005. Route 23 has long been SEPTA's most heavily traveled surface route, with daily ridership averaging 20,113 in 2006[6].
  • Trackless trolley (Trolleybus): All five of SEPTA's trackless trolley routes are currently operated with buses. Routes 29, 59, 66, 75, and 79 were run with trackless trolleys until diesel buses replaced them in 2002 and 2003. There are plans to acquire new trackless trolley vehicles and resume trackless trolley operations on the 59, 66, and 75. The first pilot trackless trolley arrived in Early June 2007.

SEPTA lists 121 bus routes, not including over 50 school trips, with most routes in the City of Philadelphia proper. Currently, SEPTA generally employs lettered, one and two-digit route numbering for its City Division routes, 90-series and 100-series numbers routes for its Victory ("Red Arrow") Division (Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties) and its Frontier Division (Montgomery and Bucks Counties), 200-series routes for its Regional Rail connector routes (Routes 201, 204, 205 and 206 in Montgomery & Chester Counties), 300-series routes for other specialized and/or third-party contract routes, and 400-series routes for limited service buses to schools within the city of Philadelphia.

SEPTA's commuter rail service is run by the SEPTA Regional Rail division. This division operates 13 lines serving more than 150 stations covering most of the five county southeastern Pennsylvania region. It also runs trains to Newark, Delaware, Trenton, New Jersey, and West Trenton, New Jersey. Daily ridership averaged over 100,000 in 2006[7], with 1/3 of ridership on the R5 route between Thorndale, Paoli, Lansdale, and Doylestown.

SEPTA has three major operating divisions: City Transit, Suburban, and Regional Rail. These divisions reflect the different transit and railroad operations that SEPTA has assumed.

The City Transit Division operates routes mostly within the City of Philadelphia, including buses, subway-surface trolleys, the Market-Frankford Line, and the Broad Street Line. Some of its routes extend into Delaware, Montgomery, and Bucks counties. This division is the descendant of the Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC). There are seven depots in this division - 5 of these depots only operate buses, 1 is a mixed bus/streetcar depot, 1 is a streetcar-only facility.

Bus and trackless trolley routes

Light rail routes

Garages

  • Callowhill Depot (buses and streetcars)
  • Elmwood Depot (streetcars only)
  • Frankford Depot (buses and trackless trolleys---trackless trolley routes currently run with diesel buses)
  • Comly Depot (buses only)
  • Midvale Depot (buses only)
  • Allegheny Depot (articulated buses only)
  • Southern Depot (buses and trackless trolleys---trackless trolley routes currently run with diesel buses)
  • Germantown Depot (buses only/contract operations)

The Victory Division operates suburban bus and trolley (or light rail) routes that are based at 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby in Delaware County. Its routes include the Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100) light rail line that runs from 69th Street Terminal to Norristown and the SEPTA Surface Media and Sharon Hill Trolley Lines (Routes 101 and 102). This division is the descendant of the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company, also known as the Red Arrow Lines. Most residents of the Victory Division operating area still refers this division as the "Red Arrow Division."

Light rail routes

Bus routes

The Frontier Division operates suburban bus routes that are based at the Norristown Transportation Center in Montgomery County and bus lines that serve eastern Bucks County. This division is the descendant of the Schuylkill Valley Lines in the Norristown area, with the routes in Bucks County initiated by SEPTA in the 1980s.

Main article: SEPTA Regional Rail

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.

This division is the descendant of the 6 electrified commuter lines of the Reading Company (RDG), the 6 electrified commuter lines of Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR, later Penn Central: PC) railroads, and the new Airport line constructed by the City of Philadelphia between 1974 and 1984.

With the construction and opening of the Center City Commuter Connection Tunnel in 1984, lines were paired such that a former Pennsylvania Railroad line was coupled with a former Reading line. Seven such pairings were created and given route designations numbered R1 through R8 (with R4 not used). As a result, most trains proceed from one outlying terminal to Center City, stopping at 30th Street Station, Suburban Station, and Market East Station, then proceed out to the other outlying terminal assigned to the route. Exceptions exist, e.g. R6 Cynwyd line trains from Cynwyd terminate at Suburban station and do not proceed to Norristown.

The out-of-state terminals offer connections (and potential connections) with other transit agencies. For example, the R7 Trenton line offers connections in Trenton, New Jersey to NJ Transit (NJT) or Amtrak for travel to New York City. Plans exist to restore NJT service to West Trenton, New Jersey, thus offering a future alternate to New York via the R3 West Trenton line and NJT. Another plan offers a connection for travel to Baltimore and Washington DC via MARC, involving extensions of the SEPTA R2 from Newark, Delaware, an extension of MARC's Penn service from Perryville MD, or both.

SEPTA's railroad reporting mark SPAX can be see on non-revenue work equipment including boxcars, diesel locomotives, and other rolling stock.

Base Fare: $2.00 (Subways,Trolleys,Buses) Transfer: .75 cents (Subways,Trolleys,Buses) Tokens: $1.45 each (Subways,Trolleys,Buses)

Prices for in multi-token packets: 2-packs - $2.90 5-packs - $7.25 10-packs - $14.50

Fare Zones: Some Routes have multiple fare zones.

All modes

  • Regional Rail -Varies By Zone

Weekly: $20.75

  • Good from 12:01 a.m. Monday through 2 a.m. on the following Monday.
  • Valid for unlimited travel for all one-zone rides on any transit route.
  • Transit routes with multiple fare zones will require a $.50 payment for each additional zone traveled beyond the first zone.
  • Customers can also use TransPasses for travel to/from the Airport on Regional Rail. and for unrestricted travel on Regional Rail between Center City and Stations located within the geographic boundaries of Philadelphia during off-peak hours, weekends, and major holidays. All SEPTA passes are good for unrestricted travel anywhere on weekends and holidays
  • Unrestricted Access on all Regional Rail Lines on Weekends

Weekly Student TransPass: Plan was initiated by Governor Edward Rendell and Senator Vincent Fumo and it was through their efforts that this agreement was reached between the School District and SEPTA. This came up at the time SEPTA planned to raise fares, and discontinue paper transfers. Before this program many students relied the paper transfer along with the school token. Student could use the School Token and automatically get a transfer pass. School Districts in the counties of Philadelphia, Delaware and Montgomery Counties currently participate.

Following Eligible Rules For Free SEPTA WEEKDAY STUDENT PASSES

  • Available to all Students residing within the SEPTA service territory.
  • Grades 1 – 6 who live 1.5 miles or more from their neighborhood school
  • Grades 1 – 8 who live near a Hazardous Route
  • Grades 1 – 12, Desegregation
  • Distance: live 1.5 miles or more from school.
  • Schools: Public, Charter, Archdiocesan and Non Public
  • 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM. No evening or weekend use is permitted.
  • Special Education, by IEP
  • This program is for Philadelphia public, charter, private and archdiocesan students only

Weekday Student Passes are distributed by the school. Students must sign for them, next to their name on the list and show School ID.

Monthly: $78.00

  • Good from 12:01 a.m. on the first day of the month through 2 a.m. on the first day of the following month.

Trailpass

  • TrailPasses are valid for travel on Regional Rail to destinations in the Zone indicated on the pass.
  • All Regional Rail stations are assigned a zone number based on its distance from Center City.
  • TrailPasses are also valid for unlimited travel on all City Transit Routes and on Suburban Routes through the number of fare zones indicated on the pass.

TrailPass Cost

  • Zone 1: Weekly: $22.50...Monthly: $84:00
  • Zone 2: Weekly: $31.50...Monthly: $116.00
  • Zone 3: Weekly: $39.00...Monthly: $142.50
  • Zone 4: Weekly: $44.50...Monthly: $163.00
  • Zone 5 & 6: Weekly: $50.50...Monthly: $181.00


Weekly Trailpasses Weekly TrailPasses are good from 12:01 a.m. Monday through 2 a.m. on the following Monday.

Monthly Trailpasses On Regional Rail Trains, Monthly TrailPasses are good only during the month indicated on the pass through 10 a.m. on the first non-holiday weekday of the following month. On buses, Subways & Trolleys, TrailPasses are good through 2 a.m. of the day following the last day of the month.

For $96.00, a Monthly Cross County (or "Suburban") Pass allows for unlimited travel involving any number of fare Zones on any bus, trolley or light rail line and through three or more zones on Regional Rail Lines operating outside Center City.

    • Valid for unlimited travel outside Philadelphia.

Travel inside Philadelphia requires a $.50 Zone Charge.

Ticket prices on Regional Rail Lines vary depending upon zone, peak/off-peak hours, and whether it is an Advanced Sale (A) or an On Board Sale (OB).

  • Fare Zones-All Regional Rail stations are assigned a zone number based on their distance from Center City; ticket prices and zone designations increase accordingly.
  • Peak and Off Peak

Peak fares are required on weekday trains arriving at 30th Street, Suburban, and Market East Stations between 6-9:30 a.m. and departing the same stations between 4-6:30 p.m. Off-peak tickets apply all other times, including weekends and major holidays.

Fares Fares: (A) Advanced Sale (OB) On-Board Sale Tickets purchased at the time of boarding will be charged the On-Board Sale price, whether or not the station ticket office is open.

[1] SEPTA Genereal Fares [2] Septa Regional Rail Fares. [3] Train Tickets Fares. [4] Train Tickets Vic Center City [5] Travel On SEPTA & NJ Transit

One of SEPTA's articulated NEOPLAN AN460 buses.
One of SEPTA's articulated NEOPLAN AN460 buses.
The new face of SEPTA's bus fleet which is the New Flyer D40LF.
The new face of SEPTA's bus fleet which is the New Flyer D40LF.
Single-end Kawasaki trolleys waiting in the yard in 1993.
Single-end Kawasaki trolleys waiting in the yard in 1993.
Year Make Model Length
(ft / mm)
Width
(in / mm)
Numbers Engine Transmission
1989 Neoplan AN440EZ 40 /12,192 6V92TA 96 / 2,438 3372-3491
(35 in service)
Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA ZF 4HP-590
1996 American Ikarus 416.08TA 40 /12,192 102 / 2,591 5001-5255
(254 in service)
Detroit Diesel series 50 Allison B400
1997 NABI 416.08TA 40 /12,192 102 / 2,591 5256-5400
(153 in service)
Detroit Diesel series 50 Allison B400
1998 Neoplan AN460OQ 60 / 18,288 102 / 2,591 7101 Detroit Diesel series 50 Allison B500
1999 Neoplan AN460OQ 60 / 18,288 102 / 2,591 7102 Detroit Diesel series 50 Allison B500
2000 Neoplan AN460OQ 60 / 18,288 102 / 2,591 7103-7255 Detroit Diesel series 50 Allison B500
2001 New Flyer D40LF 40 /12,192 102 / 2,591 5401-5500 Detroit Diesel series 50/Cummins ISL Allison B400
2001 ElDorado Transmark RE29 29 / 8,839 96 / 2,438 4501-4580
(80 in service)
Cummins ISB Allison B300
2002 New Flyer D40LF 40 /12,192 102 / 2,591 5501-5600 Detroit Diesel series 50/Cummins ISL Allison B400
2002 New Flyer DE40LF 40 /12,192 102 / 2,591 5601H-5612H Cummins ISL Allison E drive
2003 New Flyer D40LF 40 /12,192 102 / 2,591 5613-5712 Cummins ISL Allison B400
2004 New Flyer D40LF 40 /12,192 102 / 2,591 5713-5831,
5851-5950
Detroit Diesel series 50/Cummins ISL ZF6HP-592
2004 and 2007 Champion Defender 27 / 8,230 96 / 2,438 2070-2097 2098 2099
2098 and 2099 2007 models
Cummins ISB Allison 1000
2004 New Flyer DE40LF 40 /12,192 102 / 2,591 5832H-5850H Cummins ISL Allison E drive
2005 New Flyer D40LF 40 /12,192 102 / 2,591 8000-8119 Cummins ISL ZF 6HP-592
2007-8 New Flyer E40LF 40 /12,192 102 / 2,591 800-837 (not here yet) N/A TBA
2008-12 New Flyer DE40LFR 40 /12,192 102 / 2,591 TBA

Year Make Model Length
(ft / mm)
Width
(in / mm)
Gauge Numbers
1981-1982 Kawasaki B-IV single-ended 67.5 / 20,574 121.5 / 3,086 Standard gauge 501-576
1982 Kawasaki B-IV double-ended 67.5 / 20,574 121.5 / 3,086 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) 651-699
1999-2000 Adtranz M4 55 / 16,764 110 / 2,974 ft 212 in (1,588 mm) 1001-1220

Year Make Model Length (ft / mm) Width (in / mm) Gauge Numbers
1947
(rebuilt 2003)
St. Louis Car PCC II 46 / 14,021 96 / 2,438 ft 212 in (1,588 mm) 2320-2337
1981 Kawasaki K-Car Suburban LRV 53 / 16,154 102 / 2,591 ft 212 in (1,588 mm) 100-129
1981 Kawasaki K-Car Subway-Surface LRV 49 / 14,935 102 / 2,591 ft 212 in (1,588 mm) 9000-9111
1993 ABB N-5 Norristown 65 / 19,812 107 / 2,718 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) 130-155

Silverliner II No. 269 still carrying "PENNSYLVANIA" name boards.
Silverliner II No. 269 still carrying "PENNSYLVANIA" name boards.
Eastbound SEPTA 145 making a station stop in Paoli, in 1993.
Eastbound SEPTA 145 making a station stop in Paoli, in 1993.
Train of Silverliner II and III cars entering the Temple University station in May 2006.
Train of Silverliner II and III cars entering the Temple University station in May 2006.
Year Make Model Numbers Total Hp Tare
(Ton/t)
Seats Remarks
1963 Budd Silverliner II 201-209, 211-219,
251-264, 266-269,
9001-9017
54 of 56 active 624 50.7/46.1 124-127 200 series cars are former Pennsylvania Railroad cars. 9000 series cars are former Reading Railroad cars.
1967 St. Louis Car Silverliner III 220-223, 225-239 19 of 20 active 624 50.7/46.1 122 (232-239 seat 90) Former Pennsylvania Railroad cars used on what is now the Keystone Service. These cars have left-side cabs, instead of standard right-side cabs.
1975 GE Silverliner IV 101-188, 306-399,
417-460 (married pairs)
276-305, 400-416
(single cars)
231 of 232 active Not known 62.5/56.8 125 400-series units are cars renumbered from lower series or from Reading Railroad cars 9018-9031 when PCB transformers were replaced with silicone transformers.
1987 EMD AEM7 2301-2307 7 7,000 101/91.9 Loco-motive Locomotives for push-pull trains
1987 Bombardier Comet II 2401-2410 (cab cars)
2501-2516 (trailer)
10 cab cars
25 trailers
Push-pull 50/45.4 118
(cab cars)
131
(trailers)
Push-pull coaches hauled by locomotives.
1996 ABB ALP-44 2308 1 7000 99.2/90.2 Loco-motive Locomotive for push-pull trains. Delivered as a result of a settlement for late delivery of N-5 cars.
2000 Bombardier Shoreliner III 2550-2559 10 trailers Push pull 50/45.4 117 These cars have a center door, and are used in push-pull service.
2007- Rotem Silverliner V Numbers not yet known 120 Not known 62.5/56.8 110 Replacements for Budd and St. Louis Car railcars.

  • C-145 snow sweeper 1923
  • Harsco Track Technologies Corporation work car
  • PCC work car 2194
  • SEPTA Railroad OPS-3161 work car
  • W-56 work Car
  • W-61 work Car
  • 1033-1034 Market Frankford line Work Cars

  • 69th Street Yard (Market-Frankford Line)
  • Allegheny Depot (City Transit Division/Bus)
  • Berridge Shops (formerly Wyoming Shops) (Bus Maintenance and Overhauls)
  • Callowhill Depot (City Transit Division/Bus and Streetcar)
  • Comly Depot (City Transit Division/Bus)
  • Elmwood Depot (City Transit Division/Streetcar)
  • Fern Rock Yard (Broad Street Line)
  • Frankford Depot (City Transit Division/Bus)
  • Frazer Yard (Regional Rail)
  • Frontier Depot (Suburban Transit Division/Bus)
  • Germantown Brakes Maintenance Facility (Bus Maintenance/Contract Operations)
  • Midvale Depot (City Transit Division/Bus)
  • Overbrook Maintenance Facility (Regional Rail)
  • Powelton Yard (Regional Rail)
  • Roberts Yard (Regional Rail)
  • Southern Depot (City Transit Division/Bus)
  • Woodland Maintenance Facility (Streetcar Overhaul and Repairs)
  • Victory Depot (69th Street) (Suburban Transit Division/Bus and Rail)
  • Bridge Street Yard (Market-Frankford Line)

Septa has made a purchase to buy 400 New Flyer Hybrid buses to replace the Nabi Ikarus buses in their 12 year life span. A pilot bus is scheduled to be delivered in March of 2008 and a production bus in July of 2008. SEPTA has also gone with the decision to purchase 38 Trackless Trolleys from New Flyer to replace routes 29, 59, 66, 75, and 79 from a long "bustitution." There may be a chance that SEPTA will restore routes 29 and 79 down in South Philadelphia. Another future plan is to purchase 120 silverliner V's made and manufactered by Rotem. They will sport one double door and one single door that will not be at the ends of each vehicles. The Silverliner V's will replace the aging Silverliner II's and III's. Routes 29 and 79 will NOT be restored.

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  • Amtrak provides rail service between Philadelphia (at 30th Street Station) and points beyond SEPTA's range, including Lancaster and Harrisburg to the west, Baltimore and Washington, DC to the southwest, and New York and Boston to the northeast. Amtrak's service overlaps to some degree with the R2, R5, and R7 lines. In addition to 30th Street Station, shared Amtrak/SEPTA Regional Rail stations include Wilmington and Newark on the R2, Ardmore, Paoli, Exton, and Downingtown on the R5, and North Philadelphia, Cornwells Heights, and Trenton on the R7. Amtrak is faster than SEPTA, but significantly more expensive, particularly for services along the Northeast Corridor.
  • Greyhound and a variety of interregional bus operators, most of which are part of the Trailways system, stop at the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal. In addition to being adjacent to Market East Station, the terminal is one block from the Market-Frankford Line 11th Street station and various SEPTA bus routes. Major destinations served with one seat rides to/from the terminal include Allentown, Atlantic City, Baltimore, Harrisburg, Newark (NJ), New York, Pittsburgh, Reading, Scranton, Washington, and Wilmington.

The Philadelphia-based synth-pop musician Atom and His Package wrote a song entitled "Head of Septa, Nose of Me" about his belief that SEPTA was not responsive to him after he sustained an injury to his nose inside a SEPTA station, it appears on the album Making Love

Philadelphia-based band The American Dream (http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/7572862.html) wrote the song Frankford El on their self titled album in the late 60's (to which '24' actor Nick Jameson sang in). The refrain went You can't get to Heaven on the Frankford El, 'cause the Frankford El goes straight to Frankford, and in the 3rd refrain it went You can't get to Heaven on the Frankford El, 'cause the Frankford El goes straight to Hell,.

Philadelphia-based concert-booking organization R5 Productions take their name from the R5 Regional Rail line.

  1. ^ SEPTA 2007 Annual Service Plan, pg. 79, http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf, retrieved May 7, 2007
  2. ^ SEPTA 2007 Annual Service Plan, pg. 79, http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf, retrieved May 7, 2007
  3. ^ SEPTA 2007 Annual Service Plan, p. 79-80, http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf, retrieved May 7, 2007
  4. ^ SEPTA 2007 Annual Service Plan, pg. 79, http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf, retrieved May 7, 2007
  5. ^ SEPTA 2007 Annual Service Plan, pg. 81, http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf, retrieved May 7, 2007
  6. ^ SEPTA 2007 Annual Service Plan, pg. 81, http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf, retrieved May 7, 2007
  7. ^ SEPTA 2007 Annual Service Plan, pg. 82, http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf, retrieved May 7, 2007

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Search.com sends your search query to several search engines at one time and integrates the results into one list which has been sorted by relevance using Search.com's proprietary algorithm. You can customize the list of search engines included in your metasearch from the preferences.

The search engines that are used in your metasearch may allow companies to pay to have their Web sites included within the results. To view the Paid Inclusion policy for a specific search engine, please visit their Web site. Search.com does not accept payment or share revenue with any search engine partner for listings in this section.