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Transit News

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Newly posted Items shown in Red

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October 2, 2022

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• Signal Problems, Delays Slow Train Traffic Along Northeast Corridor Near Trenton  (ShoreNewsNetwork.com)

• Know those cloudy windows on NJ Transit trains? A fix is coming  (The Bergen Record / Yahoo.com)

• Free SEPTA Rides Home Offered for Eagles Season  (NBC Philadelphia)

 

 

October 1, 2022

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• This start-up thinks it can run the Northeast Corridor better than Amtrak  (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

 

 

September 30, 2022

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• SEPTA updates Bike Policy to allow Bikes on all NHSL and BSL trains  (BicycleCoalition.org)

• Eno Releases New Rail Transit Project Delivery Report  (ENOtrans.org)

 

 

September 29, 2022

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• SEPTA breaks ground on new accessibility project at Tasker-Morris Station  (Mass Transit Magazine)

 

 

September 28, 2022

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• NJ Transit rail service affected after SEPTA train with 25 aboard derails in Trenton  (NJ.com)

• SEPTA redesigns bus network; Online presentation scheduled for Oct. 3  (WestPhillyLocal.com)

• What killed public transport in the US?  (Railway-Technology.com)

 

 

September 27, 2022

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• Amtrak, SEPTA Service Resumes After North Philly Junkyard Fire Halted Trains  (NBC Philadelphia)

• Amazon built a plant last year in Southwest Philadelphia. When will it open?  (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

 

 

September 26, 2022

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• Riders Can Report Cleanliness Issues on SEPTA From Their Cell Phones  (NBC Philadelphia)

• The Big Anti-Passenger Train Canard: Shoot, Pluck, Gut, Stuff and Cook It  (Railway Age)

 

 

September 24, 2022

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• Hurdles to bringing passenger trains to Reading  (WFMZ.com)

• Heavy support for the Trenton Light Rail Extension (La Parker Column)  (The Trentonian / darik.news)

 

 

September 23, 2022

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• SRPRA head sees train service bringing growth to region  (WFMZ.com)

• Republican House Transportation Committee members call for review of SEPTA contract  (TransportationTadayNews.com)

• NJ Transit advances zero-emission bus conversion with design and investment planning study  (Mass Transit Magazine)

 

 

September 22, 2022

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• SEPTA authorized to spend $200M on about 70 properties to make way for King of Prussia Rail  (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

• SEPTA is aiming to buy a new trolley barn after losing another property to Amazon last year  (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

• SEPTA board votes to move forward with acquisition of 70 properties for King of Prussia rail project  (Philadelphia Business Journal)

• SEPTA releases design concepts for new trolley stations  (Mass Transit Magazine)

• Find Out Why SEPTA Is Closing a Stretch of Girard Avenue for 3 Months  (NBC Philadelphia)

• Amtrak pledges net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045  (The Washington Post)

• [VIDEO] Go inside Amtrak’s new high-speed train  (The Washington Post)

 

 

September 21, 2022

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• SEPTA gets millions from Washington for project to keep cars off the tracks at Regional Rail crossings  (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

• Stadler unveils first hydrogen train for U.S., announces order for up to 29 more  (Trains.com)

• Trolleys, Buses Coming To Main Street Manayunk For Easy Transit  (Patch.com)

 

 

September 20, 2022

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• Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority hires interim executive director  (The Reading Eagle / Yahoo.com)

• Schuylkill River Train On Track; New “Conductor” On Board  (Patch.com / MSN.com)

• Philly will increase enforcement of bus lane restrictions to help reduce traffic  (PhillyVoice.com)

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