SEPTA Officials Predict Wednesday's Commute Could Be More Hectic With More People Back To Work
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- With a third of its rail fleet sidelined, SEPTA's general manager says inconveniences to riders may be even worse tomorrow.
As more people return to work after the holiday, regional rail cars may be even more packed, SEPTA GM Jeff Knueppel warns. He says the transit agency has been meeting with the Silverliner V manufacturer, Hyundai-Rotem, to determine the best way to return 120 cars with cracked beams to service.
"It all comes down to how much of the fleet could we do a quicker repair with, versus do we have to replace these beams on every car? And that could take a while."
And Knueppel couldn't say if that was a matter of weeks or months. He urged riders to continue to look for alternatives, including city transit. In the meantime, riders who bought regional rail TrailPasses can get refunds if they mail the passes back to SEPTA by Thursday.